November 26 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
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Malik Benlevi got off to a rough start Sunday afternoon, picking up two early fouls, including a technical. But the junior rebounded quickly and put together a huge game in GSU's 70-59 victory.
Benlevi finished with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range and grabbed 10 rebounds. He was one of two Panthers with a double-double as Jordan Session had one of the best games of collegiate career (15 and 10 on 7-of-14 from the field).
GSU (4-2) led by just three points at halftime, but used an 18-4 start to the second to build a double-digit cushion. Benlevi had a pair of threes and D'Marcus Simonds (16 points) added three lay-ins on strong drives to the basket, the sophomore guard's specialty on the offensive end, one of which turned into a three-point play and it was a 46-29 game at the 13:19 mark.
Freshman guard Kane Williams had a nice afternoon as well for GSU, handing out a career-high seven assists with just one turnover and joined his three teammates as a double-figure scorer with 12 points. If Williams can handle the point guard position even if just for stretches, Simonds can play off the ball and not have so much pressure to always be creating, and that makes GSU a better team.
Tulane, which got a game-high 20 points off the bench from Samir Sehic, lost for the first time in its sixth game of the season.
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