Men's Basketball Scottie Rodgers

Men's Basketball Recaps and Scores - February 23

Georgia Southern 92, Appalachian State 69
BOONE, N.C.
– Tookie Brown tallied 28 points and eight rebounds, and Georgia Southern shot 55 percent to earn a 92-69 Sun Belt men's basketball victory over Appalachian State Saturday afternoon in the Holmes Center.

Coastal Carolina 95, Georgia State 82
CONWAY, S.C.
– Junior guard Tyrell Gumbs-Frater came off the bench to score a career-high 29 points for Coastal Carolina as the Chanticleers led all the way in stunning Georgia State 95-82 in a Sun Belt Conference game Saturday at the HTC Center.
 
UTA 91, ULM 86 (2ot)
ARLINGTON, Texas
– Brian Warrenpoured in a career-high 33 points, and UTA (13-15, 9-6 Sun Belt Conference) came back from the precipice of defeat Saturday afternoon to earn a thrilling and vitally-important 91-86 double-overtime triumph over ULM (14-12, 7-7 Sun Belt) inside College Park Center.

Arkansas State 72, Little Rock 65
JONESBORO, Ark.
– Senior guard Ty Cockfield recorded a game-high 25 points to lead three Arkansas State players scoring in double figures as the Red Wolves collected a 72-65 Sun Belt Conference victory over Little Rock and completed a regular-season sweep of their in-state rivals.

Texas State 64, Louisiana 62
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Nijal Pearson hit a three-point shot from the right wing to lead Texas State to a 64-62 victory over Louisiana in a Sun Belt Conference game Saturday at Strahan Arena.

South Alabama 68, Troy 52
TROY, Ala.
 – South Alabama held Troy to 31 percent shooting in the second half and got a double-double from junior Trhae Mitchell in a 68-52 victory at Troy Saturday afternoon.