Georgia Southern 72, W. Carolina 63
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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WESTERN CAROLINA |
GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
| Points |
63 |
72 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
22-45 (.489) |
24-50 (.480) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
10-20 (.500) |
3-12 (.250) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
9-12 (.750) |
21-29 (.724) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
22 (0/0) |
13 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
9 |
9 |
| Next 5 Games |
| WESTERN CAROLINA (ET) |
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ET) |
| 02/14 @CIT 7:05pm | | 02/16 @COFC 6:00pm | | 02/21 UNCG 7:03pm | | 02/23 CIT 3:00pm | | 02/28 WOF 7:03pm |
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| 02/09 CHAT 7:30pm | | 02/14 @WOF 7:00pm | | 02/16 ELON 7:30pm | | 02/20 CIT 7:30pm | | 02/23 @PEAY 8:00pm |
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Associated Press
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) -- Louis Graham scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Georgia Southern to a 72-63 win over Western Carolina on Thursday night.
Western Carolina (7-16 overall, 3-10 Southern Conference) tied the game for the last time at 48-48 on
Eric Wilson's basket with 9:50 left to play. Georgia Southern (16-8, 9-5) then used a 5-0 run to take the lead for good, with
Antoine Johnson's basket with 8:32 left extending the lead to 53-48.
Brigham Waginger hit three 3-pointers in the closing minutes for Western Carolina to keep the Catamounts in the game. The third came with 1:50 left to cut the margin to 66-63, but Western Carolina could come no closer.
Brandon Giles scored 22 points to lead Western Carolina. Johnson had 16 for Georgia Southern.
Western Carolina 63, 
Georgia Southern 72