Author: Brady Weiler

First-half lethargy made way for an offensive explosion in the second half for Georgia State, where they scored 46 points and turned a one-point halftime lead into a convincing 82-70 win over ULM.

It wasn’t easy and at times it didn’t look likely, but after closing the game on a 17-3 run, Georgia State escaped Statesboro with a 58-49 win over their rivals Georgia Southern and completed the season sweep.

Georgia State saved their best performance of the season for their bitter rivals Georgia Southern, burying them in the second half and running away with a 79-63 win.

Georgia State has been making stingy defense a calling card of theirs as they’ve battled back from an 0-4 start to Sun Belt play, and that trend continued in tonight’s smothering 61-50 victory over Coastal Carolina on the road.

It was a tale of two halves for Georgia State, but despite shooting 20% from the field in the second half, they made an 18-point halftime lead stick and prevailed over South Alabama 69-62 on Saturday afternoon.

Similar problems that have haunted Georgia State all season reared their ugly head tonight, as poor shooting and lapses in decision-making cost them in a 67-63 loss to Troy which snapped a two-game winning streak.

After falling short in two close games at home last week, Georgia State rebounded and exorcized their recent late-game demons with a 68-64 win at Louisiana on Thursday night.

Georgia State couldn’t take advantage of dominant second-half performances from forwards Eliel Nsoseme and Ja’Heim Hudson, falling in overtime to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 72-68.