Postgame radio interview with Isaiah Crawley and Tookie Brown
Postgame radio interview with Mark Byington

STATESBORO – Isaiah Crawley scored a career-high 20 points, and Georgia Southern forced 16 turnovers in an 81-66 Sun Belt men's basketball win over Little Rock Thursday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.

The victory keeps the Eagles tied for second in the league standings with two games left, both of which are at home.

Eagles of the game
Crawley made 8 of 13 from the field and tallied three rebounds and three assists, while Tookie Brown collected 19 points and three assists. Montae Glenn posted his 14th career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Calvin Wishart scored 11.

Key moments
Wishart scored  five points in a 13-3 run late in the first half that pushed a three-point GS lead to 11, and the Eagles (19-10, 11-5) held a 45-34 edge at the break.

Wishart sparked a mini 9-4 run to start the second half with a triple, and the Eagles led 54-38 following a pair of Crawley free throws.  Little Rock (10-18, 5-10) scored nine straight points midway through the frame, but Brown scored five in an 11-2 Eagle spurt as Georgia Southern regained a 15-point advantage. The lead never fell below double digits the rest of the way.

Inside the numbers
The Eagles matched their season low nine turnovers, including just one in the second half, while posting 11 steals in forcing 16 Trojan miscues. GS scored 19 fast-break points.

Next up
GS takes on Arkansas State Saturday at 5 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse. It's Cheerleader for a Day, a camp for kids ages 4-14, who will perform at halftime of the game.