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Men's Basketball 11/27/2019 5:25:00 PM

Panthers Top Charlotte 81-78 in Overtime Thriller

Box Score ATLANTA-Georgia State rallied from a six-point deficit with 91 seconds to play and then topped Charlotte in overtime 81-78 on Wednesday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena.

Redshirt-sophomore Justin Roberts knocked down two 3-pointers in the final minute and redshirt-junior Corey Allen hit two big shots with less than two minutes to play in overtime to give Georgia State (4-3) its third-straight win and eighth-straight victory at home dating back to last season.

Allen finished with a team-high 17 points, while Roberts contributed 16 points, four rebounds and three steals. Junior Kane Williams filled up the box score with 12 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

Charlotte (2-3) got a double-double from Coastal Carolina transfer Amidou Bamba who finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Drew Edwards finished with 24 points.
Trailing 71-65 with 1:31 to play in regulation, senior Damon Wilson knocked down a 3-pointer to cut Charlotte's lead to just three with 1:23 remaining. After a lay-up by Bamba, Roberts knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers, the second coming with 28 seconds to play. After Jordan Shephard made one of two free throws to tie the game, a Roberts 3-pointer was just off the mark with four seconds to play sending the game into overtime.

In overtime, Charlotte took a two point lead with 2:01 to play but would not score again as Allen knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:46 to play and then made a jumper in the paint with 47 seconds left to secure the win.

"That was a very hard-fought game against a very well coached team that we have a great deal of respect for," head coach Rob Lanier said. "We did some good things down the stretch and had some guys make some big shots. We are still struggling with discipline and we played against a very good disciplined team. It showed during the game, but we also have a very competitive group that refuses to give in and found a way at the end."

With both teams shooting over 60 percent midway through the first half, Charlotte took a 22-21 lead before the Panthers used an 8-0 run to go ahead 29-22 with 7:41 to play.
The Panthers pushed the lead to as many as nine before Charlotte responded with a 7-0 run to cut Georgia State's lead to 33-31 with 3:02 to play in the half.

Georgia State went into the locker room leading 38-36 and led most of the second half. After a four-point play by Wilson gave the Panthers a 58-50 lead with 8:18 to play, Charlotte cut into GSU's lead and went ahead 64-62 following an 8-0 run.

Wilson finished with 16 points for Georgia State, while freshman Jalen Thomas came off the bench to score eight points on 4-of-4 shooting, while pulling down five rebounds in a career-high 29 minutes.

Jahmir Young and Jordan Shephard each finished with nine points for Charlotte which dropped to 0-3 on the road this season.

Notes:

Over the last six-plus seasons, Georgia State has put together a 10-4 record against members of Conference USA.
Georgia State snapped a 25-game losing streak to Charlotte, though this marked the first time the two schools had met in 13 years.
Senior Damon Wilson played in his 100^th career game on Wednesday. The transfer spent his first two seasons at Pitt.
Senior Chris Clerkley earned his first career start after back-to-back games setting career highs in minutes played.
With a 3-pointer today, Georgia State has made at least one 3-pointer in 755 games dating back to Feb. 18, 1995.
Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Panthers have won 138 games, the most of any NCAA Division 1 program in the state of Georgia.

Georgia State will remain at home and host Dartmouth on Tuesday, at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by visiting GeorgiaStateSports.com/Tix or by calling 404-413-4020 during normal business hours.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen: G; 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior

#14 Chris Clerkley: F; 6' 8"; Senior

#2 Justin Roberts: G; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore

#25 Jalen Thomas: F; 6' 10"; Freshman

#12 Kane Williams: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#1 Damon Wilson: G; 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#14 Chris Clerkley
: 6' 8"; Senior
: F

#2 Justin Roberts
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#25 Jalen Thomas
: 6' 10"; Freshman
: F

#12 Kane Williams
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#1 Damon Wilson
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior
: G