Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, January 30
Huntington, W.Va
7 p.m.
Marshall University
13-10,6-4Sun Belt
81
vs
85
Georgia State
8-14,4-6Sun Belt
1
2
F
Georgia St.
51
34
85
Marshall
37
44
81
Herd Men’s Basketball Sees Comeback Fall Short Against Panthers
1/30/2025 10:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Anochili-Killen registered 1,500th career point
Box Score (PDF) | Championship Fund
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (13-10, 6-4 SBC) nearly overcame a 20-point second-half deficit in an 85-81 loss to the Georgia State Panthers (8-14, 4-6 SBC) Thursday night in the Cam Henderson Center.
"Hats off to Georgia State. They came to win a basketball game tonight, and it showed from the tip," Herd Men's Basketball Head Coach Corny Jackson said. "We talked about playing harder, playing tougher (in the second half). They got a lot of rhythm shots to start off. We knew they were going to go into the post, but our guards didn't help out either in terms of pressing the ball."
Obinna Anochili-Killen became just the 20th player in program history to reach 1,500 career points with a 22-point game on a 9-for-13 shooting night, including 2-for-5 from three. Dezayne Mingo tallied a team-high 23 points and seven assists.
The Herd registered its fifth straight game of at least four double-figure scorers as Jalen Speer had 15 and Mikal Dawson added 12.
Marshall trailed Georgia State by 20, 68-48, with 13:28 left in the game. MU rallied with a 9-0 run with five points from Anochili-Killen, a layup by Dawson and a jumper from Speer to cut the Panthers advantage to 11, 68-57, with 11:19 on the clock.
After GSU answered with five points, Marshall answered with 11 of the next 13 points scored to trail 75-68 with just over eight minutes remaining.
The Herd continued to chip away at the deficit until an Anochili-Killen triple cut it to one possession at 83-81 with 16 ticks on the scoreboard. Georgia State's Toneari Lane hit a pair of free throws with six seconds left to hold off the Green and White's comeback.
MU held GSU scoreless on second-chance points outscoring the visitors 8-0 in the category and taking the offensive glass 10-5.
UP NEXT
Marshall closes out the weekend at 4 p.m. on Saturday against Coastal Carolina in the Cam Henderson Center.
For all the latest information about Marshall Men's Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (13-10, 6-4 SBC) nearly overcame a 20-point second-half deficit in an 85-81 loss to the Georgia State Panthers (8-14, 4-6 SBC) Thursday night in the Cam Henderson Center.
"Hats off to Georgia State. They came to win a basketball game tonight, and it showed from the tip," Herd Men's Basketball Head Coach Corny Jackson said. "We talked about playing harder, playing tougher (in the second half). They got a lot of rhythm shots to start off. We knew they were going to go into the post, but our guards didn't help out either in terms of pressing the ball."
Obinna Anochili-Killen became just the 20th player in program history to reach 1,500 career points with a 22-point game on a 9-for-13 shooting night, including 2-for-5 from three. Dezayne Mingo tallied a team-high 23 points and seven assists.
The Herd registered its fifth straight game of at least four double-figure scorers as Jalen Speer had 15 and Mikal Dawson added 12.
Marshall trailed Georgia State by 20, 68-48, with 13:28 left in the game. MU rallied with a 9-0 run with five points from Anochili-Killen, a layup by Dawson and a jumper from Speer to cut the Panthers advantage to 11, 68-57, with 11:19 on the clock.
After GSU answered with five points, Marshall answered with 11 of the next 13 points scored to trail 75-68 with just over eight minutes remaining.
The Herd continued to chip away at the deficit until an Anochili-Killen triple cut it to one possession at 83-81 with 16 ticks on the scoreboard. Georgia State's Toneari Lane hit a pair of free throws with six seconds left to hold off the Green and White's comeback.
MU held GSU scoreless on second-chance points outscoring the visitors 8-0 in the category and taking the offensive glass 10-5.
UP NEXT
Marshall closes out the weekend at 4 p.m. on Saturday against Coastal Carolina in the Cam Henderson Center.
For all the latest information about Marshall Men's Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Team Stats
GSU
Marsh
FG%
.618
.485
3FG%
.500
.400
FT%
.889
.714
RB
31
27
TO
18
13
STL
7
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
10
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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