STATESBORO – Johnathan Stove tallied 28 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and Louisiana shot 55 percent in the first half on its way to a 102-91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball victory over Georgia Southern Saturday evening in Hanner Fieldhouse.
Saddled with two fouls three minutes into the contest, Georgia Southern's leading scorer Tookie Brown scored all 29 of his points in the second half. Ike Smith netted a season high 25 points with four rebounds and four blocked shots for Georgia Southern (16-10, 7-6), and David-Lee Jones Jr.