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Georgia St. looks strong in opening win

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Posted 7:51AM on Sunday 24th November 2002 ( 22 years ago )
ATLANTA - Coach Lefty Driesell became the first NCAA basketball coach to win 100 or more games at four different schools as Georgia State beat North Carolina A&T 76-44 on Saturday. <br> <br> Lamont McIntosh led Georgia State (1-0) with 22 points. Cedrick Patton added 15 and Trello Galloway had an 11-point, five rebound debut. <br> <br> Driesell, in his sixth year at Georgia State, has 783 career wins to rank fourth all-time behind only Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp and Bob Knight in Division I wins. <br> <br> ``Every game Coach Driesell coaches he wants to win, so his record is no surprise,&#39;&#39; McIntosh noted. ``We have been practicing well and every game we play is important, so we came out focused and ready.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Steven Koger led North Carolina A&T (0-1) with 11 points. North Carolina didn&#39;t shoot any free throws.

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