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Georgia State takes down Georgia Southern 80-71 in Sun Belt Tournament

AP
Mar 06, 2025

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Toneari Lane scored 22 points, Cesare Edwards had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Zarigue Nutter added 20 points, and Georgia State beat Georgia Southern 80-71 on Thursday in the Sun Belt Tournament.

Lane shot 6 for 8 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Panthers (14-18). Edwards went 7 of 13 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and 6 for 8 from the line. Nutter shot 8 of 13 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line.

The Eagles (17-16) were led by Adante' Holiman, who recorded 25 points. Nakavieon White added 15 points and five assists. Tyson Brown also had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Georgia State took the lead with 12:00 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 36-28 at halftime, with Edwards racking up nine points. Lane scored a team-high 13 points in the final half.

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1st Half
GASO
Eagles
28
GAST
Panthers
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:34		Jelani Hamilton misses two point jump shot
19:32		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
19:31		Cesare Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Eugene Brown III steals)
19:23		Eugene Brown III misses two point jump shot
19:21		Braylhan Thomas offensive rebound
19:20		Braylhan Thomas misses two point layup
19:18		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
19:01	+3	Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot (Jelani Hamilton assists)	0-3
18:35	+3	Eugene Brown III makes three point jump shot (Braylhan Thomas assists)	3-3
18:06	+2	Toneari Lane makes two point layup	3-5
18:06		Eren Banks shooting foul (Toneari Lane draws the foul)
18:06	+1	Toneari Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-6
17:36		Braylhan Thomas misses two point layup
17:34		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
17:28		Braylhan Thomas shooting foul (Jelani Hamilton draws the foul)
17:28	+1	Jelani Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-7
17:28	+1	Jelani Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-8
17:11		Tyson Brown misses two point layup
17:09		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
16:56		Cesare Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Eren Banks steals)
16:49	+3	Adante' Holiman makes three point jump shot (Eren Banks assists)	6-8
16:25	+2	Nick McMullen makes two point jump shot	6-10
16:09		Adante' Holiman misses three point jump shot
16:07		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
15:58		Nick McMullen offensive foul
15:58		Nick McMullen turnover (offensive foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:44	+3	Bradley Douglas makes three point jump shot (Nakavieon White assists)	9-10
15:30		Adante' Holiman shooting foul (Jelani Hamilton draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Jelani Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
15:30	+1	Jelani Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
15:17	+2	Tyson Brown makes two point layup (Nakavieon White assists)	11-12
14:53		Jelani Hamilton turnover (traveling)
14:35		Bradley Douglas turnover (lost ball) (Jelani Hamilton steals)
14:29		Jelani Hamilton misses two point layup
14:27		Zarique Nutter offensive rebound
14:27	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	11-14
14:13	+3	Adante' Holiman makes three point jump shot	14-14
13:55		Zarique Nutter misses two point jump shot
13:53		Collin Kuhl defensive rebound
13:47	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point layup (Nakavieon White assists)	16-14
13:47		Jelani Hamilton shooting foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
13:47		Collin Kuhl misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:47		Clash Peters defensive rebound
13:29		Collin Kuhl blocks Clash Peters's two point layup
13:27		Eagles defensive rebound
13:27		Clash Peters personal foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
13:08		Collin Kuhl offensive foul
13:08		Collin Kuhl turnover (offensive foul)
12:44	+2	Malachi Brown makes two point jump shot	16-16
12:34		Bradley Douglas misses three point jump shot
12:32		Jelani Hamilton defensive rebound
12:25		Jelani Hamilton misses three point jump shot
12:23		Bradley Douglas defensive rebound
12:08		Nakavieon White turnover (bad pass) (Zarique Nutter steals)
12:00	+3	Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot (Zarique Nutter assists)	16-19
11:47		TV timeout
11:44		Eren Banks misses three point jump shot
11:42		Collin Kuhl offensive rebound
11:40		Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
11:40		Collin Kuhl misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:40		Collin Kuhl misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:40		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
11:19		Braylhan Thomas shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
11:19	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
11:19	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
10:59		Cesare Edwards blocks Nakavieon White's two point layup
10:57		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
10:43		Cesare Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Adante' Holiman steals)
10:32	+3	Nakavieon White makes three point jump shot	19-21
10:08		Nakavieon White shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
10:08		Cesare Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:08	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-22
10:00		Nick McMullen personal foul (Nakavieon White draws the foul)
9:53		Bradley Douglas misses three point jump shot
9:51		Malik Ferguson defensive rebound
9:42		Cesare Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:40		Eagles defensive rebound
9:25		Nakavieon White misses three point jump shot
9:23		Clash Peters defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	19-24
8:45	+2	Nakavieon White makes two point layup	21-24
8:22		Toneari Lane turnover (bad pass) (Adante' Holiman steals)
8:16	+2	Adante' Holiman makes two point layup	23-24
7:52	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point layup (Zarique Nutter assists)	23-26
7:22		Eugene Brown III misses two point jump shot
7:20		Zarique Nutter defensive rebound
7:14	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	23-28
7:01		Toneari Lane blocks Eren Banks's three point jump shot
6:59		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
6:51		Zarique Nutter misses two point layup
6:49		Adante' Holiman defensive rebound
6:42		Bradley Douglas misses three point jump shot
6:40		Bradley Douglas offensive rebound
6:32		Bradley Douglas misses two point layup
6:30		Tyson Brown offensive rebound
6:26		Tyson Brown misses two point layup
6:24		Panthers defensive rebound
6:23		TV timeout
6:12		Jelani Hamilton misses three point jump shot
6:10		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
6:08	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point layup	23-30
5:42		Eugene Brown III misses two point jump shot
5:40		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
5:31		Eugene Brown III shooting foul (Clash Peters draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Clash Peters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-31
5:31	+1	Clash Peters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-32
5:20		Nakavieon White misses two point layup
5:18		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
5:07		Jump ball. Cesare Edwards vs. Eren Banks (Eren Banks gains possession)
5:07		Cesare Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Eren Banks steals)
4:58		Eren Banks misses three point jump shot
4:56		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
4:42		Jelani Hamilton turnover (bad pass) (Bradley Douglas steals)
4:38		Malachi Brown blocks Bradley Douglas's two point layup
4:36		Eagles offensive rebound
4:33		Bradley Douglas misses three point jump shot
4:31		Panthers defensive rebound
4:31		Tyson Brown personal foul (Clash Peters draws the foul)
4:31		Clash Peters misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:31		Tyson Brown defensive rebound
4:11		Nakavieon White misses two point layup
4:09		Zarique Nutter defensive rebound
4:00	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	23-34
3:42		Adante' Holiman misses two point jump shot
3:40		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
3:35		Nakavieon White blocks Zarique Nutter's two point layup
3:33		Panthers offensive rebound
3:33		TV timeout
3:29		Cesare Edwards turnover (out of bounds)
3:15		Bradley Douglas misses three point jump shot
3:13		Zarique Nutter defensive rebound
3:00		Jelani Hamilton misses two point jump shot
2:58		Collin Kuhl defensive rebound
2:50		Jelani Hamilton shooting foul (Dontae Horne draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
2:50	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-34
2:40		Zarique Nutter offensive foul
2:40		Zarique Nutter turnover (offensive foul)
2:12		Eugene Brown III misses three point jump shot
2:10		Malachi Brown defensive rebound
1:42		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
1:40		Panthers offensive rebound
1:40		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:16		Malik Ferguson personal foul (Dontae Horne draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-34
1:15		Dontae Horne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:15		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
1:01		Tyson Brown shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-35
1:01	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-36
0:47		Eugene Brown III misses two point layup
0:45		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
0:31		Toneari Lane misses two point layup
0:29		Bradley Douglas defensive rebound
0:03		Toneari Lane shooting foul (Adante' Holiman draws the foul)
0:03		Adante' Holiman misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:03	+1	Adante' Holiman makes regular free throw 2 of 3	27-36
0:03	+1	Adante' Holiman makes regular free throw 3 of 3	28-36
0:03		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:01		Toneari Lane misses three point jump shot
0:00		Eagles defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GASO
Eagles
43
GAST
Panthers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
19:44		Tyson Brown defensive rebound
19:32	+2	Tyson Brown makes two point layup (Eren Banks assists)	30-36
19:09		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
19:07		Nick McMullen offensive rebound
19:03	+2	Nick McMullen makes two point jump shot	30-38
18:42		Braylhan Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:40		Tyson Brown offensive rebound
18:40		Nick McMullen blocks Tyson Brown's two point layup
18:38		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point dunk (Toneari Lane assists)	30-40
18:12		Eugene Brown III misses three point jump shot
18:10		Eagles offensive rebound
18:10		Jelani Hamilton personal foul
18:03		Adante' Holiman misses three point jump shot
18:01		Panthers defensive rebound
17:47		Tyson Brown shooting foul (Jelani Hamilton draws the foul)
17:47		Jelani Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:47	+1	Jelani Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-41
17:29		Nakavieon White misses three point jump shot
17:27		Jelani Hamilton defensive rebound
17:14		Jelani Hamilton turnover (bad pass) (Eren Banks steals)
17:09	+2	Nakavieon White makes two point layup (Eren Banks assists)	32-41
16:41	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot (Malachi Brown assists)	32-43
16:24		Nakavieon White turnover (bad pass)
16:03	+3	Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot	32-46
15:37		Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Adante' Holiman draws the foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:37	+1	Adante' Holiman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-46
15:37	+1	Adante' Holiman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-46
15:15	+2	Nick McMullen makes two point layup	34-48
15:02	+2	Adante' Holiman makes two point layup	36-48
14:44	+3	Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot (Jelani Hamilton assists)	36-51
14:28		Adante' Holiman turnover (bad pass) (Cesare Edwards steals)
14:17		Cesare Edwards misses three point jump shot
14:15		Adante' Holiman defensive rebound
14:10	+3	Bradley Douglas makes three point jump shot (Adante' Holiman assists)	39-51
13:46		Jelani Hamilton misses two point jump shot
13:44		Eagles defensive rebound
13:44		Nick McMullen personal foul
13:34	+2	Adante' Holiman makes two point layup	41-51
13:15	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	41-53
12:56	+2	Nakavieon White makes two point layup	43-53
12:33		Nakavieon White shooting foul (Zarique Nutter draws the foul)
12:33	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-54
12:33	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-55
12:15		Bradley Douglas misses two point jump shot
12:13		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
12:05		Collin Kuhl shooting foul (Nick McMullen draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Nick McMullen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-56
12:05		Nick McMullen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:05		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
11:52		Nakavieon White shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Cesare Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:52	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-57
11:36	+3	Eugene Brown III makes three point jump shot (Adante' Holiman assists)	46-57
11:12	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot (Zarique Nutter assists)	46-59
10:51		Eren Banks turnover (lost ball)
10:37	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	46-61
10:23		Malachi Brown shooting foul (Adante' Holiman draws the foul)
10:23	+1	Adante' Holiman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-61
10:23	+1	Adante' Holiman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-61
10:11		Zarique Nutter turnover (traveling)
9:54		Braylhan Thomas misses two point layup
9:52		Tyson Brown offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Tyson Brown makes two point layup	50-61
9:32	+2	Nick McMullen makes two point layup	50-63
9:14		Adante' Holiman offensive foul (Malachi Brown draws the foul)
9:14		Adante' Holiman turnover (offensive foul)
8:46		Malachi Brown misses three point jump shot
8:44		Braylhan Thomas defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Eren Banks makes two point layup	52-63
8:32		Malachi Brown shooting foul (Eren Banks draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Eren Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-63
8:09		Braylhan Thomas personal foul (Nick McMullen draws the foul)
7:58		Jump ball. Zarique Nutter vs. Eren Banks (Eren Banks gains possession)
7:58		Zarique Nutter turnover (lost ball) (Eren Banks steals)
7:58		TV timeout
7:44	+3	Adante' Holiman makes three point jump shot (Tyson Brown assists)	56-63
7:27		Malachi Brown turnover (bad pass) (Eren Banks steals)
7:20		Jelani Hamilton shooting foul (Eren Banks draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Eren Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-63
7:20		Eren Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Clash Peters defensive rebound
7:02		Zarique Nutter misses two point jump shot
7:00		Eren Banks defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Tyson Brown makes two point layup (Nakavieon White assists)	59-63
6:51		Panthers 30 second timeout
6:51		TV timeout
6:34		Malik Ferguson misses three point jump shot
6:32		Adante' Holiman defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Tyson Brown makes two point layup (Nakavieon White assists)	61-63
6:02		Cesare Edwards misses three point jump shot
6:00		Tyson Brown defensive rebound
5:47		Cesare Edwards personal foul (Nakavieon White draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Nakavieon White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-63
5:47		Nakavieon White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:47		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
5:24	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot (Nick McMullen assists)	62-65
4:54		Adante' Holiman misses three point jump shot
4:52		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
4:50	+2	Toneari Lane makes two point layup (Cesare Edwards assists)	62-67
4:28	+2	Adante' Holiman makes two point layup	64-67
4:14		Tyson Brown shooting foul (Zarique Nutter draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
4:14	+1	Zarique Nutter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
3:53	+2	Adante' Holiman makes two point layup	66-69
3:35	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot	66-71
3:20	+3	Nakavieon White makes three point jump shot (Eren Banks assists)	69-71
2:58	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	69-73
2:46	+2	Nakavieon White makes two point layup	71-73
2:29		Zarique Nutter misses two point layup
2:27		Nakavieon White defensive rebound
2:13		Nakavieon White misses three point jump shot
2:11		Zarique Nutter defensive rebound
2:08		Nakavieon White shooting foul (Toneari Lane draws the foul)
2:08		TV timeout
2:08	+1	Toneari Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-74
2:08		Toneari Lane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:08		Tyson Brown defensive rebound
1:43		Nakavieon White misses three point jump shot
1:41		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
1:13		Jelani Hamilton misses three point jump shot
1:11		Zarique Nutter offensive rebound
1:09	+2	Zarique Nutter makes two point layup	71-76
1:09		Tyson Brown shooting foul (Zarique Nutter draws the foul)
1:09		Zarique Nutter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:09		Eren Banks defensive rebound
0:55		Adante' Holiman misses three point jump shot
0:53		Nick McMullen defensive rebound
0:43		Bradley Douglas personal foul (Toneari Lane draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Toneari Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
0:43	+1	Toneari Lane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-78
0:40		Eagles 60 second timeout
0:31		Nakavieon White offensive foul (Jelani Hamilton draws the foul)
0:31		Nakavieon White turnover (offensive foul)
0:19		Braylhan Thomas personal foul (Toneari Lane draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Toneari Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-79
0:19	+1	Toneari Lane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-80
0:17		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:12		Eren Banks misses three point jump shot
0:10		Braylhan Thomas offensive rebound
0:09		Toneari Lane personal foul (Braylhan Thomas draws the foul)
0:09		Braylhan Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:09		Jelani Hamilton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jelani Hamilton defensive rebound