Williams scores 19, Georgia St. tops Louisiana Monroe 77-69
MONROE, La. -- Kane Williams scored 19 points -- going 13-for-14 at the foul line -- and Georgia State held off Louisiana-Monroe 77-69 on Saturday, holding onto second place in the Sun Belt Conference.
Corey Allen added 15 points and Damon Wilson 14 as Georgia State (16-9, 9-5) pulled away from the Warhawks (6-17, 2-12) in the second half.
Tyree White scored 19 and Michael Ertel 17 for Louisiana-Monroe, which has lost 10 straight games. The Warhawks were within a point, 32-31, early in the second half before Georgia State launched an 11-0 run. Louisiana-Monroe trailed by as many as 16 but fought back to 63-58 with 3:11 remaining. Allen hit a jumper and a 3, pushing the lead back to double-digits.
Georgia State takes on Appalachian State at home on Thursday. Louisiana-Monroe plays Troy on the road on Thursday.
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2020-2021 Sun Belt Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Georgia State | 8-4 | - | 14-5 |
Coastal Carolina | 9-5 | - | 15-6 |
South Alabama | 10-7 | 0.5 | 16-10 |
Appalachian State | 7-8 | 2.5 | 13-11 |
Georgia Southern | 7-9 | 3 | 13-12 |
Troy | 4-12 | 6 | 10-16 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
Texas State | 12-3 | - | 18-6 |
Louisiana | 10-7 | 3 | 16-8 |
UT Arlington | 9-8 | 4 | 13-12 |
Arkansas State | 7-8 | 5 | 10-12 |
Little Rock | 7-11 | 6.5 | 11-14 |
UL Monroe | 5-13 | 8.5 | 7-18 |