Georgia State pulls away to beat Wright State 59-46

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Jeff Thomas scored 12, Markus Crider had 10 points and eight boards, and Georgia State beat Wright State 59-46 on Friday night.

Georgia State (4-2) pulled away with a 19-7 stretch to start the second half, making nine of its first 10 field-goal attempts to lead 43-27 on T.J. Shipes layup with 11:15 left.

Wright State (3-5) got within 51-44 on Justin Mitchell's free throws with 2:53 left. The Panthers made all six free throws from there and the Raiders would get no closer.

JT Yoho was 3 of 6 from 3-point range with 15 points to lead Wright State, which shot 9 of 21 from distance. Georgia State shot 52.4 percent from the field, attempting only eight 3-pointers.

The Panthers took the lead for good with a 5-0 run on Thomas's 3-pointer and Crider's dunk to close the first half up 24-20.

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Miller gives North Dakota St 74-73 win over Arkansas State

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Paul Miller scored 23 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left, and North Dakota State rallied to beat Arkansas State 74-73 Friday night.

A.J. Jacobson, who had the key play to set up Miller's winner, stole the inbounds pass to seal the win.

The Bison (5-2) trailed 73-68 when Sean Gardner made two free throws for Arkansas State (2-6) with 58 seconds left. The Bison missed a shot, but Anthony Livingston missed a pair of free throws for the Red Wolves.

Carlin Dupree made the first of two free throws for the Bison with 41 seconds left but Dexter Werner grabbed the offensive rebound and scored the putback to make it 73-71 with 40 seconds to plays. With 12 seconds left Jacobson, who scored 18, drew an offensive foul on Livingston, setting up the winner.

Livingston finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds for Arkansas State and Gardner had 16 points.