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Eagles Clip Wildcats, 77-76, With Pair Of Late Free Throws

STATESBORO, Ga. – Junior Nakol Franks hit a pair of free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining to lift the Georgia Southern women's basketball team to a 77-76 victory over visiting Bethune-Cookman on Sunday afternoon at Hanner Fieldhouse.

The win was the first in five tries for the Eagles (2-4) against the Wildcats (3-2). The back-and-forth affair featured 13 lead changes, with the last one coming at the latest possible moment. Georgia Southern held a 75-74 lead and had the ball with 16 seconds left, but a turnover on the inbounds pass resulted in a fast break basket by Kiana Williams that put Bethune-Cookman up by one, 76-75.