work friends to richmond,s, virginia where we present basketball. georgia state 9-13 taking on 4- 5 rams. twice in the last three years champion. upper classmen lead the way starting the bcu and nba possibles of larry sanders. >> he thought about coming out for the draft after last season is really stepping up over his last five games. he's shooting 70% from the floor. he's 6'11". he's top twenty in the nation in block shots. second in the caa. he protects the rim for the

team. moral of the story, as larry sanders go, so go the rams. >> trey hampton has been on fire. the head coach calls him his most consistent player in a year where he struggled for consistency. >> a smart kid with one degree from georgia state university in sociology. working on another already. they need him to have a big game game. >> two teams. what are the keys for each team to win? >> getting going into transition. both teams like the pressure and the back work. if you are profect the basketball and get out and run that will be between them tonight.

they rock the atmosphere here in richmond, virginia. it is snowing like crazy outside. that means the students have built up this 7500-seat arena to cheer on the rams as the

georgia state panthers. the panthers are now in a tie for 8th place. rams 4-5 tied for fifth with william and mary. here are the starters for tonight's game. >> rodriquez had 21 points. seven assists and three rebounds. dukes only 6'1" five-year senior senior. he averages 13.5 points. he can play both guard positions positions. >> these teams were in the sun belt conference 1976-77 through 79-80 campaign. that was last time georgia state has won. since they have been in the '06

campaign georgia state has lost 11 straight against the a.m. that's the only fault georgia state has failed to beat within the league. there is a good reason. they have been the giant in this league twice in the last three yea . >> they are starting to play better basketball. hit a down stretch in the middle of the season. now won four of the last five games. sent back to a red hot north eastern team last weekend in boston. >> sanders 6'0". the crowd gets loud as the ball is bounced in the air. we are underway for virginia. here comes rodriquez c.a.a.'s best dimes person. come off a great round at bcu. >> bcu was unbelieve trouble the outside. rodriquez lead the way. they have 60% from the field.

on the outside they would not miss. >> beat towsend 112-53. strong left hand. rattles off back left hand. here come the panthers left to right. >> good job to hit the rebound. georgia state has to make here one-shot opportunities. big trouble for the panthers. >> goldston short. here comes brandon the shooter out of virginia. many of the players hail within driving distance. many plays in their aau days. >> i think he got a piece. he was under control. >> rodriquez down for sanders. long. the length of sanders brings it in. here comes the pressure. we'll see this on both sides. >> they within to track bcu's length. i don't know if georgia state

has an answer. >> baseline jumper a tad off. rodriquez a long lob. between the trees of three players sanders nearly converts. still gets the loose ball. air ball. taking by georgia state. sanders trailing. left-handed drive out there. dukes rebound. pinned on the end wide. shovel toward hampton. tipped and loose. now a foul on. early on you could feel the energy from the crowd transferring to the two teams. >> ten inches of snow outside kept some of the patrons away. it also made sure all of the fans would file in from the student section. >> we saw smart on the sidelines. coaching staffs all wearing sneakers part of the coaches versus cancer weekend. cancer awareness being raised

by the sneakers. georgia state is blue. panthers great defensively but they have struggled offensively at times. >> look at their last game. barely got over the half century mark. when they settle for outside shots they don't really have a second answer. >> driving inline. get ups help. jumped him opposite. rodriquez for three. rebound sanders. that's what he can do. given the shot. bizzel takes it right wing. nearly stripped clean by rodriquez. ball pressure a key amount. >> watch how he's all over the floor on both sides. >> hampton back rim and miss. falls away. rebound goes to bcu. >> you have to bring that down and go straight up. >> bizzel goes baseline. changes hands midair. now a 4-2 margin. tripped up. we'll bet a whistle after the

inbound. >> i thought it was a good one. fans don't like the call. he beat him to the spot that time. really, almost helter selter end. neither team able to finish at high rate. bcu had their way with the panthers. >> dukes falling away. inbound buries it. wake forest transfer out of georgia. these teams met last year. met the rams in the second portion. lob goes down to sanders. hampton backing him in. reverse lay in try. whistle first. that was a heck of a ball game

at the c.a.a. tournament. almost a loss by a team that near hi beat ucla. >> between him and larry sanders they were going to strong. sanders had a career night. 20 points. 20 rebounds against george mason. >> bizzel all day. left side three. weak side rebound. bcu. now out there for georgia state. there will be a whistle and foul right of the lane. we have a 4-2 score. it should be a 4-4. with 16:28 to go first half. head coach of georgia state trying to work the far sideline official and a change of a call went from block to offensive. that will go in georgia state's favor. >> sanders got that all out there. little bit of elbow. as a result that's normally automatic offensive foul called. sanders earlier this season

missed a game. suspended against the university of delaware. s that a rough play there. normal inside game certainly the crowd doesn't like it. >> sanders said after his suspension he has grown a new appreciation for basketball playing each game like his last. >> he sure seems like it. you cannot play any better. 9-9 he's averaging. he's shooting 70%. with his race fans, defense just can't challenge the shot. >> i think they are reversing the call again. both officials are sideline chatting with the former national coach of the year during his days at ole miss. they put on the board sanders as his first. looks like they overruled the overrule. it is going back to a blocking foul. >> rod burns was frustrate. vcu coach wanted to see what

was going on. i was surprised the officials are letting barnes give them a piece of his mind. considering the circumstances everybody wants to make sure their two cents is heard. >> student section of bcu reigning down its comments. looks like they are setting up for a bcu inbound. barnes is standing on the three-point. looks like he's being ushered away. they'll go with the blocking call. >> he looks in good spirits. when you are working the official making sure they know you are not pleased but at the same time you don't want them on your bad side this early in the contest. >> also on the floor troy daniels. depth was an issue the first time this year. looks like we might have a whistle and foul line. that's something that rod talked about following the 81-

69 loss for the panthers. they are saying that was an issue. they fought back to get the game within a point and could not convert late. sanders quit shot. another whistle and foul. officials want to grab control of the game. >> they are monitoring it closely. good lob inside. georgia state had lost track of sanders. he is a tough guy to loose track of. he snuck in the basketball. good job by hampton to hold his face for a moment. push as sanders went up for the foul. >> that's hampton's second file. as larry sanders lines up. first free throw good. they'll bring back back forbe

grant they'll bring on 68 h, 265 senior out of russia. georgia state able to fight through it. marcus johnson who took over the point guard duties midway through the season. smaller guard make it in. >> moving to the basket he's warning, good for the taller guy. >> mix son getting penetration. he puts it home. >> with his size he can wait while the defense leaves its seat and goes over top of him. good patience to get the finish. >> georgia state collects itself. looks like a break down of communication for bcu. >> not a ton of -- daniels off

front rim and miss. leaping rebound by gold. georgia state with a 10-8 lead. >> look out if dukes gets going. he averages 13.5 points per game. getting inside not settling for the 20-25-footer. he will go 10-15 feet early on. >> let's go a.m. coursing down was we'll get a whistle at the lane. a bump that knocked off the ball. we'll have a timeout on the floor. 14:49 to go. first half georgia state 10 u 8.

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he brought in a lot of transfers. they have big program guys. couple from ole miss, wake forest, south florida and georgia. >> georgia state leading. 11:44 to go in the first half. shot try swatted out of play. it will be panther ball when we come back. your score at the break georgia state 14. vcu 10. parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something.

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vcu leads the league. georgia state is plus six now. >> foul immediately. lob inbound. boy, are the officials calling a tight one. these teams have to adjust. nikonany -- anycontact will be whistles. >> pressure guards like to get you up the floor. georgia state will need to be physical on the inside against sanders. >> nice to the rim by dukes. he hand faked and pulled the defender. >> dukes moved it without the basketball. easy bucket for georgia who is showing nice court vision. they are playing good team

basketball. >> when these teams clashed last a couple weeks ago had only a couple of turnovers. so far we have had no turnovers . sanders hits it 16-12 georgia state. 10-54 to go in the first half. >> he splits that down the middle between the point guard position and the offguard slot. tonight concentrating on scoring. georgia state has two other players to run up points. >> dukes dribbling high. georgia state has lead by as many as six. in the background is a long deucer in the right corner. rebound vcu. rodriquez working the microphone earlier tonight thanking the fans for braving

the elements on coming out. told the fans they would play hard and dry their darnest to get a win. >> there is a lot of snow going on out there. >> screaming forward to the right side. tries to dump it down the lane. turns it over. three on two. fields barely contained. looks back to duke. into the clutches of duke. rebound of vcu. georgia state leading 16-12. >> how about dukes on the defensive end. when he gets the steal. >> rodriquez gets to the baseline and falls away to drain it. rodriquez listed at 5'10", out of florida. his height is not limited. he's very creative. >> that's the first turnover for eater team in this game. that's not what anybody expected. we thought the pressure would weigh on both teams. >> stands filling up. down low spin move playing with

a couple of fouls. barnes rolling the die a bit putting out a better favorite. >> panthers upset win over north eastern this year. official scorer when he shoots it. 53% from the field. >> rodriquez running point. off the screen from sanders. >> you can't do that. you cannot foul that three- point shooter. rodriquez is a solid outside threat. at the same time you have to close out under control. 27% from the distance this year. better shooter than that. you have to respect the look from the outside. not a guy you want to give contact to on the outside shot. >> that means rodriquez will go to the stripe. rodriquez 90% at the line this year. last week's leagues player of the week.

rodriquez surely convert will whittle it down to a pair. >> good effort from georgia state earlier. will they be able to keep it up? it is their third consecutive road game. they have been on the road away from campus. road games for georgia state is a trick. most of the conference resides in the virginia, maryland, delaware area. difficult for them, to the least. this is a difficult stretch for them. >> vcu is within a point of georgia state. panthers also learned they are not getting out of georgia any earlier than 7:00 tonight. all flights tonight are canceled. >> out of bounds. last touch to georgia state. vcu with the ball and a chance to take the lead. >> full court trap not working on that.

not forcing any turnovers. they switch to a half court trap. sanders comes outside and forces the first give away of the game for the panthers. >> rodriquez lurking in the weak side corner. gets to the rim. left-handed try is good. his teammates call him the most athletic player on the squad. >> nice finish with the hand. they have to find a way to stop that ball. you cannot allow that kind of dribble penetration. they have proved they can make the shots at any point tonight. >> goldston left in the lane. curry free throw line. on the right wing dukes. three to shoot. gets to the elbow.

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larry sanders at the line. converting first on the one. vcu leading georgia state 20-18 on a 10-2 run. >> exciting times in georgia state. if you can not get excited about listening to bill in a couple of minutes you don't

have a pulse. he is a guy who is a great public speaker. he will be a great football coach. >> georgia state basketball wise has lead by as many as six. dukes all by himself. hook try right hand is good. goes over the top of terrance. >> attacking sanders who has the one foul trying to avoid picking up the second. he is not going to come out and contest. second time we seen the soft hand from him. >> getting underneath. foul call knocked down to the floor. that will be free throws for vcu. rams the top scoring offense in c.a.a. georgia state one of the best scoring defenses. third best in the league. 37 in the country. >> that's solid defense.

i tell you what both teams starting to play better offensively. georgia state 48% for the field. we have seen a lot of intense ball pressure from both defenses out on the perimeter. the obvious answer to that is to go back door. georgia state too successful back door playups. he's earning himself a trip to the line. >> 69% shooter. drains them both. panthers trail by three. nice hand pick by sanders. you get sanders one-on-one, kevin lott a savvy, defensive player but sanders is too smooth. >> not really much you can do. all the credit there has to go to him for knocking down the free throw. not relaxing. saw the inbound pass was coming. he attacked it. got the steal.

i don't know how he find sanders. >> sanders converts. now the 7'7" wingspan pressuring lott. he has to call timeout. 7:06 to go first half. vcu leading gas state 6-20. georgia state had commanded this game to the half. vcu, that's what the pressure of the rams can do. it is overwhelming at times each for the best of teams. >> 16-4 for the a.m. they are not forcing a ton of turn overs. what they are doing is taking georgia state out of the rhythm. seven minutes into the l of a

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length with the midrange game. when you can step outside a little bit more than vcu's defense is willing to come, that takes a way the length. >> ali 6'4", 180 red shirt sophomore who calls atlanta his hometown and current residents. getting some of his first minutes. vcu up by six. left stroke is good. one of many lefties on the georgia state team. thats to first triple for either squad. >> there is the triple you were look for. it comes at a big moment for georgia state. >> georgia state has now made a three in 441 consecutive games. last time they did not was in 1995. rodriquez along two. miss. sanders able to get the rebound. shot out there. now a clean rejection by

georgia state. out of bounds by vcu. left side free. vcu. rams lead 9-23. five to go in the first. >> vcu making a hustle. georgia state making hustle plays in the early going of this game. >> ali pressured hard. fouled shy of mid court. who gets this call? >> this will go on though use. sanders has one. it will be a 1-1 georgia state first free throw tries of the game.

lanes into contact. >> as he attacked on the inside a lot of players would have forced that upright away. letting defense clear then going up into the moving defender who does not have position. automatic foul call. great job by though use to earn his way to the clarett. >> this foul will go on fields. it has been double bonus for a while as the first free throw is not there. vcu ranks amuck the top two in the league in scorings, three pointing shooting, three pointers made, assist, steals, assist to turnover ratio. >> they are only 6-4 in conference play end everything the game. they don't play with a ton of consistency. they are under achieving a little bit.

earlier this the year he didn't like the team's intensity or effort. lately the effort has been better. their approach to the game at times. has been off. the ball hasn't moved quite as much as he'd like to see. tonight we are seeing good ball movement. >> georgia state trying to get back into it. johnson dribbles inside mid court. jumper with seconds on the timer. 30-55. >> how nice is it to have multiple guys who can hand over a basketball. you can see that ball movement skill there. ability to spin in the lane and still nowhere the basket was to get the quick release off.

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>> having a student presence like vcu has here tonight. and like georgia state when the panthers are home down in atlanta. as georgia state has ball with three and a half to go in the first. dukes taking the air out a bit. justin side of mid court. only a six-point margin. on the wing. guarded tightly. trying to post. pulling away. jumper not there. >> rodriquez rebound. >> that may be a step or two further outside. >> nice shovel. left block. that's been another big issue when they are pulling away. >> they have been able to get past that outside level of the gas state defense. everybody cl