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The Georgia Bulldogs and Georgia State Panthers are headed to the big dance.

The Georgia Bulldogs were seeded 10th in the East region. They will go against the 7th seeded Michigan State in Charlotte on Friday. The Bulldogs (21-11) were defeated by Arkansas 60-49 in the SEC Tournament semifinal.

Georgia State (24-9), in its second season in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, will make its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2001.

Kevin Ware scored 18 points for Georgia State, the only double-figure scorer in the low-scoring game, while Hunter finished with nine.

Jelani Hewitt had eight points to lead Georgia Southern (22-9).

Hunter was fouled after grabbing an offensive rebound of Ware's missed jumper. Georgia Southern's Curtis Diamond missed a 3-point attempt with 7 seconds left but tracked down the rebound and called a timeout as he jumped out of bounds with 5.1 seconds left. Eric Ferguson took Georgia Southern's final shot, missing from the left side.

Georgia State coach Ron Hunter was injured during the celebration after the game and had to be helped off the court. He did return to be with his team as they continued the celebration.

Contributors: WXIA-TV

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