STATESBORO - Da'Nasia Hood registered a career-high 32 points to lead visiting Texas State to a 78-74 Sun Belt Conference victory over host Georgia Southern on Thursday evening at Hanner Fieldhouse.
The Bobcats improved to 7-9 overall and 2-2 in the Sun Belt with the victory, while Georgia Southern fell to 10-5 overall and 1-2 in the Sun Belt. The game was a rematch of the first round in the 2021 Sun Belt Tournament which also went to the Bobcats by a 94-61 score.
A Terren Ward three-pointer gave the Eagles a short-lived 7-6 lead early in the first quarter, but Texas State embarked on a 7-0 run to take control early.