Panthers scorch North Carolina Central with 70.2% shooting
Toneari Lane, Nick McMullen and Zarique Nutter each put up at least 20 points to help lead Georgia State over visiting North Carolina Central 93-79 Friday.
The Panthers shot 70.2% from the field, the second-best performance in program history.
Lane led the Panthers (3-2) with 23 points. McMullen added a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Nutter chipped in with 20 points and six rebounds.
The Georgia State offense was very productive from 3-point distance, knocking down nine of 17 attempts. Lane led the team with four.
After falling behind 38-27, Georgia State went on a 14-0 run with 3:57 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Nutter, to take a 41-38 lead. The Panthers entered halftime with a 43-38 advantage.
Following intermission, Georgia State kept widening that lead, expanding it to 53-47 before going on an 8-0 run to grow the lead to 61-47 with 12:05 to go in the contest.
