EL PASO, Texas – Georgia State lost a hard-fought battle with UTEP 71-68 at the Don Haskins Center Saturday night to conclude the UTEP Thanksgiving Classic.
After trailing by 10 right before halftime, the Panthers came out of halftime clicking on both offense and defense. Jada Lewis led the charge with eight points in the 3rd quarter as GSU outscored the Miners 20-15 in the period.
GSU completed the comeback with a Tehya Lyons free throw with 8:08 to go in the game to tie the score at 59-59.