Radford Highlanders vs Georgia Southern Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
GASO | 29 | 36 | 65 |
RAD | 29 | 35 | 64 |
O'Connell leads Georgia Southern over Radford 65-64
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Shawn O'Connell had career highs with 15 points and nine rebounds and Tookie Brown made the game-winning layup to lift Georgia Southern over Radford 65-64 on Saturday to close out the Savannah Invitational.
Brown finished with nine points and four assists and the Eagles (3-3) shot 48 percent from the floor (25 of 52). Montae Glenn had a career-high three steals.
Tied at halftime and after 13 lead changes, Christian Brown made a free throw to put the Highlanders up 64-63 with 2:03 left, but Brown hit his layup on the next possession and Radford missed two shots in the final 27 seconds.
Justin Cousin's 3-pointer put the Highlanders up 22-19 midway through the first half. Georgia Southern scored eight unanswered points and tied it at 29 at halftime on Brown's three free throws.
Freshman Christian Bradford led Radford (2-4) with 15 points and made 4 of 5 3-pointers. Randy Phillips added 12 and the Highlanders shot 40.7 percent.
Game Information
Savannah, GA
Referee:Nathan Quick
Referee:Davis Maxwell
Referee:Chris Merlo
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
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