STATESBORO, Ga. – Tookie Brown scored a game-high 26 points, and Georgia Southern shot 62 percent and hit nine 3-pointers in the second half to sail past UT Arlington 82-73 in Sun Belt Conference men's basketball action Thursday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.
Brown was 10 of 20 from the floor and matched his career high with seven assists to go along with two steals, and the freshman was one of three Eagles who scored 20-plus points in the contest. Mike Hughes finished with 23 points, three steals and two blocked shots, and Ike Smith collected 20 points, seven rebounds, three blocked shots and a steal.