What You Need to Know:
* Following a five-game home-stand, Georgia State will return to the road and face Appalachian State on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center.
* Georgia State stands 12-4 and 5-2 in the Sun Belt, just a half-game out of first-place entering Thursday night.
* Last time out, Georgia State earned a 69-66 overtime win over in-state rival Georgia Southern as senior T.J. Shipes finished with a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds.
ATLANTA-Following a five-game home-stand, Georgia State will return to the road and face Appalachian State on Thursday night at 7:30 p.