Georgia State 80, at Marshall 84

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Interstat) — In a frantic Sun Belt Conference opener that saw 15 lead changes and was decided in the final seconds, Marshall outlasted Georgia State 84-80 on Wednesday afternoon at Cam Henderson Center. The game, played before a New Year’s Eve crowd of 3,684, was a tale of two halves and ultimately decided by Marshall’s superior three-point shooting and a critical late-game sequence. The Thundering Herd connected on 12 of 30 attempts from beyond the arc, while the Panthers managed just 6 of 23. Georgia State controlled the first half, leveraging active defense to build a lead. The… Read more...