STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern Men's Basketball logged its first win of the season with an 84-61 victory over Webber International on Friday night (Nov. 18th) at Hanner Fieldhouse. The Eagles never trailed in the game and led by as many as 33 in the second half before settling for a 23-point margin of victory.

"The confidence was through the roof tonight," said Head Coach Charlton "C.Y." Young. "When you are a confident player with your game, shots fall easier and you are a little quicker on defense, so it was pivotal for us to get off to a good start tonight. It was great to get a lot of our younger guys that are deeper on the bench some minutes tonight."

It was a balanced night offensively for the Eagles with 11 players earning stats in the official book. Eric Ferguson (Statesboro, Ga.) led the way for the Eagles, who improve to 1-2 overall, with 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds. He also blocked two shots on the night. Sophomore Jelani Hewitt (Miramar, Fla.) was 3-for-5 from the bonusphere and tallied 13 total points.

Sophomore Tré Bussey (Lithia Springs, Ga.) reached double-figures for the first time this season, firing 12 points including a pair of three-pointers. Senior Willie Powers III (Gainesville, Fla.) contributed with five assists and five rebounds to go with eight points. He was joined at eight points by Ben Drayton III (St. Marys, Ga.) and freshman Tyrone Brown (Millen, Ga.). Brown also posted a team-high two steals in 15 minutes of play.

The visiting Warriors fall to 2-6 overall and were paced by 13 points off the bench from Johnson Mesidor. Webber International shot 32.8% from the field and scored just 23 points in the first half to GSU's 51. The Warriors responded in the second-half, outscoring Georgia Southern 38-33 in the final 20 minutes of the game.

The Eagles were 51.5% from the field and shot 9-of-20 from beyond the arc. Georgia Southern out-rebounded the Warriors 48-33, but committed 17 turnovers, 13 of which came in the second half. GSU was opportunistic, scoring 27 points off WIU turnovers.

Georgia Southern travels next Wednesday for a Big East contest against South Florida. The game will be broadcast locally in the Tampa Bay Area on BrightHouse Sports Network and carried across the east coast on the Big East Network. ESPN3 will also carry the game which starts at 7 p.m. inside the St. Pete Times Forum.

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