Official Site of the Panthers · Mar 7, 2021
Survive and Advance: Panthers Top Arkansas State 71-68
Box Score PENSACOLA, Fla.-Eliel Nsoseme recorded his fifth double-double of the year, Justin Roberts scored a team-high 17 points, and Georgia State scored the final seven points of the game to top Arkansas State 71-68 on Saturday night at the Pensacola Bay Center to open the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
No. 1-seed Georgia State (15-5) trailed No. 4-seed Arkansas State (11-13) 68-64 with 3:11 to play but managed to hold the Red Wolves scoreless while ending the game on a 7-0 run to win for the seventh-straight time and advance to the semifinals on Sunday where they will face No. 2-seed Louisiana at 6:30 p.m. ET.