STATESBORO, Ga. – Tookie Brown scored a season-high 29 points on 9 of 10 shooting, and Georgia Southern canned seven straight 3-pointers to start the second half en route to an 88-65 men's basketball victory over Georgia State Saturday afternoon in Hanner Fieldhouse.
The win gives Southern a point in the Southern vs. State Rivalry Series, which makes the score Georgia State 6, Georgia Southern 3.
Ike Smith collected 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a season-high four steals for Georgia Southern (8-6, 1-0), and Mike Hughes tallied 12 points and three steals.