The Georgia Southern Eagles (11-9, 4-4 Sun Belt) will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the Marshall Thundering Herd (12-9, 5-3 Sun Belt) on Saturday, January 25, 2025
Led by Eren Banks' 18 points, the Georgia Southern Eagles defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 85-58 on Thursday.
Marshall plays the Georgia Southern Eagles after Jalen Speer scored 25 points in the Thundering Herd's 92-79 victory against the Georgia State Panthers.
After four games on the road, Georgia Southern is heading back home. They and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will face off in a Sun Belt battle at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Hill Convocation Center. Coming in fresh off a victory as the underdog, the Eagles will stroll into this one as the favorite.
The Mountaineers are 6-2 on their home court. Appalachian State is 1-0 in one-possession games. The Eagles are 2-6 against conference opponents. Georgia Southern ranks fifth in the Sun Belt with 23.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Indya Green averaging 5.4.
Old Dominion 8-10 The Georgia Southern Eagles' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Old Dominion Monarchs at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Chartway Arena. The Monarchs took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on the Eagles,
Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina were originally scheduled to play their second game of the season on Wednesday night. Due to the winter weather, the game was played Thursday afternoon.
Georgia Southern dominated the second half, running past Coastal Carolina 85-58 on Tuesday afternoon at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center.
It was a long-time coming for first-year Marshall women’s basketball coach Juli Fulks, as her team finally notched their first Sun Belt Conference victory of the 2024-25 season over Georgia Southern 67-60.
BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern hosts Coastal Carolina after Adante' Holiman scored 28 points in Georgia Southern's 67-63 victory against the Old Dominion Monarchs. The Eagles are 6-1 on their home court. Georgia Southern is 3-0 in one-possession games.
BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern takes on Marshall after Jashanti Simmons scored 22 points in Georgia Southern's 88-83 loss to the Georgia State Panthers. The Thundering Herd are 4-5 on their home court. Marshall averages 15.7 turnovers per game and is 3-4 when it wins the turnover battle.
Georgia Southern men's basketball traveled to Conway hoping to stop a three-game losing streak. It took overtime, but the Eagles are soaring back to Statesboro with a win.