Justin Roberts
Daniel Wilson
80
Georgia State GSU 1-1
84
Winner Col. of Charleston COFC 2-0
Georgia State GSU
1-1
80
Final
84
Col. of Charleston COFC
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgia State GSU 39 41 80
Col. of Charleston COFC 40 44 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls on the Road at College of Charleston 84-80

Linder Records First Career Double-Double

CHARLESTON, S.C.-Despite a double-double from junior Josh Linder and a career-high 22 points from redshirt-sophomore Justin Roberts, Georgia State fell to the College of Charleston 84-80 on Saturday afternoon at TD Arena.

Linder finished with career-highs of 19 points and 12 rebounds for Georgia State (1-1) which couldn't overcome 28 fouls that saw four players foul out. Roberts went 7-of-9 from the floor and 7-of-10 from the free throw line.

College of Charleston (2-0) was led by Grant Riller who scored 23 points going a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw line, while Brevin Galloway added 19 points.

The two teams combined for 59 free throw attempts as Charleston went 24-of-29 from the line and the Panthers 23-of-30. The two former conference foes were called for four technical fouls in a game that was physical on both ends of the court.

Georgia State outrebounded Charleston 40-28, but turned the ball over 19 times which led to 27 Cougar points. The Panthers scored just 14 points off 16 College of Charleston turnovers.

After Georgia State took an early 5-2 lead, College of Charleston used an 8-0 run to take a 10-5 lead and never trailed the remainder of the first half.

Trailing 27-20, Linder scored six-straight GSU points including a pair of free throws after a double-technical was called to cut the Cougars lead to just 28-26 with 4:38 to play in the opening half.

College of Charleston went into the locker room lead 40-39 after shooting 50 percent from the floor, while the Panthers went just 2-of-9 from 3-point range.

Charleston started the second half using a 13-5 run and led 53-44 with 16:14 to play before the Panthers responded. Following a pair of free throws by Kane Williams and then a 3-pointer from Roberts, Georgia State retook the lead 62-61, the first lead for the Panthers since 5-2.

A lay-up by Williams with 5:33 to play gave Georgia State a 75-70 lead. The Panthers still led by three points on another Williams layup with 2:26 remaining, but the Cougars responded with a 7-0 run.

A 3-pointer by Nelson Phillips with 18 seconds to play cut Charleston's lead to 81-80, but the Panthers would get no closer. Phillips finished with five points and six rebounds before fouling out.

Williams finished with 13 points but went just 4-of-18 from the floor before fouling out. Redshirt-junior Corey Allen added nine points as the Panthers suffered their first loss of the season.

Notes:
  • With its first 3-pointer today, Georgia State has made at least one 3-pointer in 750 games dating back to Feb. 18, 1995.
  • College of Charleston has currently won 12-straight games in the series after Georgia State won the first four times the two schools played.
Georgia State will continue a stretch of five-straight games away from home on Friday, Nov. 15, at No. 4 Duke. Tip is set for 7 p.m. from Cameron Indoor Stadium and can be seen live on the ACC Network.
 
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