SAVANNAH, Ga. – Ike Smith scored a career-high 26 points, and Georgia Southern shot 53 percent in the second half to pull away from Florida A&M and top the Rattlers 83-72 in the Savannah Invitational Men's Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon in the Savannah Civic Center.
Mike Hughes netted 19 points for Georgia Southern (2-3), and Jake Allsmiller chipped in 18 points. B.J. Gladden scored eight, and Coye Simmons corralled 10 rebounds. Tookie Brown matched his career high with seven assists.
Desmond Williams collected 19 points, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals to lead Florida A&M (2-4).