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FINALGeorgia Southern 33, Georgia State 41GAST covered -2.5CLOSED GAST -2.5

Highlights

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Scoring plays

13 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Jalen White 4 Yd Run (Alex Raynor Kick)

13:42
7-0
Passing Touchdown

Robert Lewis 14 Yd pass from Darren Grainger (Michael Hayes Kick)

11:27
7-7
Field Goal Good

Michael Hayes 23 Yd Field Goal

4:00
7-10
Field Goal Good

Michael Hayes 41 Yd Field Goal

0:52
7-13
Q2
Field Goal Good

Alex Raynor 35 Yd Field Goal

12:44
10-13
Rushing Touchdown

Jamyest Williams 6 Yd Run (Michael Hayes Kick)

10:02
10-20
Passing Touchdown

Jamari Thrash 53 Yd pass from Darren Grainger (Michael Hayes Kick)

3:34
10-27
Passing Touchdown

Derwin Burgess Jr. 1 Yd pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex Raynor Kick)

0:53
17-27
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Tucker Gregg 3 Yd Run (Michael Hayes Kick)

10:10
17-34
Passing Touchdown

Khaleb Hood 15 Yd pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex Raynor Kick)

7:29
24-34
Passing Touchdown

Amare Jones 24 Yd pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex Raynor PAT blocked)

2:22
30-34
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Tucker Gregg 33 Yd Run (Michael Hayes Kick)

13:04
30-41
Field Goal Good

Alex Raynor 25 Yd Field Goal

8:26
33-41

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Grainger helps send Georgia State past Georgia Southern

ATLANTA -- - Darren Grainger threw for a pair of touchdowns and Tucker Gregg ran for two scores and Georgia State held off Georgia Southern 41-33 on Saturday. The Panthers (2-4, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) built a pair of 17-point leads at 27-10 and 34-17 before Georgia Southern (3-3, 0-2) closed to within four when Kyle Vantrease threw a 15-yard scoring pass to Khaleb Hood with 7:29 left in the third quarter, Five minutes later, Vantrease threw a 24-yard touchdown to Amare Jones and the extra-point was blocked to reduce the deficit to 34-30. The Panthers countered, and Tucker Gregg's 33-yard scoring run sealed it. Gregg ran for 111 yards on 22 carries, and Jamyest Williams totaled 129 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. With 335 yards rushing, the Panthers have run for 200-plus yards in 12 of the last 14 games.

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Top performers

GASO
PASSINGKyle Vantrease30/49, 360 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT
RUSHINGJalen White17 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGKhaleb Hood11 REC, 122 YDS, 1 TD
GAST
PASSINGDarren Grainger16/25, 186 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJamyest Williams16 CAR, 129 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJamari Thrash5 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

GASO · GAST
451
TOTAL YARDS
522
360
PASSING
186
91
RUSHING
336
26
1ST DOWNS
26
8-14
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4-14
5
TURNOVERS
1
7-60
PENALTIES
10-108
28:15
POSSESSION
31:45

CENTER PARC STADIUM, ATLANTA · ATTENDANCE 20,109

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