Georgia Southern 69, W. Carolina 58
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
WESTERN CAROLINA |
| Points |
69 |
58 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
23-49 (.469) |
20-49 (.408) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
5-13 (.385) |
7-22 (.318) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
18-29 (.621) |
11-15 (.733) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
16 (0/0) |
23 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
11 |
11 |
| Next 5 Games |
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ET) |
WESTERN CAROLINA (ET) |
| 01/31 @CHAT 7:00pm | | 02/04 UNCG 7:30pm | | 02/07 WCU 7:30pm | | 02/09 CHAT 7:30pm | | 02/14 @WOF 7:00pm |
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| 02/02 APP 7:00pm | | 02/04 CHAT 7:03pm | | 02/07 @GASO 7:30pm | | 02/14 @CIT 7:05pm | | 02/16 @COFC 6:00pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: Georgia Southern | Western Carolina
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Associated Press
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) -- Louis Graham scored 25 points and Georgia Southern scored the game's final 12 points to beat Western Carolina 69-58 on Monday.
Matthew Fields added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles (14-7, 7-4 Southern Conference), who trailed by 15 points in the first half and 58-57 with 6:43 left.
Dwayne Foreman's jumper put Georgia Southern ahead to stay and
Johntavius Rucker's 3-pointer with just over a minute left put the game away.
Western Carolina (6-14, 2-8) missed four shots from the field, a free throw and committed five turnovers in the game-ending run.
Brandon Giles scored 17 points,
Jake Robinson scored 12 and
Negus McKenna had 10 for the Catamounts, who committed 18 turnovers in their second straight loss.
Before the game, Western Carolina coach Larry Hunter announced that freshmen Michael Porrini and
Camden Miller had been dismissed from the team for violating team rules.
Porrini was averaging 11.3 points per game.
Georgia Southern 69, 
Western Carolina 58