At halftime of Saturday’s Sun Belt semifinal, Georgia State’s head coach Ron Hunter said that to win they couldn’t let Georgia Southern shoot better than 40 percent from the field.
The Eagles shot exactly 40 percent.
Junior guard Ike Smith set the tone for the game.
In the first half, Smith went an underwhelming 1-2 from the field and nothing seemed to go right for GS. They had three turnovers, 10 fouls and were letting GSU do whatever they wanted to on offense.
Second half, Smith was shooting with confidence and ease, and the rest of the Eagles followed.