BOONE, N.C. – Mike Hughes hit a 35-foot 3-pointer, was fouled and made the free throw with 0.8 seconds left to lift Georgia Southern to a 101-100 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball victory over Appalachian State Monday night in the Holmes Center.
Hughes scored nine of Georgia Southern's last 12 points as the Eagles (7-11, 3-5) overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 2:36 of the contest. Georgia Southern trailed 98-93 with a minute to play, but Hughes made a putback layup and after the Eagles forced a 30-second clock shot violation, Jake Allsmiller drilled two free throws to cut the margin to one point with 10 seconds left.