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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
Dwon Odom
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
Dwon Odom
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Evan Johnson Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson
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Kalik Brooks Kalik Brooks
Kalik Brooks
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
Dwon Odom
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
Dwon Odom
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Brenden Tucker Brenden Tucker
Brenden Tucker
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Jonas Hayes Jonas Hayes
Jonas Hayes
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Ja'Heim Hudson Ja'Heim Hudson
Ja'Heim Hudson
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Kalik Brooks Kalik Brooks
Kalik Brooks
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Jonas Hayes, Danny Peters, Allen Payne, Jarvis Hayes Jonas Hayes, Danny Peters, Allen Payne, Jarvis Hayes
Jonas Hayes, Danny Peters, Allen Payne, Jarvis Hayes
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Jonas Hayes Jonas Hayes
Jonas Hayes
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Kaleb Scott Kaleb Scott
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
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Brenden Tucker Brenden Tucker
Brenden Tucker
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Jamaine Mann Jamaine Mann
Jamaine Mann
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Evan Johnson Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
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Ja'Heim Hudson Ja'Heim Hudson
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
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Bench Celebration Bench Celebration
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Jason Quarles Jason Quarles
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Evan Johnson Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson
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Brenden Tucker Brenden Tucker
Brenden Tucker
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
Dwon Odom
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Evan Johnson Evan Johnson
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Kalik Brooks Kalik Brooks
Kalik Brooks
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Ja'Heim Hudson Ja'Heim Hudson
Ja'Heim Hudson
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Brenden Tucker Brenden Tucker
Brenden Tucker
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Brenden Tucker Brenden Tucker
Brenden Tucker
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Kalik Brooks Kalik Brooks
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Dwon Odom Dwon Odom
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Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving
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Winner James Madison JMU 10-4,1-0 Sun Belt
47
Georgia St. GSU 7-6,0-1 Sun Belt
Winner
James Madison JMU
10-4,1-0 Sun Belt
63
Final
47
Georgia St. GSU
7-6,0-1 Sun Belt
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
James Madison JMU 26 37 63
Georgia St. GSU 21 26 47

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Panthers Fall in Sun Belt Opener

ATLANTA -- Georgia State opened Sun Belt Conference play with a 62-47 loss to James Madison Thursday at the GSU Convocation Center.

Dwon Odom led the Panthers (7-6, 0-1 Sun Belt) with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists. 

Georgia State trailed just 26-21 at halftime but suffered through a seven-minute scoring drought to open the second half, allowing James Madison to open a 39-21 lead in its first-ever Sun Belt game.

The Dukes (10-4, 1-0), who entered the contest as the nation's top scoring team with 93 points per game, led by as many as 19 points with 10 minutes to play. Georgia State managed to chip away and cut the deficit to 11 points, pulling within 49-38 on Evan Johnson's 3-pointer with eight minutes left, but the Panthers could get no closer.

"I think [JMU head coach] Mark Byington has done a helluva job at James Madison," GSU head coach Jonas Hayes said. "They absolutely took us out of every single thing that we want to do. We did not play our style of basketball. They were more physical, they were quicker to loose balls, they were pushing us off our spots on offense - that's a helluva team.

"I don't think our defense was really that bad," Hayes continued. "When you have a team that comes in here averaging as many points as they do, I thought we held our own defensively. But they completely took us out of our rhythm offensively."

Hayes was also disappointed in the Panthers' 21 turnovers, against only three assists.

"That is not winning basketball," he said. "We have got to be tougher with the ball, and we've got to be more poised on offense."

Johnson finished with nine points, and Jamaine Mann added seven for GSU.

Tyree Ihenacho led James Madison with 15 points, while Noah Friedel added 13 and Takal Molson had 12 points and seven rebounds.

Georgia State remains at home to host South Alabama, which lost 64-50 at Georgia Southern, Saturday at 2 p.m. at the GSU Convocation Center. For tickets, visit GeorgiaStateSports.com/tix.
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