What You Need to Know:
* Georgia Southern used a big second-half opening run to earn an 88-65 win over Georgia State in the Sun Belt opener on Saturday.
* Senior Jeremy Hollowell led the Panthers with 21 points and seven rebounds.
* Georgia State will return to action on Jan. 7 facing South Alabama in the GSU Sports Arena at 2:15 p.m. live on ESPN3.
STATESBORO, Ga.-Georgia Southern opened the second half with a big run to cruise to an 88-65 win over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon in the Sun Belt opener for both schools.