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ESTERO, Fla. -- Tookie Brown scored 20 points, Ike Smith added 19 and Georgia Southern survived a late Missouri State rally to remain undefeated with a 74-73 victory on Monday in a first-round game at the Gulf Coast Showcase.

Mike Hughes' 3-pointer with 7 1/2 minutes to go gave the Eagles (4-0) a 13-point lead but Georgia Southern made 1 of 10 shots after that, as the Bears (2-2) scored seven straight to trail 73-70 with 22 seconds left. Brown missed a free throw but the Bears' Alize Johnson missed a 3-pointer.