By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
ATLANTA, Ga. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – For the first time this season, Green Bay (5-2) did not score first on Thursday night, and it turned out to be a sign of things to come as the Phoenix offense struggled and Georgia State (6-2) returned home with a 72-48 victory at the GSU Sports Arena.
The game was tied 4-4 early as the teams traded baskets, but the Panthers rattled off a 15-2 run over the next six-plus minutes to lead 19-6 and led by double digits for the rest of the night.
Georgia State made things worse for its guests late in the half, tallying the final 11 points to lead 42-18 at intermission. The Panthers made 18-of-29 shots in the opening 20 minutes and Green Bay knocked down only 8-of-29.
Senior Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) led the Phoenix out of halftime by nailing a trio of three-pointers in the first few minutes to cut the lead to 15, but Georgia State immediately responded with a 10-0 run.
Sykes finished with 16 points to lead the Phoenix, but the visitors did not have another player reach double figures. Green Bay finished the game 15-of-52 from the field for just 28.8 percent, including 4-of-15 from the three-point line.
Georgia State's impressive backcourt of R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow led the way for the Panthers, scoring 26 and 17 points, respectively.
The Phoenix stays on the road and heads further south to Florida on Saturday, playing at No. 15/15 Miami (8-0) at 1 p.m. CST.
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