BOONE, N.C. –– Appalachian State University men's basketball kept the momentum rolling on Monday night with a 83-78 win over first-place Georgia Southern inside the Holmes Center behind a career performance from Griffin Kinney who notched a career-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the effort.

The Mountaineers (8-16, 3-10 Sun Belt) trailed the Eagles (16-10, 9-4 Sun Belt) by as many as nine points in the first half at 28-19, but a 22-5 run from the Black and Gold stormed the Apps back into a 41-33 halftime lead.

A layup from Kinney ignited the Mountaineer run and down 30-29, Patrick Good hit one of his three 3-pointers to give App State a 32-30 lead. Craig Hinton extended a 10-0 run to 13-0 with a tough wing three, but the Eagles' Ike Smith answered on the other end.

App State ended the half with a scurry under the rim that saw three offensive rebounds end with a Hinton layup to end the half.

Appalachian would maintain a safe distance from the Georgia Southern in the second half and would lead by a game-high 15 points at 60-45 after free throws from Kinney. With a 71-61 advantage and time winding down on the shot clock, Good would step back well beyond the arc to hit a dagger 3-pointer with two seconds left.

The Eagles would cut the lead down to seven and then six and eventually five points late in the game, but free throws from the Mountaineers helped seal the five-point victory. 

Ronshad Shabazz finished with 12 points, while Good tallied 11 and Emarius Logan collected 10. Just like Kinney, Isaac Johnson narrowly missed a double-double with seven points and nine rebounds.

Tookie Brown led the Eagles with a game-high 32 points. Smith chipped in 19.

Notes: The Mountaineers posts back-to-back wins for the second time this season with its win over Georgia Southern tonight … with the win over the Eagles, App State snapped a five-game losing streak to Georgia Southern (App State leads all-time series 26-22) …  Griffin Kinney notched a career-high 25 points … it marked Kinney's 13th double-digit scoring game of the season and 20th of his career … Ronshad Shabazz scored 12 points and collected his 22nd double-digit scoring game of the season and 40th of his career … for the second-straight game Patrick Good scored in double-figures (eighth time this season) … for the 10th time this season, Isaac Johnson has led or shared the rebounding lead for App State … Kinney has earned that six times.