Georgia State second-half rally falls short in loss to South Alabama
Despite a furious rally over the final nine minutes of the game, Georgia State was still not able to overcome a double-digit deficit, as South Alabama came away with a 69-67 win over the Panthers Saturday in a Sun Belt Conference matchup.
Trailing 60-48 with 9:42 to play, the Panthers outscored the Jaguars 19-9 the rest of the way, and got as close as one point, 68-67, on a 3-pointer from Malachi Brown with 18 seconds left.
But after Randy Brady split a pair of free throws for the Jaguars and Jelani Hamilton missed a 3 for the Panthers to end it.
Brown finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Panthers (9-14, 6-5). Hamilton added 12 points and six assists for Georgia State. Trey Scott III finished with 10 points.
Chaze Harris had 15 points, four rebounds and six assists for the Jaguars (16-6, 7-3 Sun Belt Conference). Jayden Cooper scored 11 points and Adam Olsen added 10 with 11 rebounds.
Material from The Associated Press was used in this article.
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