STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Tookie Brown scored 17 points, Elijah McCadden 15 and Montae Glenn 13 as Georgia Southern Eagles broke away in the second half to defeat Sun Belt Conference leader Texas State 74-58 on Saturday.

Texas State (17-4, 6-2) closed out the first half with a shot block and a Tre'Larenz Nottingham 3-pointer to pull within five, 33-28 at intermission.

Glenn scored five straight points, including the first of three second-half dunks, to open the final period for the Eagles (13-8, 5-3) and a short time later Georgia Southern went on a 10-2 run and led by as many as 20 points.

Nottingham scored 25 to lead Texas State, the only player to reach double digits. He was 9 of 21 from the floor, including 5 of 13 from beyond the arc. The Bobcats were 7 of 26 from distance and shot 40 percent overall.

Georgia Southern was just 3 of 14 from 3-point distance, but scored 21 points on 25 attempts at the foul line.

Texas State had won six of seven games since defeating Georgia Southern 73-70 in the first half of conference play.

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