STATESBORO, Ga. -- Ike Smith and Mike Hughes combined for 39 points and 10 of Georgia Southern's 13 3-pointers and the Eagles beat Louisiana-Monroe 76-62 on Saturday to snap a two-game skid.
Smith scored 22, Hughes hit 5 of 6 from behind the arc and Tookie Brown added 15 points for Georgia Southern (15-8, 8-2 Sun Belt), which is tied with Georgia State atop the conference standings.
Hughes' first 3 made it 7-5 and the Eagles never again trailed. Louisiana-Monroe (7-16, 1-9) went scoreless for more than four minutes while Hughes hit two more 3-pointers during a 14-2 run that made it 34-18 with 3:33 left in the half and Georgia Southern led by 17 at the break.