STATESBORO, Ga. (Interstat) — Tyren Moore scored 21 points and Georgia Southern overcame a nine-point halftime deficit to edge Old Dominion 87-84 in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Hanner Fieldhouse.

The Monarchs led 48-39 at halftime, but the Eagles surged with a 48-point second half. Alden Applewhite added 17 points and Tavarus Webb scored 19 for Georgia Southern, which improved to 13-6. Robert Davis led Old Dominion with 20 points and LJ Thomas scored 17. The Monarchs fell to 5-14 despite shooting 46.2% from the field. Georgia Southern shot 50% and made 19 free throws to Old Dominion’s 10. A crowd of 2,864 watched the Eagles sweep the season series.