STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Braylon Braxton passed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, Jeffery Pittman carried it 31 times for 140 yards and two scores, and Southern Miss held off Georgia Southern 38-35 on Thursday night.

Braxton had a 50-yard touchdown pass to Tychaun Chapman in the first quarter and a 30-yarder to Carl Chester in the second for a 21-7 lead. The Golden Eagles’ fourth straight touchdown came on a 2-yard run by Pittman for a 21-point lead at the break.

Creighton Wilbanks made a 42-yard field goal with 10:24 left in the fourth for a 38-21 lead. On Georgia Southern’s next possession, Josh Moten made the third interception of the game for Southern Miss.

Georgia Southern scored twice in a little over four minutes, the last with 2:14 remaining, but could not recover an onside kick a

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