Games 489-490: Rivalry Saturday

January 20 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
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490 - Georgia Southern at Georgia State

Georgia State led by just three points with about 10 1/2 minutes to go, but 3-pointers from Devin Mitchell and Isaiah Williams, and a D'Marcus Simonds' dunk during a quick, 8-0 spurt put the Panthers up 66-55. Southern also helped by missing 10 consecutive shots at one point and Simonds added six more of his 24 points down the stretch in a 83-66 victory.

Excellent night from behind the arc for Georgia State, which hit 13-of-27 in winning its fifth consecutive game.

Southern led 38-37 at halftime, then shot 11-of-40 in the second half.

Simonds added 10 rebounds and six assists, Williams scored a season-high 16 off the bench and Jeff Thomas hit all five of his three-point attempts to lead a great night for the offense. The Panthers scored their most points since also scoring 83 in a loss at Dayton on December 16.

489 - Georgia Southern women at Georgia State

Finally, a Sun Belt win for the Georgia State women, which won 71-56 to improve to 1-6 in league play.

Kierra Henry led the way with 18 points in Georgia State's fourth consecutive win against its rivals. Georgia Southern, which stayed winless at 0-7 against league foes, shot 35% from the field and was out-rebounded 56-24. In fact, the Eagles had a tough time out-rebounding Panthers' post player Francesca Milani, who grabbed a career-high 18.

Basketball phrases

"every team is bringing their A game"
"she has one gear and when it's on it's on"
"those are the things that don't show up on paper"
"a frustration foul"
"drawing first blood"
"defense turns to offense"
"sometimes you have growing pains"
"missed the close bunny"
"turning it into offensive points"
"that's where their bread and butter is"
"maintain composure"
"game recognition"
"gets the members bounce"