STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) - Nathan Healey had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead Appalachian State past Georgia Southern 91-86 in overtime on Thursday night.
Appalachian was 3 for 3 from the field and 12 of 12 from the foul line in overtime. The Eagles were 4 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 at the line.
Tab Hamilton scored 16 points, Jay Canty had 15 and eight rebounds, Mike Neal 13 and nine rebounds and Tevin Baskin scored 12 for Appalachian State (10-12, 6-5 Southern Conference).
Eric Ferguson had 23 points and eight rebounds, C.J. Reed scored 19, Cleon Roberts 17 and Marvin Baynham 11 for Georgia Southern (10-14, 4-7).
Georgia Southern trailed 73-68 with 48 seconds left in regulation, but Ferguson made two free throws and Reed a layup to close to 73-72. Baynham made one free throw to tie but missed the second with 3 seconds left.
| Scoreboard | ||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
| Appalachian State (10-12) « | 27 | 46 | 18 | 91 |
| Georgia Southern (10-14) | 37 | 36 | 13 | 86 |
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| Appalachian State Mountaineers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| N. Healy, F | 42 | 7-12 | 8-8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| J. Canty, F | 39 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Obacha, F | 18 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| M. Neal, G | 41 | 3-6 | 6-10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| T. Hamilton, G | 30 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Trice | 26 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| T. Baskin | 25 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| C. Burgess | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Gilbert | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-56 | 29-43 | 43 | 10 | 21 | 91 | |
| 51.8% | 67.4% | ||||||
| Georgia Southern Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Ferguson, F | 39 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| S. Mike, F | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| K. Dunnican, F | 8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| C. Reed, G | 41 | 7-20 | 5-9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| C. Roberts, G | 27 | 7-8 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Baynham | 30 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| C. Baskerville | 27 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| B. Holmes | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| T. Bussey | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 33-72 | 15-28 | 37 | 12 | 30 | 86 | |
| 45.8% | 53.6% | ||||||
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