McCray scores 32 as Jacksonville knocks off Georgia Southern 81-79
STATESBORO, Ga. -- — Robert McCray scored 32 points and his dunk with five seconds left sent Jacksonville past Georgia Southern for an 81-79 win on Saturday.
McCray scored the Dolphins' last 10 points. Eugene Brown III missed a 3-pointer for Georgia Southern and McCray collected the miss to end it.
McCray added six rebounds for the Dolphins. Bryce Workman scored 11 points while finishing 5 of 7 from the floor, and added seven rebounds. Jarius Cook had 11 points and was 4 of 10 shooting (3 for 9 from 3-point range).
Tyren Moore led the way for the Eagles with 30 points. Jamar Franklin added 12 points for Georgia Southern. Eugene Brown III also had 11 points.
Jacksonville (6-2) travels to play UCF on Wednesday.
Georgia Southern (0-8) will try to get its first win when it visits North Florida on Dec. 9.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Zelton Steed
- Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
- Mike Nance
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