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Men’s Basketball Escapes ULM with 62-60 Win

MONROE, La. – Tookie Brown posted 19 points and eight rebounds, and Georgia Southern overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to earn a 62-60 Sun Belt men's basketball victory over ULM Monday night in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Mike Hughes scored 13 points, all in the second half, and added five rebounds and three assists, and Ike Smith tallied nine points and five rebounds for Georgia Southern (12-6, 5-0), which won its sixth straight contest.

Marvin Jean-Pierre recorded 18 points, seven rebounds and two blocks to lead ULM (6-12, 0-5), and Wade Martin scored 11.