Release from Georgia State Athletics:

Old Dominion overcame an eight-point deficit with under six minutes to play, holding Georgia State scoreless to send the game into overtime before earning a 58-54 win over the Panthers on Wednesday night.

Old Dominion had a chance to win it in regulation, but Denzell Taylor missed a pair of free throws with 0.4 seconds to play and despite Georgia State taking a 54-52 lead with 2:14 to play in extra time, the Monarchs finished the game on a 6-0 run to earn the win.

Georgia State (6-3) saw its five-game winning streak snapped, while Old Dominion, which is receiving votes in both the AP and ESPN/Coaches Top 25 polls improved to 8-1.

Junior R.J. Hunter finished with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, but managed to go just 1-of-8 from 3-point range as the Panthers were held to 13.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

Hunter had a 3-point attempt with four seconds remaining bounce off the rim before ODU added one final lay-up at the end of the game.

“I would be lying if I didn’t say this one hurt,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “We gave ourselves multiple opportunities to win but gave up too many rebounds, especially on the offensive glass. We tip our cap to Old Dominion as they are a very good team and we move on to our next game on Sunday.”

After trailing 42-39 with 11:45 to play, Georgia State responded with an 11-0 run holding Old Dominion scoreless for more than eight minutes to build a 50-42 lead with 5:55 to play on a free throw by Ryan Harrow.

Harrow finished the game with 16 points and six assists, but the Panthers were held scoreless until 2:57 to play in overtime, a stretch of nearly nine minutes.

Old Dominion was led by Trey Freeman who scored 21 points, including 19 in the second half and overtime. Aaron Bacote added 14 points and seven rebounds, while Richard Ross pulled down 11 rebounds.

The Monarchs outrebounded the Panthers 53-35, including 20-10 on the offensive glass.

Senior Curtis Washington came off the bench to score five points and grab six rebounds for the Panthers. Junior Markus Crider added 11 points and six rebounds.

Georgia State took an early 20-9 lead with 8:30 to play in the first half as the Panthers made nine of their first 12 shots. Over the same span, the Panther defense held the Monarchs to just 4-of-17 shooting from the floor.

Old Dominion responded with a 7-0 run to cut Georgia State’s lead to 22-19 before a dunk and free throw by Washington with 3:27 to play in the first half built the Panthers lead back to six.

The Panthers led 27-23 at the half despite not making a field goal the final 3:27 of the opening period.

Old Dominion took its first lead of the game, 37-35, on a Jonathan Arledge jumper with 15:10 to play in the game. Arledge finished with eight points and nine rebounds.

Hunter made his 72^nd career start which moved him into the top 10 in Georgia State history. His 3-pointer gave him 200 for his career, only the second Panther to accomplish the feat.