STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) – Senior guard Ike Smith scored 18 points and had the second of consecutive 3-pointers by Georgia Southern as the Eagles (7-4, 1-0 Sun Belt) scored the last 17 points of the game to escape with a 67-64 win over Texas State (7-5, 0-1 Sun Belt) in the Sun Belt Conference opener on Thursday night at Hanner Fieldhouse.
A three-point play by senior forward Eric Terry at the 2:43 mark and senior guard Nijal Pearson's 3-pointer at 1:57 had put the Bobcats on top 64-60. But Ga.