STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern's Ike Smith hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.7 seconds left and stole the ball on Texas State's ensuing possession to lift the Eagles to a 66-62 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball victory over the Bobcats Saturday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.
Smith was 1 for 10 from the field and 0 for 4 from the 3-point line before canning what turned out to be the game winner, which put Georgia Southern ahead 65-62. The freshman followed the shot with the defensive play of the game, picking the pocket of Bobcat 3-point specialist Ethan Montalvo and throwing it ahead to Tookie Brown.