Moore scores 18, Georgia Southern beats South Alabama 76-71 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 07, 2024

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Tyren Moore had 18 points in Georgia Southern's 76-71 win against South Alabama on Thursday in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Georgia Southern (9-23) will play top-seeded Appalachian State on Saturday in the quarterfinals.

Moore had five rebounds for the Eagles. Eren Banks added 14 points and eight rebounds. Nate Brafford went 5 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points, while adding three blocks.

Tyrell Jones led the Jaguars (16-16) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and four steals. Marshall Kearing added 20 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and five blocks for South Alabama. Marcus Millender finished with 14 points and three steals.

Georgia Southern went into halftime ahead of South Alabama 37-34. Moore scored 11 points in the half. Brafford scored 11 second-half points in the matchup.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
GASO
Eagles
37
USA
Jaguars
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Avantae Parker vs. Elijah Ormiston (Eagles gains possession)
19:44	+2	Avantae Parker makes two point layup	2-0
19:27		Marcus Millender turnover
19:17		Eren Banks misses two point layup
19:15		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
19:05		Julian Margrave misses three point jump shot
19:03		Avantae Parker defensive rebound
18:48		Eugene Brown III misses three point jump shot
18:46		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
18:16		Marcus Millender misses two point layup
18:14		Avantae Parker defensive rebound
18:08		Avantae Parker turnover (Tyrell Jones steals)
18:01		Avantae Parker blocks Tyrell Jones's two point layup
17:59		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
17:49	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point jump shot	4-0
17:32		Eugene Brown III blocks Samuel Tabe's two point layup
17:30		Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
17:24		Samuel Tabe personal foul
17:15	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point jump shot	6-0
16:53	+3	Marshall Kearing makes three point jump shot (Isiah Gaiter assists)	6-3
16:34	+2	Avantae Parker makes two point layup (Eren Banks assists)	8-3
16:11		Tyrell Jones misses three point jump shot
16:09		Eren Banks defensive rebound
16:00		Jamar Franklin turnover
16:00		TV timeout
15:43	+2	Isiah Gaiter makes two point layup (Marshall Kearing assists)	8-5
15:26		Avantae Parker turnover (Isiah Gaiter steals)
15:17		Tyren Moore personal foul
15:11		Isiah Gaiter misses two point jump shot
15:09		Marshall Kearing offensive rebound
15:01		Marshall Kearing misses two point layup
14:59		Collin Kuhl defensive rebound
14:51	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot	11-5
14:42		Eugene Brown III personal foul
14:27		Samuel Tabe misses two point jump shot
14:25		Collin Kuhl defensive rebound
14:19		Malik Tidwell turnover
14:08	+2	Samuel Tabe makes two point jump shot	11-7
13:57		Tyren Moore turnover
13:35		Samuel Tabe turnover
13:23		Tyren Moore turnover
13:08		Samuel Tabe turnover (Nate Brafford steals)
12:47	+3	Malik Tidwell makes three point jump shot (Eren Banks assists)	14-7
12:18		Judah Brown turnover (Eren Banks steals)
12:07		Cam Bryant misses two point jump shot
12:05		Judah Brown defensive rebound
11:55		Judah Brown turnover (Eren Banks steals)
11:47		Marcus Millender shooting foul
11:47		TV timeout
11:47		Cam Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:47		Cam Bryant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:47		Nate Brafford offensive rebound
11:32	+2	Malik Tidwell makes two point jump shot	16-7
11:09		Judah Brown misses three point jump shot
11:07		Eren Banks defensive rebound
10:57	+2	Cam Bryant makes two point dunk (Avantae Parker assists)	18-7
10:40		Isiah Gaiter misses two point jump shot
10:38		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Eren Banks makes two point jump shot	20-7
10:26		Jaguars 30 second timeout
10:08		Avantae Parker blocks Samuel Tabe's two point layup
10:06		Samuel Tabe offensive rebound
9:53		Avantae Parker blocks Samuel Tabe's two point jump shot
9:51		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
9:41		Eren Banks turnover (Marcus Millender steals)
9:41	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point layup	20-9
9:32		Samuel Tabe shooting foul (Cam Bryant draws the foul)
9:32		Cam Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:32	+1	Cam Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-9
9:19		Nate Brafford blocks Marcus Millender's two point jump shot
9:17		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
9:09		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
9:07		Samuel Tabe defensive rebound
9:03		Eren Banks shooting foul
9:03	+1	Tyrell Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-10
9:03	+1	Tyrell Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-11
8:48		Eren Banks turnover (Marcus Millender steals)
8:41		Marcus Millender misses two point layup
8:39		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
8:32		Samuel Tabe shooting foul
8:32	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-11
8:32	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-11
8:13	+2	Marshall Kearing makes two point jump shot	23-13
7:57		Tyren Moore turnover
7:57		TV timeout
7:31		Marshall Kearing misses two point jump shot
7:29		Eren Banks defensive rebound
7:21		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
7:19		Marshall Kearing defensive rebound
7:12	+2	Marshall Kearing makes two point jump shot	23-15
6:58		Isiah Gaiter shooting foul (Avantae Parker draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Avantae Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-15
6:58		Avantae Parker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:56		Marshall Kearing defensive rebound
6:45		Tyrell Jones misses two point jump shot
6:43		Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
6:25		Malik Tidwell misses two point layup
6:23		Avantae Parker offensive rebound
6:16	+2	Avantae Parker makes two point layup	26-15
6:09		Julian Margrave misses three point jump shot
6:07		Avantae Parker defensive rebound
6:02		Avantae Parker turnover (Marshall Kearing steals)
5:53	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot (Isiah Gaiter assists)	26-18
5:41		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:30		Eugene Brown III turnover
5:17	+2	Tyrell Jones makes two point layup	26-20
5:00		Eugene Brown III misses three point jump shot
4:58		Avantae Parker offensive rebound
4:52	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point layup	28-20
4:19	+3	Tyrell Jones makes three point jump shot	28-23
4:01	+3	Eren Banks makes three point jump shot (Eugene Brown III assists)	31-23
3:43	+3	Marshall Kearing makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Jones assists)	31-26
3:23		Avantae Parker turnover
3:23		TV timeout
3:08		Marshall Kearing misses two point layup
3:06		Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Avantae Parker makes two point layup (Tyren Moore assists)	33-26
2:48		Eugene Brown III shooting foul
2:48	+1	Tyrell Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-27
2:48	+1	Tyrell Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-28
2:22		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
2:20		Julian Margrave defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Marshall Kearing makes three point jump shot	33-31
1:41		Marshall Kearing blocks Avantae Parker's two point layup
1:39		Eagles offensive rebound
1:38	+2	Nate Brafford makes two point layup (Avantae Parker assists)	35-31
1:16		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Tyrell Jones draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Tyrell Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-32
1:16	+1	Tyrell Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-33
0:53		Marshall Kearing blocks Tyren Moore's two point jump shot
0:51		Tyren Moore offensive rebound
0:42	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point layup	37-33
0:39		Marshall Kearing misses two point jump shot
0:39		Marshall Kearing offensive rebound
0:39		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Marshall Kearing draws the foul)
0:39		Marshall Kearing misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:39	+1	Marshall Kearing makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-34
0:25		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
0:23		Isiah Gaiter defensive rebound
0:02		Julian Margrave misses three point jump shot
0:01		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
0:01		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
0:00		Eagles offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Moore scores 18, Georgia Southern beats South Alabama 76-71 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

1st Half
GASO
Eagles
37
USA
Jaguars
34

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Moore scores 18, Georgia Southern beats South Alabama 76-71 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

1st Half GASOEagles37USAJaguars34

1st Half
GASO
Eagles
37
USA
Jaguars
34