ESTERO, Fla. – Mike Hughes tallied 17 points and five rebounds, and Georgia Southern held UMKC to one field goal in the last four minutes to earn a 78-75 men's basketball victory over the Kangaroos in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase Tuesday evening in Germain Arena.
The Eagles advance to the championship game Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. against Towson in Germain Arena. The Citizen's Bank Countdown to Tipoff Pregame Show on the Georgia Southern Sports Network starts at 7 p.m.
With the Eagles leading 76-75, Hughes was fouled with 3.3 on the clock and calmly sank two free throws to make it a 3-point lead.