Georgia State beats Georgia Southern to win Sun Belt title, NCAA tournament bid
New Orleans, LA - R.J. Hunter made two free throws with 21.6 seconds remaining to lift Georgia State to a 38-36 win over Georgia Southern in Sunday's Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game.
Georgia State's 38 points: fewest by conference title-game winner since 2001 (George Mason 35, UNC Wilmington 33, CAA)
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Hunter, averaging 20.1 points per game, finished with nine in the low-scoring final.
Kevin Ware was the only player to reach double figures in points, finishing with 18 for top-seeded Georgia State (24-9), which earned its third NCAA Tournament berth and first since 2001.
The Panthers lost in overtime to Louisiana-Lafayette in last year's title game.
Trent Wiedeman and Jelani Hewitt each had eight points for the second-seeded Eagles (22-9), who were held to 22.9 percent shooting.
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