Jackson Beats Buzzer to Lift Men’s Basketball Over ULM

Thursday, January 10

Statesboro, Ga.

7 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

ULM

La.-Monroe

Ga. Southern

Quan Jackson hits the game-winning shot.

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

1/10/2019 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

The sophomore guard drained a corner triple as time expired.

By: Marc Gignac

- Highlights
- Mark Byington radio interview - here
- Quan Jackson radio interview - here

STATESBORO – Quan Jackson buried a 3-pointer from the corner as the final buzzer sounded to lift Georgia Southern to a 79-78 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball win over ULM Thursday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.

Trailing 78-76 after a pair of free throws by Daishon Smith, the Eagles inbounded the ball to Tookie Brown with 4.8 on the clock. The senior guard raced up court looking to get to the basket, drew two defenders and kicked it to Jackson in the corner.

Eagles of the Game
Jackson finished with 12 points, two assists and three steals, and Brown collected 22 points and seven assists. Isaiah Crawley tallied 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Montae Glenn returned to action with 10 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Key moments
Georgia Southern (10-6, 2-1) trailed by 10 points with 12:09 to play, but Brown hit consecutive 3-pointers to ignite a rally for the home side. The Eagles battled back to take their first lead of the game at 75-74 on a Brown layup with just over a minute to play.

The Eagles got a defensive stop on the Warhawks' next trip down the floor, but Smith, who finished with a game-high 27 points, picked Brown's pocket and ran away for a fast break layup and a one-point ULM lead with 25.8 to go.

Calvin Wishart drew a ULM (9-6, 2-1) foul as he tried to go baseline, and the freshman made the front end of a 1-and-1 free throw to tie the score 76-76. Smith drew a foul on Jackson well above the top of the key as he tried to go to the basket on the Warhawks' trip down the floor and made two free throws for a 78-76 lead with 4.8 to play.

Inside the Numbers
After shooting 39 percent from the field and making 2 of 10 from distance in the first half, the Eagles knocked down eight triples in the second frame and shot 53 percent overall. It was the fifth time this season GS has come back from a double-digit deficit and won. It was also the 100th win at Georgia Southern for head coach Mark Byington.

Next up
Georgia Southern takes on Louisiana Saturday at 5 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse, and the game will air live on ESPN+. Promotions: Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport T-shirt toss – One lucky fan will "Fly Like a Winner" and go home with 2 free airline tickets! Glowstick Night – The annual glow stick night game.