February 8 at Cajundome in Lafayette, LA
ESPN2
691 - Pacific at Saint Mary's
February 7 at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, CA
ESPNU
Other games watched:
New Mexico State at Cal State Bakersfield
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Games 691-692: Thursday/Friday pair
692 - Georgia State at Louisiana
February 8 at Cajundome in Lafayette, LA
ESPN2
691 - Pacific at Saint Mary's
February 7 at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, CA
ESPNU
Other games watched:
New Mexico State at Cal State Bakersfield
February 8 at Cajundome in Lafayette, LA
ESPN2
691 - Pacific at Saint Mary's
February 7 at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, CA
ESPNU
Other games watched:
New Mexico State at Cal State Bakersfield
Games 662-663: Two on Thursday
663 - Old Dominion at Florida Atlantic
January 10 at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, FL
ESPN +
Color commentator Mike Gillian on ODU guard Justice Kithcart:
"he's like a roller coaster - when he's up, he's up, when he's down, he's down."
662 - Louisiana at Georgia State
January 10 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
ESPN +
Let's quickly move past the free-throw shooting, which was horrid (14-for-24), and look at the second-half field goal shooting, which was incredible.
GSU hit 19-of-28 from the field in the second half (67%) and moved to 3-0 in Sun Belt play with an 89-76 win.
D'Marcus Simonds had 14 of his team-high 21 points in the second half and Devin Mitchell scored all 13 of his after halftime as the Panthers won for the sixth consecutive time against its league rival despite 36 points from JaKeenan Gant.
Gant, who was 14-of-21 from the field, is a really impressive player and I'm just glad no one else really helped him out. Justin Miller and Jerekius Davis combined for 24 points, but on just 8-of-22 shooting and Miller fouled out with just over five minutes to play. Non-Gant shooters were just 13-of-45 for the visitors.
GSU (12-4), winners of five straight overall, got great contributions from Jeff Thomas (17 points, 5-of-9 on threes) and Malik Benlevi (15 points, 6-of-8 FG).
Thomas was huge early, scoring 11 points, including three 3-pointers within the first eight minutes, while Benlevi was, once again his team's most consistent player and finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. The defending league champions are 3-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2013-14 team won its first 10 on the way to a regular season championship.
January 10 at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, FL
ESPN +
Color commentator Mike Gillian on ODU guard Justice Kithcart:
"he's like a roller coaster - when he's up, he's up, when he's down, he's down."
662 - Louisiana at Georgia State
January 10 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
ESPN +
Let's quickly move past the free-throw shooting, which was horrid (14-for-24), and look at the second-half field goal shooting, which was incredible.
GSU hit 19-of-28 from the field in the second half (67%) and moved to 3-0 in Sun Belt play with an 89-76 win.
D'Marcus Simonds had 14 of his team-high 21 points in the second half and Devin Mitchell scored all 13 of his after halftime as the Panthers won for the sixth consecutive time against its league rival despite 36 points from JaKeenan Gant.
Gant, who was 14-of-21 from the field, is a really impressive player and I'm just glad no one else really helped him out. Justin Miller and Jerekius Davis combined for 24 points, but on just 8-of-22 shooting and Miller fouled out with just over five minutes to play. Non-Gant shooters were just 13-of-45 for the visitors.
GSU (12-4), winners of five straight overall, got great contributions from Jeff Thomas (17 points, 5-of-9 on threes) and Malik Benlevi (15 points, 6-of-8 FG).
Thomas was huge early, scoring 11 points, including three 3-pointers within the first eight minutes, while Benlevi was, once again his team's most consistent player and finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. The defending league champions are 3-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2013-14 team won its first 10 on the way to a regular season championship.
Game 519: Louisiana at Georgia State
February 8 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
Well that was a thoroughly enjoyable victory.
The GSU offense put together one of its finest performances in conference play in a long time and extended the team's winning streak to 10 with a 106-92 victory.
The Panthers (19-6) moved to 10-2 in Sun Belt play and handed Louisiana its first league loss in 11 games. In fact, the Ragin' Cajuns, now 20-4 overall, had won all 10 of their games by double-digits. I imagine this was a fairly stunning defeat.
GSU had six players in double figures and three players score at least 20 points - Jordan Session and D'Marcus Simonds had 22 and Devin Mitchell added 20 - which are two things that never happen to this team. The Panthers pride themselves on a very strong defense (sixth in field goal percentage defense and 20th in scoring defense nationally coming in), but Thursday night was all about an impressive offense.
Session in particular was outstanding, finishing strong around the rim all evening (he was 10-of-14 from the field and I'm not sure any of his 10 field goals came from more than two feet away) to put together his career-high scoring effort. Simonds continued to stake his claim as the Sun Belt's top player, just missing his second triple-double of the season by handing out eight assists to go along with nine rebounds. Mitchell, coming off a career-high 38 points and 10 three-pointers in a win over Little Rock last weekend, drained another five threes.
GSU even shot 87% from the free-throw line (20-of-23), a place where they struggle most years, including this one (66%, 10th in the league coming in). AND, they out-rebounded one of the league's best rebounding teams while holding individual rebounding leader Bryce Washington to five below his season average of 11.
It was a fantastic win and if there was any hope at stealing the top seed from Louisiana, the Panthers had to have it. Now, just a half game separates the teams in the standings with six left to go for GSU and seven for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Well that was a thoroughly enjoyable victory.
The GSU offense put together one of its finest performances in conference play in a long time and extended the team's winning streak to 10 with a 106-92 victory.
The Panthers (19-6) moved to 10-2 in Sun Belt play and handed Louisiana its first league loss in 11 games. In fact, the Ragin' Cajuns, now 20-4 overall, had won all 10 of their games by double-digits. I imagine this was a fairly stunning defeat.
GSU had six players in double figures and three players score at least 20 points - Jordan Session and D'Marcus Simonds had 22 and Devin Mitchell added 20 - which are two things that never happen to this team. The Panthers pride themselves on a very strong defense (sixth in field goal percentage defense and 20th in scoring defense nationally coming in), but Thursday night was all about an impressive offense.
Session in particular was outstanding, finishing strong around the rim all evening (he was 10-of-14 from the field and I'm not sure any of his 10 field goals came from more than two feet away) to put together his career-high scoring effort. Simonds continued to stake his claim as the Sun Belt's top player, just missing his second triple-double of the season by handing out eight assists to go along with nine rebounds. Mitchell, coming off a career-high 38 points and 10 three-pointers in a win over Little Rock last weekend, drained another five threes.
GSU even shot 87% from the free-throw line (20-of-23), a place where they struggle most years, including this one (66%, 10th in the league coming in). AND, they out-rebounded one of the league's best rebounding teams while holding individual rebounding leader Bryce Washington to five below his season average of 11.
It was a fantastic win and if there was any hope at stealing the top seed from Louisiana, the Panthers had to have it. Now, just a half game separates the teams in the standings with six left to go for GSU and seven for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Game 362 - (7) Louisiana vs. (2) Georgia State
Sun Belt quarterfinals
March 10 at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA
espn3.com
As the opening tip was approaching, GSU coach Ron Hunter made a switch to his starting lineup and inserted Isaiah Williams. It has been an interesting year for the junior, whose gone from starter at the beginning of the year to bench player to sometimes not playing much at all. And as the Panthers begin their quest for a second league title in three seasons, Williams was back amongst the opening five and I thought he was the difference Friday.
Williams was one of four in double figures scoring 14 points and he handled the offense perfectly from his point guard position, leading the second-seeded Panthers to an 86-76 win and a spot in Saturday's semifinals.
The Buford, GA native averaged 14.3 points, shot better than 50% from the field and had a better-than 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in three wins over Louisiana this season.
GSU, which took the lead at the nine-minute mark of the first half & never gave it back, got a big offensive night from Jeremy Hollowell (16 points, four assists), but I thought what Hollowell did on the defensive end was an even bigger part of the win. The senior grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, and the Panthers out-rebounded Louisiana 44-31, which is significant considering the seventh-seeded Ragin Cajuns have the nation's fifth-leading rebounder in Bryce Washington. He came in averaging 11 1/2 per night, but was a non-factor on the glass Friday, grabbing just three.
Louisiana really struggled from three-point range (5-of-29) and a lot of that had to do with Frank Bartley's individual struggles. I was in Atlanta in early-February and watched Bartley torch GSU for 31 points and seven 3-pointers as the Panthers snuck out of the building with a three-point win. Bartley was no such threat in this one, hitting just one of his 11 field goal attempts (and 1-of-8 from three), and finished with four points.
For GSU, Malik Benlevi had a great night with 15 points and several strong moves to the basket for lay-ups, Sun Belt freshman of the year D'Marcus Simonds did his usual good work (17 and 8) and the Panthers received nice contributions from bench players and former Eagle's Landing High School (McDonough, GA) teammates Isaiah Dennis and Jordan Session, who combined for 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting. It was one of GSU's finest wire-to-wire performances in a while and it came at a perfect time.
March 10 at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA
espn3.com
As the opening tip was approaching, GSU coach Ron Hunter made a switch to his starting lineup and inserted Isaiah Williams. It has been an interesting year for the junior, whose gone from starter at the beginning of the year to bench player to sometimes not playing much at all. And as the Panthers begin their quest for a second league title in three seasons, Williams was back amongst the opening five and I thought he was the difference Friday.
Williams was one of four in double figures scoring 14 points and he handled the offense perfectly from his point guard position, leading the second-seeded Panthers to an 86-76 win and a spot in Saturday's semifinals.
The Buford, GA native averaged 14.3 points, shot better than 50% from the field and had a better-than 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in three wins over Louisiana this season.
GSU, which took the lead at the nine-minute mark of the first half & never gave it back, got a big offensive night from Jeremy Hollowell (16 points, four assists), but I thought what Hollowell did on the defensive end was an even bigger part of the win. The senior grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, and the Panthers out-rebounded Louisiana 44-31, which is significant considering the seventh-seeded Ragin Cajuns have the nation's fifth-leading rebounder in Bryce Washington. He came in averaging 11 1/2 per night, but was a non-factor on the glass Friday, grabbing just three.
Louisiana really struggled from three-point range (5-of-29) and a lot of that had to do with Frank Bartley's individual struggles. I was in Atlanta in early-February and watched Bartley torch GSU for 31 points and seven 3-pointers as the Panthers snuck out of the building with a three-point win. Bartley was no such threat in this one, hitting just one of his 11 field goal attempts (and 1-of-8 from three), and finished with four points.
For GSU, Malik Benlevi had a great night with 15 points and several strong moves to the basket for lay-ups, Sun Belt freshman of the year D'Marcus Simonds did his usual good work (17 and 8) and the Panthers received nice contributions from bench players and former Eagle's Landing High School (McDonough, GA) teammates Isaiah Dennis and Jordan Session, who combined for 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting. It was one of GSU's finest wire-to-wire performances in a while and it came at a perfect time.
Games 282-283: Sun Belt doubleheader
283 - Louisiana at Georgia State
282 - Louisiana women at Georgia State
February 4 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
That's seven consecutive wins for the Georgia State men, who nearly blew a 20-point lead, but hung on to sweep the season series.
Louisiana got to within 83-82 on a strong baseline drive and lay-up by Johnathan Stove (his only points of the day) with 55 seconds left. That capped a 22-7 run, and after a bad GSU possession, the Ragin Cajuns had a chance to go ahead, but Bryce Washington missed a contested lay-up with eight seconds to go.
D'Marcus Simonds, who had another nice game - 19 points and eight rebounds - drained a pair of free throws and Isaiah Dennis knocked the ball away from Jay Wright in the final seconds to help GSU survive.
Wright was excellent in the second half and finished with 20 points, seven assists and no turnovers.
The Panthers were able to out-score the Sun Belt's top offensive team thanks to big games from Malik Benlevi (17 points) and Jeremy Hollowell (16). They needed every one of those points because the GSU defense had very few answers for Frank Bartley, who doubled his scoring average with a career-high 31 points on 7-of-15 shooting from three-point range.
The hosts led 43-23 on a Willie Clayton three-point play with about five minutes to play in the opening half.
282 - Louisiana women at Georgia State
February 4 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
That's seven consecutive wins for the Georgia State men, who nearly blew a 20-point lead, but hung on to sweep the season series.
Louisiana got to within 83-82 on a strong baseline drive and lay-up by Johnathan Stove (his only points of the day) with 55 seconds left. That capped a 22-7 run, and after a bad GSU possession, the Ragin Cajuns had a chance to go ahead, but Bryce Washington missed a contested lay-up with eight seconds to go.
D'Marcus Simonds, who had another nice game - 19 points and eight rebounds - drained a pair of free throws and Isaiah Dennis knocked the ball away from Jay Wright in the final seconds to help GSU survive.
Wright was excellent in the second half and finished with 20 points, seven assists and no turnovers.
The Panthers were able to out-score the Sun Belt's top offensive team thanks to big games from Malik Benlevi (17 points) and Jeremy Hollowell (16). They needed every one of those points because the GSU defense had very few answers for Frank Bartley, who doubled his scoring average with a career-high 31 points on 7-of-15 shooting from three-point range.
The hosts led 43-23 on a Willie Clayton three-point play with about five minutes to play in the opening half.
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