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Georgia State defeats Louisiana for Sun Belt's automatic bid | |
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Corey Allen scored 29 points and third-seeded Georgia State won the Sun Belt Conference tournament for the fourth time in eight years, defeating Louisiana 80-71 on Monday night. Eliel Nsoseme had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Georgia State. Jalen Thomas scored 12 points and Kane Williams added 10. The third-seeded Panthers have won 10 straight games and 12 of their last 13. After Georgia State saw a comfortable lead cut to three at 55-52 with 7:28 remaining, Nsoseme converted a three-point play, Allen made two free throws followed by a 3-pointer and the Panthers were well on their way to an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | G. Williams Jr. | 7.1 | |||
| Rebounds: | D. Gueye | 5.1 | |||
| Assists: | T. Wesley | 1.9 | |||
| FG%: | J. Brown | 51.8% | |||
| FT%: | J. Brown | 61.9% | |||
| 3P%: | K. Garnett | 47.3% | |||
| Steals: | K. Julien | 1.0 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Akwuba | 2.0 | |||
| Sun Belt Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Texas State | 12-3 | 21-8 |
| App State | 12-6 | 19-15 |
| Georgia State | 9-5 | 18-11 |
| Troy | 10-6 | 20-12 |
| South Alabama | 9-7 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 8-7 | 18-11 |
| Coastal Carolina | 8-8 | 19-14 |
| Louisiana | 8-9 | 16-15 |
| UT Arlington | 7-10 | 11-18 |
| Georgia Southern | 5-11 | 13-16 |
| ULM | 5-13 | 13-18 |
| Little Rock | 3-11 | 9-19 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.1 (170) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.9 (39) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.4 (216) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.8% (253) | ||||
| FT%: | 70.3% (222) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.7% (119) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.4 (187) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.9 (57) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.1 (138) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.0% (51) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.3% (307) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.2% (106) | ||||
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