VIDEO: R.J. Hunter Hits Game-Winner For Georgia State
By Jacob Rude
For most of the second half, it looked like the Georgia State Panthers was out of luck. Then R.J. Hunter happened.
Scoring 12 of 13 points in a 13-0 run to close the game, star guard R.J. Hunter buried the BOMB for three to put Georgia State up by one with 2.6 seconds left
It’s a shot that would make T.J. Sorrentine proud.
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The run started with Georgia State down 56-44 with 2:39 to play. Hunter hit a pair of free throws, then hit a three-pointer, then a jumper, and then a lay-up all in 1:19 seconds to cut the deficit to 56-53. After some missed jumpers from both teams, Georgia State’s Isaiah Dennis hit a free throw to cut it to a two-point game.
After a missed free throw from Baylor’s Kenny Chery, Georgia State corralled the rebound and set up the three-pointer to win the game.
The win propped off an improbably comeback and sent the second 3-seeded Big 12 home in the first round, with Iowa State joining them in the collapse on Thursday, losing to UAB.
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