ATLANTA – D'Marcus Simonds scored 21 points, including 16 in the second half, and Georgia State shot 58 percent from 3-point range to get past Georgia Southern, 72-67, Saturday afternoon in the GSU Sports Arena.
Southern drops to fourth in the Sun Belt standings but will at least grab the fourth seed in next week's Sun Belt Tournament because Texas State defeated ULM 70-65 today.
State jumps ahead of Southern into sole possession of third place in the Sun Belt standings and can move into second if South Alabama defeats Arkansas State this afternoon.
Ike Smith scored 27 points to lead Georgia Southern (18-13, 11-7), and Tookie Brown finished with 11 points, three assists and two steals.