STATESBORO, Ga. – Tookie Brown finished with 24 points to lead five Georgia Southern players in double figures, and the Eagles committed just one turnover in the second half in an 86-82 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball win over Troy Saturday evening in Hanner Fieldhouse.
Brown hit 11 of 13 from the free-throw line and added three assists and a steal, and Ike Smith had 13 points, four rebounds and two steals for Georgia Southern (9-6, 2-0). Mike Hughes scored 12, Jake Allsmiller added 11 points and B.