BOONE, N.C. -- Justin Forrest drained a three-pointer in the final seconds to lead App State men's basketball past Georgia Southern 74-72 on Saturday evening.
A layup by Forrest with 41 seconds remaining cut the Eagles (9-6, 3-1 SBC) to 72-71. App State (9-6, 3-1 SBC) got a stop on Georgia Southern's next possession and called a timeout. Out of the timeout, O'Showen Williams found Forrest who pump faked to his left and then drained a stepback three at the top of the key with 0.9 seconds left to give the Mountaineers the 74-72 lead.