Georgia Southern falls to Louisiana-Monroe 72-59

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Tyreke Locure's 19 points helped Louisiana-Monroe defeat Georgia Southern 72-59 on Thursday night.

Locure added six rebounds and six assists for the Warhawks (9-11, 5-2 Sun Belt Conference). Jamari Blackmon scored 15 points while going 6 of 14 (3 for 4 from distance), and added six rebounds and five assists. Thomas Howell went 6 of 7 from the field to finish with 13 points.

Kaden Archie led the Eagles (11-9, 4-3) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Jalen Finch added seven points for Georgia Southern. In addition, Kamari Brown had six points.

Both teams play on Saturday. Louisiana-Monroe visits Troy while Georgia Southern hosts Georgia State.