Georgia State sails by Louisiana-Lafayette, 75-64

Georgia State sails by Louisiana-Lafayette, 75-64

Published Jan. 24, 2015 5:14 p.m. ET

ATLANTA (AP) Ryan Harrow scored 19 points and R.J. Hunter scored 13 to become Georgia State's career scoring leader in a 75-64 victory over Louisiana Lafayette on Saturday.

Hunter, who surpassed Rodney Hamilton's career total of 1,515 points, also had seven rebounds and seven assists.

Kevin Ware finished with 11 points off the bench and Markus Crider had 10 points and six boards for the Panthers (13-7, 6-3 Sun Belt Conference), who shot 51.9 percent from the field while holding Louisiana Lafayette to just 33.9 percent.

Georgia State had a 16-4 run midway through the first half and led 32-18 at the break.

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Shawn Long led the Ragin' Cajuns (11-9, 5-4) with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Jay Wright added 14 points for Louisiana-Lafayette, which has lost four of its last five.

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