STATESBORO, Ga. – Keon Johnson scored 30 points, including 19 in the second half, to lead Winthrop past Georgia Southern, 88-81, in men's basketball action in Hanner Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon.
Tookie Brown tallied 25 points, four assists and two steals for Georgia Southern (3-6). It was the freshman's third game this season with 20-plus points and second in a row. Ike Smith collected 13 points and eight rebounds, and Devince Boykins netted a career-high 13 points to go with four rebounds.
Johnson was 6 of 9 from 3-point range for Winthrop (7-3), and Xavier Cooks notched 13 points and 11 rebounds.