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Kalik Brooks

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Corey Allen

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Kaleb Scott

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Corey Allen

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Evan Johnson

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Evan Johnson

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Collin Moore

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Evan Johnson

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Evan Johnson

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Jalen Thomas

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Kalik Brooks

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Justin Roberts

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Collin Moore

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Kalik Brooks

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Ryan Boyce

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Justin Roberts

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Justin Roberts

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Collin Moore

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Corey Allen

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Ryan Boyce

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Ryan Boyce

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Collin Moore

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Collin Moore

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Corey Allen

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Eliel Nsoseme

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Justin Roberts

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Corey Allen

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Corey Allen

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Corey Allen

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Justin Roberts

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Justin Roberts

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Corey Allen

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Corey Allen

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Justin Roberts

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Bench

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Celebration

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Collin Moore and Kalik Brooks

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Collin Moore

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Celebration

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Celebration

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Celebration

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Corey Allen

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Men's Basketball 1/16/2021 4:56:00 PM

Panthers Late Run Tops Coastal Carolina 71-68

GSU scores final eight points of the game

Jalen Thomas came up just shy of a double-double for a second-straight game.

Box Score ATLANTA-Georgia State scored the final eight points of the game to top Coastal Carolina 71-68 on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena.

Georgia State (8-2, 2-1 Sun Belt) trailed Coastal Carolina (9-3, 3-2 Sun Belt) 68-63 with 2:50 to play in the contest before holding the Chanticleers scoreless the rest of the game.

The Panthers returned to the court after missing three games due to COVID-19 protocols and practicing just once before Saturday's game. Georgia State played without the services of starting guard Kane Williams.

Senior Corey Allen led the Panthers with 15 points, while redshirt-junior Justin Roberts and freshman Collin Moore each scored 14 points. Sophomore Jalen Thomas just missed a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds, while fellow big man Eliel Nsoseme finished with six points and 10 boards.

Coastal Carolina was led by DeAnthony Tipler who scored 21 points going 7-of-9 from 3-point range, while DeVante Jones added 16 points, but went just 4-of-13 from the floor.

Coastal Carolina got off to a quick start taking a 12-3 lead just over five minutes into the game as the Panthers made just one of their first 10 shots.

A 3-pointer by Evan Johnson cut the Chanticleers lead to 15-12 following a 7-0 run, but Coastal came right back and following a 6-0 run, led 30-19 with just over five minutes to play in the half.

Following the slow start, Georgia State knocked down 13 of its last 21 shots in the opening half, shooting 45.2 percent before going into the locker room. The hot shooting was capped by a 9-0 run, including a 3-pointer by Moore and back-to-back 3-pointers from Roberts to send the Panthers into the locker room with a 36-35 lead.

After Coastal scored the first basket of the second half, Georgia State responded with an 8-0 run, including another 3-pointer by Moore to take a 44-37 lead.

The Chanticleers responded with a 9-0 run of their own to retake the lead 46-44 with 13:50 to play. Pushing the run to 19-4, Coastal led 56-48 with 10:50 to play in the game, at one point making six straight field goal attempts.

Trailing by as many as nine with 8:16 to play, Georgia State responded and after 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions by Allen and a jumper by Thomas, tied the game 62-62 with 5:18 to play.

Coastal went back ahead by five before the Panthers finished the game with the final eight points.

Game Highlights

Georgia State took the season series with Coastal Carolina, 2-1 and now trail the all-time series just 6-5.
The Panthers outrebounded the Chanticleers 42-32 and held a 24-22 advantage on points in the paint.
Georgia State is off to its second-best start in program history (8-2), only behind the 9-1 start of the 2000-01 season.
The Panthers are currently ranked No. 9 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, the highest of any Sun Belt Conference team. Coastal Carolina enters the game ranked No. 22.
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 (161) than any other NCAA Division I team in Georgia.

Georgia State will return to the road and travel to Boone, N.C., to face Appalachian State on Jan. 22 and 23.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#1 Eliel Nsoseme: F; 6' 9"; Redshirt Junior

#2 Justin Roberts: G; 6' 0"; Junior

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

#12 Kane Williams: G; 6' 4"; Senior

#0 Evan Johnson: G; 6' 0"; Freshman

#24 Collin Moore: G; 6' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#1 Eliel Nsoseme
: 6' 9"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#2 Justin Roberts
: 6' 0"; Junior
: G

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

#12 Kane Williams
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G

#0 Evan Johnson
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: G

#24 Collin Moore
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: G