MONROE, La. -- Majok Deng scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Demondre Harvey had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Louisiana-Monroe withstood 16 3-pointers by Georgia Southern to take an 83-76 victory Thursday night.
Justin Roberson added 18 points for the Warhawks (18-12, 14-5 Sun Belt), who took a 10-3 lead and never trailed thereafter, shooting 54 percent.
The Warhawks used a 9-0 lead with six points from Harvey to go ahead by 18 with 8:38 remaining. Hughes scored seven straight points in a 12-2 run to cut the lead to 78-73 with 1:33 to go.