Myles Tate's 26 points helped Appalachian State defeat Georgia Southern 79-74 in overtime on Thursday night. Tate added seven rebounds and five assists for the Mountaineers (17-10, 10-5 Sun Belt Conference).

Georgia Southern takes on the Appalachian State Mountaineers after Adante' Holiman scored 24 points in the Eagles' 78-75 victory against the Old Dominion Monarchs.

Point Goals_Georgia Southern 10-32 (Holiman 4-11, Banks 2-4, Douglas 2-5, Brafford 1-1, E.Brown 1-3, Thomas 0-1, White 0-7), Appalachian St. 6-25 (Tate 3-7, Dodd 1-3, Threadgill 1-3, Huntley 1-4, Muttilib 0-1,