Charleston holds the line against Georgia State, 84-80

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Grant Riller was perfect from the free throw line and Jaylen Richard converted three of four free throws in the final 25 seconds of the game to allow Charleston to hold off Georgia State, 84-80 in a nonleague game Saturday that lived up to its pregame hype.
The game pitted the Cougars, ranked No. 17 in one preseason Mid-Major poll, and Georgia State, the two-time defending Sun Belt Conference champions.
Georgia State took the lead with 9:23 left in the game on a 6-0