ATLANTA – Three Panthers scored double figures led by Jada Lewis with 20 points to defeat rival Georgia Southern 73-66 on Senior Day at GSU Sports Arena Saturday.
With the win, Georgia State (17-12, 11-7 SBC) clinches the No. 4 seed at next week’s Sun Belt Conference Championship in New Orleans. The Panthers will play Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET against the winner of Game 3 between the No. 5 seed and the 8/9 seed.
The Panthers tied the GSU single-game record with 12 3-pointers in the contest. The team also set a new single-season GSU record with 177 3-pointers.