1 | 2 | T | |
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UTA | 31 | 28 | 59 |
GASO | 29 | 45 | 74 |
Brown leads the way, Georgia Southern bounces UTA 74-59
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Tookie Brown scored 23 points as Georgia Southern got off to a slow start but dominated the second half to beat UT Arlington 74-59 in Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday night.
UT Arlington sprinted to a 21-8 lead before the Eagles rallied to close to 31-29 at the half. Georgia Southern's Ike Smith hit a jumper to open the second period and Mike Hughes nailed a 3 for a 34-31 lead. Smith added another jumper in a 7-0 run to open the half. The Eagles pushed their advantage to 66-55 with 2:37 left following Jake Allsmiller's trey.
Quan Jackson hit 3 of 3 from distance for 12 points, Hughes added 11 and Smith finished with 10 points and six rebounds for Georgia Southern (15-7, 6-3).
Kevin Hervey had 29 points to lead UT Arlington (13-10, 4-6) which has lost three of its last four games. Link Kabadyundi added eight points with a career-high 11 rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Art Vaulk
- Sean Casady
- Hunter Allen
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Abilene Christian | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Troy | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |