DELAND, Fla. (AP) Karl Hollingsworth and Borislav Djordjic combined for 39 points to lead Stetson to a 79-70 victory over Georgia State on Saturday night.
Hollingsworth scored 20 points mostly on 7-of-12 shooting for Stetson (2-2, 1-1 Atlantic Sun Conference) and Djordjic made eight-of-15 shots on his way to 19 points.
Djordjic also led Stetson's 43-28 advantage on the boards with 14 rebounds. Anthony Register added 11 points and six assists, while Will Holloman chipped in with 10 points for the Hatters.
Marcus Brown led Georgia State with 22 points and paced the Panthers (2-4, 0-2) with eight rebounds. Kevin Thomas had 14 points for Georgia State and Tikoyo Barnett added 13.
Djordjic scored 12 points in the first half and gave Stetson a 23-21 lead with 7:33 to play. The Hatters never relinquished the lead.
The Panthers got within 10 points in the final minutes, cutting the Hatters' lead to five points at 75-70 on two free throws by Brown with 38 seconds left.
Stetson scored the final four points from the free throw line as Register and Djordjic each converted a pair of free throws. The Hatters made 15 of their last 18 free throws to protect their lead.
