Kalik Brooks
Daniel Wilson
59
Georgia St. GSU 4-2,0-0 Sun Belt
94
Winner Rhode Island URI 5-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
Georgia St. GSU
4-2,0-0 Sun Belt
59
Final
94
Rhode Island URI
5-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgia St. GSU 35 24 59
Rhode Island URI 41 53 94

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Shorthanded Panthers Fall to Rhode Island 94-59

KINGSTON, R.I.-Playing with only seven scholarship players due to COVID-19 protocols, Georgia State fell to Rhode Island 94-59 on Saturday afternoon at the Thomas M. Ryan Center.

Georgia State (4-2) traveled to Rhode Island (5-2) with just nine players after one player contracted COVID, others had to remain at home in quarantine, while others remained injured and out of the line-up.

Despite the limited roster, the Panthers trailed the Rams just 41-35 at halftime, but a 17-1 run in the middle of the second half and a pair of Georgia State players fouling out proved to be too much to overcome.

Senior Kane Williams led Georgia State scoring 19 points, dishing out seven assists, grabbing five rebounds, while going 15-of-16 from the free throw line. The 15 made free throws are tied for the fifth-most in a single game in school history. The Panthers finished the game 24-of-29 at the free throw line.

Junior Jordan Rawls added 14 points going 7-of-10 from the free throw line, while Chien-Hao Ma scored a season-high 11 points knocking down three 3-pointers. Junior Kalik Brooks, who earned his first career start, led the Panthers with eight rebounds.

Rhode Island was led by Makhi Mitchell's double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds, while Jeremy Sheppard led all scorers with 21 points and Ishmael Leggett added 20.

The Rams finished the game shooting 53.2 percent from the floor, while holding the Panthers to just 31.1 percent shooting for the game.

Playing with only one big man, Kaleb Scott, who earned his first career start, the Panthers were outrebounded 44-23.

Georgia State will return home to face Tennessee State on Wednesday at 8 p.m., live on ESPN+ and WRAS-FM 88.5.
 
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