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Recap - Georgia Southern Defeats Louisiana-Monroe 79-78
Georgia Southern grabbed a 79-78 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday, behind a 22-point effort from Tookie Brown at Hanner Fieldhouse.
Georgia Southern earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -7.5-point spread.
Georgia Southern got 17 points from Isaiah Crawley and another 12 points from Quan Jackson. Tookie Brown contributed 7 assists, while Isaiah Crawley cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.
Louisiana-Monroe got 27 points from Daishon Smith in a losing cause and another 22 points from Michael Ertel. Daishon Smith contributed 5 assists for them, while Travis Munnings had 8 rebounds.
Georgia Southern was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Louisiana-Monroe won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-32.
Georgia Southern heads into a battle against Louisiana-Lafayette. Louisiana-Monroe, meanwhile, will have their next action against Georgia State.