University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 22
Atlanta, Ga.
7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
18-10, 9-6SBC
77
at
80
Georgia State
20-7, 13-1SBC
1
2
F
Louisiana
38
39
77
Georgia State
30
50
80
Atkins Last Second Shot Lifts GSU Past Cajuns, 80-77
2/22/2014 10:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Cajuns close out home schedule next week against South Alabama
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ATLANTA – Manny Atkins hit a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining and Georgia State withstood a second-half rally to hold off the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 80-77, in a Sun Belt Conference game on Saturday at GSU Sports Arena.
Ryan Harrow scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures as GSU (20-7, 13-1 SBC) erased a 12-point first-half deficit against Louisiana (18-10, 9-6 SBC). Devonta White added 17 points for the Panthers, R.J. Hunter had 14 with Atkins and Markus Crider adding 12 each.
"We played poor to start the second half and got stagnant on offense," head coach Bob Marlin said. "Our team could have folded, but the guys fought back and had a chance to win the game at the end. We had the guys shooting the ball that we wanted to, but Atkins hit a big shot for them at the end."
GSU opened the second half with a 23-3 run after trailing 38-30 at halftime. Hunter opened the scoring in the second half with a layup and and began an 18-0 run for the Panthers when he banked in a 3-pointer from the right wing that closed the gap to within 41-35 at the 18:56 mark.
Crider forced a 41-41 deadlock when he scored on a dunk before giving GSU the lead for good, 43-41, when he tipped in a missed attempt by Harrow with 15:26 left.
The Panthers, who went 18-for-31 (58.1 percent) from the floor in the second half, took a 53-41 lead on a dunk by Atkins with 13:19 remaining and maintained their lead with Crider scored on a layup for a 65-53 lead with 7:55 left.
The Cajuns trailed 77-68 after Harrow hit a jumper in the lane with 1:45 remaining before making a dramatic comeback. Steven Wronkoski drained a 3-pointer before Payton connected on a layup and three-point play to cut the lead to 77-76 with 37 seconds remaining. Bryant Mbamalu forced a turnover on GSU's ensuing possession and Payton was fouled and made one of two free throws that tied the game at 77-77 with 30 seconds remaining.
Shawn Long led Louisiana with 22 points and eight rebounds. Mbamalu added 19 points for the Cajuns with Payton adding 13 and Xavian Rimmer 10. The Cajuns finished 24-for-55 (43.6 percent) from the floor and held a 35-30 advantage on the boards against GSU.
GSU finished 27-for-55 (49.1 percent) from the floor for the game and 8-for-17 (47.1 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
Louisiana will return to action on Sunday, March 2 when it plays host to South Alabama in a 3 p.m. contest. The game, the home finale for the Cajuns, will be televised on the Sun Belt Television Network.
ATLANTA – Manny Atkins hit a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining and Georgia State withstood a second-half rally to hold off the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 80-77, in a Sun Belt Conference game on Saturday at GSU Sports Arena.
Ryan Harrow scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures as GSU (20-7, 13-1 SBC) erased a 12-point first-half deficit against Louisiana (18-10, 9-6 SBC). Devonta White added 17 points for the Panthers, R.J. Hunter had 14 with Atkins and Markus Crider adding 12 each.
"We played poor to start the second half and got stagnant on offense," head coach Bob Marlin said. "Our team could have folded, but the guys fought back and had a chance to win the game at the end. We had the guys shooting the ball that we wanted to, but Atkins hit a big shot for them at the end."
GSU opened the second half with a 23-3 run after trailing 38-30 at halftime. Hunter opened the scoring in the second half with a layup and and began an 18-0 run for the Panthers when he banked in a 3-pointer from the right wing that closed the gap to within 41-35 at the 18:56 mark.
Crider forced a 41-41 deadlock when he scored on a dunk before giving GSU the lead for good, 43-41, when he tipped in a missed attempt by Harrow with 15:26 left.
The Panthers, who went 18-for-31 (58.1 percent) from the floor in the second half, took a 53-41 lead on a dunk by Atkins with 13:19 remaining and maintained their lead with Crider scored on a layup for a 65-53 lead with 7:55 left.
The Cajuns trailed 77-68 after Harrow hit a jumper in the lane with 1:45 remaining before making a dramatic comeback. Steven Wronkoski drained a 3-pointer before Payton connected on a layup and three-point play to cut the lead to 77-76 with 37 seconds remaining. Bryant Mbamalu forced a turnover on GSU's ensuing possession and Payton was fouled and made one of two free throws that tied the game at 77-77 with 30 seconds remaining.
Shawn Long led Louisiana with 22 points and eight rebounds. Mbamalu added 19 points for the Cajuns with Payton adding 13 and Xavian Rimmer 10. The Cajuns finished 24-for-55 (43.6 percent) from the floor and held a 35-30 advantage on the boards against GSU.
GSU finished 27-for-55 (49.1 percent) from the floor for the game and 8-for-17 (47.1 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
Louisiana will return to action on Sunday, March 2 when it plays host to South Alabama in a 3 p.m. contest. The game, the home finale for the Cajuns, will be televised on the Sun Belt Television Network.
Team Stats
UL
GSU
FG%
.436
.491
3FG%
.400
.471
FT%
.655
.750
RB
35
30
TO
14
11
STL
6
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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