Tyree White drive vs. Georgia State 2020
Mandela Jones
62
La.-Monroe ULM 6-10,2-5 Sun Belt
84
Winner Georgia St. GSU 12-6,5-2 Sun Belt
La.-Monroe ULM
6-10,2-5 Sun Belt
62
Final
84
Georgia St. GSU
12-6,5-2 Sun Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
La.-Monroe ULM 32 30 62
Georgia St. GSU 37 47 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

ULM Falters in Second Half, Falls at Georgia State, 84-62

ATLANTA – Justin Roberts hit 7-of-9 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 23 points to lead Georgia State to an 84-62 victory over ULM Saturday while extending the Panthers' home-court winning streak to 14 games.
 
Georgia State (12-6, 5-2 Sun Belt) shot 62 percent (18-of-29) from the field in the second half, including 70 percent (7-of-10) from behind the 3-point arc, to break open a close game. The Panthers outscored ULM, 47-30, after the intermission.
 
"Credit Georgia State because they have tremendous offensive firepower," ULM head coach Keith Richard said. "That's the most-talented team we've played so far, especially on the offensive end. They have a lot of weapons on the floor, so they're hard to slow down.
 
"I thought we played great in the first half and were down by five, but we couldn't sustain it in the second half."
 
GSU raced out to a 14-8 lead on Chris Clerkley's fast-break layup off a turnover with 14:26 to play in the first half, but JD Williams hit a 15-foot jumper from the left baseline and Tyree White followed with a baseline drive for a layup and two free throws as ULM tied the score at 14-all with 11:44 on the clock. The Panthers connected on four of their next five field-goal attempts during a 12-3 run and took a 26-17 lead on a layup by Nelson Phillips. GSU extended its lead to 11 at 34-23 on a pair of free throws from Joe Jones III with 4:52 remaining. Michael Ertel's 3-pointer from the right corner sparked a 9-3 run as the Warhawks trimmed their halftime deficit to 37-32 as Erie Olonade buried a step-back 3 from the left wing with :05 left in the opening half.
 
Roberts hit 5-of-6 field-goal attempts, including 4-of-5 3s, for 14 first-half points.  
 
The Panthers opened the second half with a 26-7 run to extend their lead to 63-39 on Kavonte Ivery's 3-pointer from the top of the circle. GSU led by as many as 27 points on five occasions in the second half.
 
Three other Panthers joined Roberts in double figures as Corey Allen scored 18 points and Phillips and Damon Wilson each added 11.
 
For the game, GSU hit 30-of-52 field-goal attempts (58 percent), including 13-of-23 3-pointers (57 percent). ULM went 20-of-51 (39 percent) from the field, including 5-of-15 (33 percent) from 3-point range. The Panthers outrebounded the Warhawks, 31-25, and held a 24-5 advantage in fast-break points.
 
Tyree White led ULM (6-10, 2-5) with a career-high 21 points, with 14 of those coming in the first half. White, who made 6-of-11 shots from the floor and 9-of-11 from the free-throw line, also matched his career best with nine rebounds.
 
"Tyree White played a great first half," Richard said. "Tyree really helped us, and we needed it. He was one of the major reasons why we were close at halftime.
 
"We keep looking for a third consistent scorer, and as we move forward that will be important."
 
The Warhawks also got 14 points from Williams and 10 from Ertel.
 
"That was a tough road trip (0-3) and a tough second half this afternoon," Richard said. "But, it is what it is. We have to remain positive because we've got two big home games next week. It's important to keep plowing away."
 
ULM returns to Fant-Ewing Coliseum for a two-game homestand against Texas State (Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m.) and UT Arlington (Saturday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m.).
 
 
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