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Recap - Georgia State Defeats Georgia Southern 79-75

Georgia State earned a 79-75 victory over Georgia Southern on Thursday, getting 21 points from Justin Roberts at GSU Sports Arena.

Bettors who backed Georgia State were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -7.0.

Corey Allen had 19 points for Georgia State and Eliel Nsoseme chipped in with 14 points. Kane Williams had 5 assists for them, while Eliel Nsoseme was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Georgia Southern got 21 points from Zack Bryant in a losing cause and another 17 points from Gedi Juozapaitis. Kamari Brown contributed 5 assists for them, while Prince Toyambi had 6 rebounds.

Georgia State was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Georgia State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-26.