ATLANTA, GA --The Georgia State men's basketball team shot 50 percent from three-point range on the way to a 97-64 win against the UL Monroe Warhawks at home Wednesday.

The Panthers (9-15, 5-7) had five players score in double figures, led by Toneari Lane, who had 22 points and four assists. Malachi Brown tacked on 19 points and five assists and Zarique Nutter chipped in as well with 18 points from the bench.

In the win, Nutter also hit his thousandth career point. 

Georgia State grabbed 36 rebounds in Wednesday's game compared to UL Monroe's 33, led by nine boards from Nick McMullen.

The Georgia State defense held UL Monroe shooters to only 35.9 percent from the field.

How It Happened

After falling behind 13-8, Georgia State went on an 8-0 run with 14:22 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Lane, to take a 16-13 lead. The Panthers then added 18 points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 51-30 advantage. Georgia State relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down eight shots to account for 24 of its 51 points.

Following intermission, Georgia State kept widening that lead, expanding it to 79-52 before going on an 8-0 run, finished off by Brown's jumper, to grow the lead to 87-52 with 3:31 to go in the contest. The Warhawks narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Panthers still cruised the rest of the way for the 97-64 win. Georgia State shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting seven shots from deep to score 21 of its 46 points.
 

Game Notes

» The Panthers made half of their attempts from three point range, knocking down 15 of 30 shots.
» The Panthers held the Warhawks to only 35.9 percent shooting from the field.
» Georgia State never trailed in the second half on its way to victory.
» Georgia State recorded 18 total assists in the game.
» Toneari Lane hit six threes and Malachi Brown knocked down five more to lead a Georgia State shooting attack that had two players sink five or more shots from beyond the arc.
» Five Georgia State players scored 10 or more points.
» Georgia State had a 36-33 edge on the boards in the win.
» Georgia State turned the ball over seven times while dishing out 18 assists.
» Toneari Lane led the Panthers with a game-high 22 points.
» Georgia State got a game-high nine rebounds from both Nick McMullen and Cesare Edwards.

The Panthers are back in action on Saturday at Buffalo for the SBC-MAC Challenge.