Georgia State 80, Appalachian State 75
BOONE, N.C. – Senior forward Malik Benlevi just missed a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds as Georgia State earned an 80-75 win at Appalachian State on Thursday night at the Holmes Convocation Center.

Georgia Southern 79, Coastal Carolina 74
CONWAY, S.C. – Montae Glenn scored 16 points, and Georgia Southern shot 57 percent in the second half to earn a hard-fought 79-74 win over Coastal Carolina Thursday night in the HTC Center.

Louisiana 76, UTA 64
ARLINGTON, Texas – Jerekius Davis came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns used a pair of first-half runs to defeat UT Arlington, 76-64, in a Sun Belt Conference men's basketball game on Thursday at College Park Center.

ULM 63, Texas State 60
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Michael Ertel and Travis Munnings scored 13 points apiece and ULM held off Texas State's late rally for a 63-60 victory on Thursday night.