Smith, Crowley lead Georgia Southern past UT Arlington 77-74
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Ike Smith had 16 points and nine rebounds and led a big second-half rally as Georgia Southern defeated UT Arlington 77-74 on Saturday.
After UT Arlington led 41-30 at halftime Georgia Southern scored 47 points in the second half as Smith made 6 of 8 from the field and scored 14 points.
Georgia Southern led for most of the final seven minutes but a 3-pointer by David Azore lifted UT Arlington into a 72-all tie with 49 seconds to go. Georgia Southern's Isaiah Crowley responded with a 3-point play and the Eagles held on to win.
Four other players scored in double figure for the Eagles (8-4, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference). Quan Jackson and Elijah McCadden added 12 points apiece, and Calvin Wishart and Trevion Lamar chipped in 11 points each.
Azore scored a career-high 33 points and had 12 rebounds for the Mavericks (4-9, 0-2 Sun Belt Conference), who have now lost five games in a row. Brian Warren scored a season-high 28 points. Jabari Narcis had eight rebounds and three blocks.
Georgia Southern plays at Georgia on Monday. Texas-Arlington plays at Arkansas State on Jan. 2.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bret Smith
- Coy Gammon
- Chris Balunek
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Appalachian State | 16-2 | - | 27-7 |
James Madison | 15-3 | 1 | 32-4 |
Troy | 13-5 | 3 | 20-12 |
Arkansas State | 11-7 | 5 | 20-17 |
Louisiana | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
Southern Miss | 9-9 | 7 | 16-16 |
South Alabama | 8-10 | 8 | 16-16 |
Georgia State | 8-10 | 8 | 14-17 |
Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 8 | 9-24 |
Texas State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-18 |
Marshall | 7-11 | 9 | 13-20 |
UL Monroe | 6-12 | 10 | 11-19 |
Coastal Carolina | 5-13 | 11 | 9-22 |
Old Dominion | 3-15 | 13 | 7-25 |