Led by Jalen Speer's 16 points, the Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 71-67 on Saturday.

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.

Georgia Southern entered play tops among Sun Belt teams in bench points scored at 32 per game. Marshall had the edge in this one, 20-16. The Herd snapped Georgia Southern’s win streak at three. It now leads the overall series 14-4 with the two-game season sweep.

Marshall takes on the Georgia Southern Eagles after Jalen Speer scored 25 points in the Thundering Herd's 92-79 win against the Georgia State Panthers.

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

The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (13-9, 6-3 SBC) used its second straight second-half comeback to take down Georgia Southern (11-10, 4-5 SBC),

Georgia Southern Eagles (9-11, 2-6 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (10-8, 6-2 Sun Belt) Boone, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State faces Georgia Southern in a matchup of Sun Belt teams.

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,

After going more than two months without a road win, Marshall has suddenly become a band of road warriors. The Thundering Herd picked up a second consecutive road victory on Thursday in Atlanta, riding a dominating second half in a 92-79 over Georgia State.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles have added the Jackson State Tigers to their 2025 football schedule, FBSchedules.com has confirmed.

Eagles shoot just 50 percent from the line, get 26 from Holiman and four threes from Brafford in losing effort

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-11, 1-6 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (10-9, 3-4 Sun Belt) Statesboro, Georgia; Thursday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -6.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern takes on Coastal Carolina after Adante' Holiman scored 28 points in Georgia Southern's 67-63 win against the Old Dominion