| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GASO | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| LR | 30 | 31 | 61 |
Ga. Southern rallies to beat Little Rock 67-61
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Tookie Brown had 19 points and Mike Hughes added 14 as Georgia Southern rallied in the second half to beat Little Rock 67-61 in Sun Belt Conference play on Thursday night.
Georgia Southern (16-7, 7-3) came out hot in the second period after Little Rock took a 34-20 lead into the break. Hughes started the final period with two free throws, followed by a 3-pointer that started a 12-3 run to give the Eagles their first lead of the game at the 15:14 mark. They took the lead for good, 41-39, when Quan Jackson drained a 3 with 13:09 left. Georgia State pushed its lead to 56-48 with 3:29 remaining.
Brown was 8 of 8 from the free-throw line and Hughes made 9 of 10 attempts as Georgia Southern made 23 of 29 from the line. The Trojans made just 8 of 19.
Andre Jones led Little Rock (5-18, 2-8), which has lost five straight, with 18 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kerry Sitton
- Chuck Jones
- Brent Dugas
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 13-5 | - | 22-9 |
| South Alabama | 13-5 | - | 21-10 |
| Troy | 13-5 | - | 20-10 |
| James Madison | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 1 | 19-12 |
| App State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Texas State | 9-9 | 4 | 16-15 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 5 | 16-15 |
| Georgia State | 8-10 | 5 | 13-18 |
| Old Dominion | 8-10 | 5 | 12-19 |
| Louisiana | 8-10 | 5 | 11-20 |
| Southern Miss | 5-13 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3-15 | 10 | 10-21 |
| UL Monroe | 3-15 | 10 | 7-24 |
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State | 15-5 | - | 20-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 13-7 | 2 | 20-11 |
| Little Rock | 12-8 | 3 | 18-13 |
| Tennessee State | 12-8 | 3 | 16-15 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10-10 | 5 | 15-16 |
| Lindenwood | 10-10 | 5 | 15-16 |
| Morehead State | 10-10 | 5 | 15-16 |
| UT Martin | 9-11 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 12-19 |
| Western Illinois | 6-14 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Southern Indiana | 5-15 | 10 | 10-20 |
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