Georgia St. 71, Utah Valley St. 68

Georgia St. 71, Utah Valley St. 68

Published Dec. 17, 2011 11:52 p.m. ET

Devonta White scored 17 points and Jihad Ali added 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Georgia State to a 71-68 victory against Utah Valley on Saturday night.

Josh Micheaux had 12 points and eight rebounds and Eric Buckner 10 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers (8-3), who tied a school record with their eighth straight win.

Geddes Robinson had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Wolverines (6-6). Holton Hunsaker scored 14 points and Isiah Williams 12.

Hunsaker's 3-pointer got Utah Valley within 70-68 with 12 seconds remaining, and after an Ali free throw, the Wolverines had a chance for the last shot. But Ali stole the ball from Williams with three seconds left.

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Georgia State never trailed after a White jumper 50 seconds into the second half.

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