Georgia State wins third straight over Samford

ATLANTA - Nate Williams and Thomas Terrell were embarrassed by their last game, never mind that Georgia State won it by 19 points. <br> <br> The Panthers&#39; two leading scorers combined for eight points against Jacksonville State Saturday, so Monday was redemption time. <br> <br> Williams scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds as Georgia State beat Samford 60-48 Monday night, the third straight win for the Panthers. <br> <br> ``The last game was our worst game ever,&#39;&#39; said Williams, who scored 14 points in the second half, including three straight baskets in the final two minutes to put the game away. <br> <br> ``We were talking in a timeout and I just told them to get the ball to me. I did something with it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Samford (11-10 overall, 8-5 Atlantic Sun Conference) dropped its third straight game, the Bulldogs&#39; first three-game conference losing streak in five years. <br> <br> Terrell scored 14, asserting himself for 12 in the first half, and Bam Campbell 10 for Georgia State. <br> <br> The Bulldogs struggled to 35.8 percent shooting for the game and had just two players score in double figures. <br> <br> ``We played pretty good defense the final five minutes and we showed some points on offense,&#39;&#39; said Georgia State coach Lefty Driesell, who notched his 774th career victory. <br> <br> Harper led Samford with 11 points and Green added 10. <br> <br> Georgia State (12-8, 8-5) did not trail in the opening period and led by as many as 13 before intermission. <br> <br> Terrell&#39;s 3-pointer with 4:48 to go capped a 15-4 run and gave the Panthers a 30-17 lead, but Samford outscored them 9-2 the rest of the half to trim the margin to six. <br> <br> The Bulldogs scored the first seven points of the second half, taking their first lead on Corey Green&#39;s hook shot with 18:18 left. <br> <br> Samford never led by more than two points, and pulled even for the last time with 9:52 to play, when Eddie Harper&#39;s steal and layup evened the score at 43. <br> <br> Terrell&#39;s jump shot with 6:09 left capped an 8-0 run that put the Panthers ahead for good, as Samford went 6:31 without a field goal.