STATESBORO, Ga. – Tookie Brown and Ike Smith combined for 57 points and 26 made free throws, and Georgia Southern shot 34 of 47 from the foul line to ward off Appalachian State, 92-88, in Sun Belt Conference men's basketball action Saturday evening in Hanner Fieldhouse.
Brown made 17 of 23 from the charity stripe, all in the second half, to break the school record in the Division I era, and Smith canned 9 of 12. Brown finished with 32 points, and Smith scored 25 and hit 7 of 10 from the floor and 2 of 3 from 3-point range.