The Georgia State Panthers (11-13, 5-7 Sun Belt) pay a visit to Harrisonburg, Virginia and the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Thursday for a Sun Belt Conference clash with the James Madison Dukes (22-3, 9-3 Sun Belt). Georgia State defeated Miami (OH) 73-53 last Saturday and has won two straight. However, the Panthers are five games behind first place in the conference standings. James Madison defeated the Akron Zips 73-59 last Saturday and the Dukes have won four straight. James Madison is one game behind Sun Belt co-leaders Appalachian State and Troy. Georgia State does not have any players on its injury report, but James Madison will play without Quincy Allen.
Georgia State is 79th in the nation in scoring with an average of 78.1 points per game, while shooting 44.2% (213th) overall and 32.3% (263rd) from 3-point territory. Georgia State is shooting 75.1% from the free throw line which is 50th in the nation. Georgia State's offense is led by Lucas Taylor with an average of 14.5 points per year. Toneari Lane is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.2 points per game. Georgia State has two other players averaging double figures in scoring. Dwon Odom is the leader in assists with an average of 4.4 dishes per contest.
The Panthers are allowing an average of 74.3 points per game which is 254th. Georgia State is allowing opponents to shoot 42.4 (110th) overall and 28.4% (8th) from 3-point land. Georgia State averages 38.3 rebounds pe r game led by Jay’Den Turner with an average of 8.7 boards per game. Turner is the leader in steals with an average of 1.2 per game and Edward Nnamoko is the rim protector with an average of 0.7 blocked shots per game.