University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Monday, January 16
Lafayette
7 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
12-6, 2-3SBC
86
vs
101
Georgia State
10-7, 3-2SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 53 | 48 | 101 |
| Louisiana | 42 | 44 | 86 |
Hot-Shooting Panthers Defeat Cajuns In SBC Hoops, 101-86
1/16/2017 10:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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LAFAYETTE – Isaiah Williams and D'Marcus Simonds each scored a game-high 24 points and Georgia State shot a blistering 62 percent from the floor in defeating the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 101-86, in a Sun Belt Conference men's basketball game on Monday at the Cajundome.
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Jeremy Hollowell added 19 points and Devin Mitchell 11 as Georgia State (10-7, 3-2 SBC) went 36-for-58 (62.1 percent) from the floor and 10 of 19 (52.6 percent) from behind the 3-point line for the game.
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The Panthers, who shot 17-for-28 from the floor (60.7 percent) and 8-for-12 from behind the 3-point arc in the first half, never trailed as a three-point play by Hollowell gave GSU an 8-7 lead with 17:38 remaining in the first half.
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Louisiana (12-6, 2-3 SBC) closed to within 23-21 on a pair of Jerekius Davis free throws with 10:31 remaining in the half, but Georgia State would score the next eight points to push the lead to 31-21 as Mitchell drained a pair of 3-pointers and Willie Clayton sank a pair of free throws.
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Jeff Thomas sank a 3-pointer as the first-half buzzer sounded, giving Georgia State a 53-42 lead at halftime before the Panthers pushed their lead to 68-48 when Hollowell converted on a three-point play with 14:24 left.
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The Ragin' Cajuns battled back, getting as close as 78-67 on a Johnathan Stove layup with 8:52 remaining, but Simonds scored on a layup and added a dunk before a bucket by Williams gave Georgia State an 84-67 lead with 7:40 remaining.
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Louisiana finished 22-for-58 (37.9 percent) from the floor and 36-for-42 (85.7 percent) from the free throw line.
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Frank Bartley scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns while Bryce Washington added 18 points and 10 rebounds to notch his 15th double-double of the season. Stove added 17 points and two blocks for the Ragin' Cajuns with Davis scoring a career-high 15 points and grabbing a career-high tying eight rebounds.
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Louisiana will return to action on Saturday (Jan. 21) when it visits Texas State in a 4:30 p.m. contest in San Marcos, Texas.
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Jeremy Hollowell added 19 points and Devin Mitchell 11 as Georgia State (10-7, 3-2 SBC) went 36-for-58 (62.1 percent) from the floor and 10 of 19 (52.6 percent) from behind the 3-point line for the game.
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The Panthers, who shot 17-for-28 from the floor (60.7 percent) and 8-for-12 from behind the 3-point arc in the first half, never trailed as a three-point play by Hollowell gave GSU an 8-7 lead with 17:38 remaining in the first half.
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Louisiana (12-6, 2-3 SBC) closed to within 23-21 on a pair of Jerekius Davis free throws with 10:31 remaining in the half, but Georgia State would score the next eight points to push the lead to 31-21 as Mitchell drained a pair of 3-pointers and Willie Clayton sank a pair of free throws.
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Jeff Thomas sank a 3-pointer as the first-half buzzer sounded, giving Georgia State a 53-42 lead at halftime before the Panthers pushed their lead to 68-48 when Hollowell converted on a three-point play with 14:24 left.
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The Ragin' Cajuns battled back, getting as close as 78-67 on a Johnathan Stove layup with 8:52 remaining, but Simonds scored on a layup and added a dunk before a bucket by Williams gave Georgia State an 84-67 lead with 7:40 remaining.
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Louisiana finished 22-for-58 (37.9 percent) from the floor and 36-for-42 (85.7 percent) from the free throw line.
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Frank Bartley scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns while Bryce Washington added 18 points and 10 rebounds to notch his 15th double-double of the season. Stove added 17 points and two blocks for the Ragin' Cajuns with Davis scoring a career-high 15 points and grabbing a career-high tying eight rebounds.
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Louisiana will return to action on Saturday (Jan. 21) when it visits Texas State in a 4:30 p.m. contest in San Marcos, Texas.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Basketball
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/ Men's Basketball
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/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
GSU
LA
FG%
.621
.379
3FG%
.526
.273
FT%
.760
.857
RB
28
36
TO
7
8
STL
7
1
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
11
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
6
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