Men's Basketball 11/26/2020 11:00:00 AM

Panthers Host Toccoa Falls Friday in Home Opener

ATLANTA-After playing the longest game in program history on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, Georgia State will host Toccoa Falls on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m., at the GSU Sports Arena in the home opener.

Georgia State (1-0) topped Georgia Tech 123-120 on Wednesday at McCamish Pavilion in four overtimes, while scoring the most points in program history and defeating an ACC opponent for the first time.

Four Panthers (Corey Allen, Eliel Nsoseme, Justin Roberts, and Kane Williams) each scored 20 or more points again the Yellow Jackets marking the first time in program history that four or more players scored 20 or more points in a game in program history.

Toccoa Falls (0-5) will face the Panthers for the first time as Georgia State looks to extend an 11-game winning streak in home openers.

Broadcast Information

Radio: GSU App/TuneIn Radio, PbP: Dave Cohen, Color: Lamont McIntosh
Television: ESPN+, PbP: Dave Cohen, Color: Lamont McIntosh
Live Stats: GeorgiaStateSports.com

Game Notes

Georgia State and Toccoa Falls College will meet for the first time ever on Friday. It will mark the only first-time opponent on the Panthers schedule this year.
Georgia State has won 11-straight home openers entering play on Friday and eight-straight regular season openers after defeating Georgia Tech 123-120 in four overtimes on Wednesday.
Georgia State's win over Georgia Tech gave the Panthers their first win ever over an ACC opponent.

Records Set on Wednesday Night in Win Over Tech

Most Points Scored in a Game - 123 (Previous Record: 122 vs. Fort Valley State, 11/25/89)
Most Points, Both Team – 243 (Previous Record: 228 vs. Fort Valley State, 11/25/89)
Fouls – 37 (Previous Record: 36 vs. Little Rock, 1/19/87)
Most Fouls, Both Teams – 65 (Previous Record vs. Winthrop, 12/30/95)
First Triple Overtime Game in School History
First Four Overtime Game in School History
First Time Four or More Players Have Scored 20 or More Points in a Game

Since returning to the Sun Belt in 2013-14, Georgia State has finished in the top two of the final regular season conference standings five times in seven seasons.
During that same time, GSU has won more games (154) than any other NCAA Division I team in Georgia.
Georgia State is under the leadership of second-year head coach Rob Lanier. His 19 wins in his first year at the helm is the third-most by a first-year head coach in program history.
Junior Kane Williams was selected to the All-Sun Belt Preseason First Team this preseason after earning All-Sun Belt Second Team honors to end the 2019-20 season.
Williams enters Friday just 23 points shy of 1,000 for his career which would make him the 23rd Panther to reach the career milestone.
Junior Justin Roberts was selected to the All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team this preseason after earning All-Sun Belt Third Team honors to end the 2019-20 season.
Georgia State was selected to win the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference this year in the annual preseason poll by the coaches and media.
Redshirt-junior Eliel Nsoseme scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the opener. He became the first Panther to score 20 or more points in their debut since Ryan Harrow in 2013 against Southern Poly.

Following Friday afternoon's game, Georgia State will return to the road for the first of two games with Mercer this season, the first coming on Monday night in Macon. The game can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on WRAS-FM 88.5 at 7 p.m.

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