Louisiana Tech 86, Georgia State 68
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ATLANTA, Ga. - The Louisiana Tech (7-1) men's basketball team fell behind early in the game 14-7, but the Bulldogs cruised to their seventh straight win behind guard Raheem Appleby's career-high 34 points in an 86-68 final over Georgia State (3-4) on Friday night at the GSU Sports Arena.

GSU's guard R.J. Hunter opened the game with seven of the Panthers first nine points. After the first media timeout was called with 13:29 to go in the first stanza, the Bulldogs erupted for a 34-16 run to close the half and take the lead going into the locker room 44-30.

The scoring combo of Appleby and Cordarius Johnson accounted for 33 of the `Dogs first half points, including four three-pointers by Johnson.
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Utah 74, Texas State 69
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San Marcos, Texas – Texas State (3-4) men's basketball dropped a 74-69 decision to Utah (5-2) tonight at Strahan Coliseum. Joel Wright scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the Bobcats couldn't pull off the victory.

Senior Matt Staff also recorded a double-double. The big man finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Vonn Jones chipped in 16 points.

Tonight's game was a back and forth battle with seven lead changes and 10 ties. The last tie came with eight minutes to go in the game when Corey Stern drained a three-pointer from the top of the arc. Texas State then took a one point lead on a V. Jones free throw. It would be the last lead for the home team however, as the Utes led by as many as 11 points with 22 seconds remaining.
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