What you need to know:
* Georgia State saw its four-game winning streak snapped as UALR knocked down 14 3-pointers.
* Georgia State had four starters finish in double figures, led by senior Ryan Harrow who scored 22 points.
* The Panthers will return to the court on Saturday facing Troy at the Trojan Arena. Tip time is set for 5:15 p.m. ET.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Despite four starters in double figures, Georgia State fell to UALR 92-83 on Thursday night at the Jack Stephens Center as the Trojans knocked down 14 3-pointers.
Senior Ryan Harrow led the Panthers with 22 points, while junior R.J. Hunter added 21. Markus Crider finished with 18 points and eight rebounds with Curtis Washington scoring 12.
Georgia State (19-9, 12-5 Sun Belt) saw its four-game winning streak snapped. Despite the loss, the Panthers are 41-12 in their last 53 games dating back to last season and own a 29-6 mark in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt.
UALR (13-15, 8-10 Sun Belt) won for the fifth time in the last six games as Mareik Isom and J.T. Thomas each scored 17 points. The Trojans finished 14-of-30 from 3-point range and shot 50 percent from the floor.
The Panthers had held their last six opponents under 30 percent shooting, the longest stretch recorded in the NCAA in the last 18 years.
“We knew coming in that UALR was playing great basketball and they showed it by shooting the ball extremely well tonight,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “Despite the disappointing loss, we still control our own destiny to securing one of the top two seeds in the conference tournament. We will quickly regroup and be ready to face Troy on Saturday.”
Maurius Hill and James Reid each scored 16 points for UALR which finished with 19 points off 10 Panther turnovers.
Behind 11 early points from Hunter, Georgia State took a 19-15 lead off an Isaiah Dennis lay-up with 11:38 to play in the opening half.
UALR responded and led by as many as eight in the half before going into the locker room with a 41-35 lead. The Trojans knocked down seven 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes which accounted for half of the team's made field goals. Holding a 19-14 rebounding advantage, UALR outscored the Panthers 15-0 oin second chance points going into the break.
The Trojans continued their hot shooting in the second half and led by as many as 14 with 3:57 to play. UALR shot 56.7 percent after the break and knocked down seven more 3-pointers in the second 20 minutes.
Georgia State's lone bright spot was going 21-of-21 from the free throw line, just one shy of the school-record of 22-of-22 set just last season at Western Kentucky.
Hunter's two 3-pointers moved him within one of Shellord Pinkett's career school record of 240.
The Panthers shot just under their season average of 48.4 percent, but went 1-of-8 from 3-point range in the second half.
Georgia State will continue a stretch of three-straight games on the road at Troy on Saturday at 5:15 p.m. ET. The Panthers will return home on March 7 for the regular season finale against Georgia Southern.
