Box Score STATESBORO, Ga. – Early mistakes and a poor shooting night proved too much to overcome as Appalachian State University men's basketball saw its four-game winning streak come to an end in an 83-46 loss to Sun Belt Conference leader Georgia Southern on Thursday at Hanner Fieldhouse.

The Mountaineers (8-11, 5-5 Sun Belt) committed 11 first-half turnovers and shot just 23.1 percent (6-of-26) through the first 20 minutes as the Eagles (14-4, 7-2) built an early double-digit lead and rolled to their third-straight win.

Georgia Southern scored on its opening possession when Trent Wiedeman nailed a 12-foot jumper and never trailed as it snapped a three-game losing streak against Appalachian.

After Chris Burgess tied the contest at 2-2 with a layup one minute into the game, Wiedeman answered with a three to spark an 11-0 Eagle run and it was all that Georgia Southern would need.

Jacob Lawson hit a layup and made the ensuing free-throw with12:48 remaining in the opening period to stop the run and pull the Mountaineers within eight (13-5), but Appalachian could get no closer the rest of the night as the Eagles moved to a perfect 8-0 at home this year.

Georgia Southern would see its lead balloon to 17 (33-16) when Angel Matias hit a layup just before the end of the first half and would lead by as many as 42 points (81-39) with 1:44 remaining in the contest.

Despite the disappointing loss, several individuals had solid performances. Lawson recorded a career-high four blocks to go along with eight points and three rebounds. Frank Eaves fell just shy of his first career double-double with nine points and seven rebounds while Rantavious Gilbert scored a season-best eight points.

The Eagles had four players score in double figures as Jelani Hewitt finished with a game-high 17 and Wiedeman poured in 16. Matias scored 13 and Eric Ferguson added 11 off the bench.

On the night, the Mountaineers shot a season-low 28.8 percent (17-of-59) form the floor and connected on just 1-of-19 from beyond the arc, but made 10-of-13 free throws. Georgia Southern connected on 33-of-63 shots (52.4 percent) and drilled 12 shots from long range, but finished just 5-of-9 at the charity stripe.

The Mountaineers finished with a 42-34 edge in rebounds but committed a season-high 18 turnovers, which the Eagles converted into 24 points.

Appalachian State is off on Saturday and returns to action at UL Lafayette on Feb. 5 at 8:15 p.m. (ET) before playing host to Troy at 3:30 p.m. on Feb 7.

NOTES: Appalachian State fell to 25-18 all-time against Georgia Southern ... the Mountaineers dropped to 8-10 when facing the Eagles at Hanner Fieldhouse ... App State scored just 16 first-half points, its lowest first-half point total since scoring nine in a 69-37 loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 10, 2006 ... the 46 total points tied a season-low, previously set in a 64-46 loss at UALR on Jan. 10 ... Lawson's four blocks were the most for a Mountaineer in a single game since Nathan Healy swatted four shots against Davidson on Jan. 26, 2013 ... App State's field-goal percentage was its lowest since also connecting on just 28.8 percent (15-of-52) in a 56-51 loss to Wofford on March 8, 2010.