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Brown's 3 late in OT lifts Georgia Southern over Troy 93-88

STATESBORO, Ga. -- Tookie Brown's 3-pointer late in overtime helped lift Georgia Southern over Troy 93-88 on Saturday.

Brown's 3 with 1:52 left made it 88-85. He hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to ice it. Brown finished with 19. Mike Hughes paced the Eagles (5-9, 1/3 Sun Belt) with 22 points, while Jake Allsmiller and Ike Smith had 16 points apiece.

Wesley Person led Troy (5-10, 0-4 Sun Belt) with 19 points, and Jordon Varnado had 18.

Georgia Southern led 51-36 at intermission, and held a nine-point advantage with 4:26 to go.