Georgia State wins, gives Hunter coaching milestone

Dec 10, 2017, 04:14 pm

ATLANTA -- Willie Clayton scored 11 points and had 15 rebounds and Georgia State beat Division-II Georgia Southwestern 83-52 on Saturday to give Ron Hunter a coaching milestone.

Hunter won his 108th game at Georgia State, the most in school history, in his sixth season and became the seventh Division-I coach to become the all-time wins leader at multiple schools. Hunter spent 17 years at IUPUI where he won 274 games.

Clayton put together his 19th career double-double. Devin Mitchell, with four 3-pointers, added 13 points and Malik Benlevi 12 for the Panthers (5-3), winners of four of their last five.

Georgia State led 39-22 at halftime then began the second half on a 25-9 run. The Panthers shot 50 percent, were 11 of 24 from the arc, had a 43-22 rebounding advantage and turned 18 turnovers, including 10 steals, into 24 points.

Brandon Price and Tyrone Wooten scored 14 points each for the Hurricanes (1-5).