MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY - at Illinois
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Eagles face Illini at 9 p.m. (ET)
Nov. 14, 2013 | 9:00 p.m. (ET) / 8:00 p.m. (CT)
State Farm Center | Champaign, Ill.
TV: ESPN3 / WatchESPN.com
Play-by-Play – Zack Zaidman
Analyst – Homer Drew
RADIO: Georgia Southern Sports Network from Learfield Sports
Play-by-Play – Brian Jennings
Analyst – AJ Henderson
Metter/Swainsboro – 103.7 WMBZ-FM
Statesboro – 106.5 WZBX-FM
Savannah/Hilton Head/Brunswick – 102.1 WZAT-FM
Jessup – 1370 WLOP-AM
Worldwide – GSEagles.com
LIVE STATS: FightingIllini.com
TWITTER UPDATES: @GSAthletics_MBB
GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (0-0)
Schedule/Results | Roster | 2013-14 Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (0-0)
Schedule/Results | Roster | 2013-14 Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
SERIES HISTORY: Fourth Meeting (GS Trails 0-3)
LAST MEETING: 11/17/2006 – Lost 85-50 – at Illinois
EAGLES MAKE FOURTH TRIP TO FACE ILLINOIS
For the first time since 2006, Georgia Southern visits Illinois for a meeting on the hardwood. Illinois is 3-0 in the all-time series with a 85-50 win in the last meeting on November 17th, 2006 inside the State Farm Center (formerly Assembly Hall).
THE BROADCAST
Watch the game live on ESPN3 at WatchEspn.com or listen to the contest live on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Brian Jennings and AJ Henderson will call the action from the State Farm Center across network lines beginning at 8:30 p.m. (ET).
THE COACH
Head Coach Mark Byington enters the 2014-15 season with a 22-23 career record as he opens his second season with the Eagles.
THE WEATHER
Central Illinois is going through a "Big Chill" this week with a high temperature of 33 degrees on tap for Friday with an overnight low of 21 degrees under clear skies. Conditions in Statesboro will be pleasant with a high temperature of 58 degrees and a low of 32.
UP NEXT
The Eagles are back at home on Tuesday night to face Trinity College. The game is the second part of a doubleheader at Hanner Fieldhouse which begins at 5 p.m. when the Women's Basketball team faces Jacksonville. The Men's game follows at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GSU-WINS or online at GSEagles.com/tickets.
State Farm Center | Champaign, Ill.
TV: ESPN3 / WatchESPN.com
Play-by-Play – Zack Zaidman
Analyst – Homer Drew
RADIO: Georgia Southern Sports Network from Learfield Sports
Play-by-Play – Brian Jennings
Analyst – AJ Henderson
Metter/Swainsboro – 103.7 WMBZ-FM
Statesboro – 106.5 WZBX-FM
Savannah/Hilton Head/Brunswick – 102.1 WZAT-FM
Jessup – 1370 WLOP-AM
Worldwide – GSEagles.com
LIVE STATS: FightingIllini.com
TWITTER UPDATES: @GSAthletics_MBB
GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (0-0)
Schedule/Results | Roster | 2013-14 Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (0-0)
Schedule/Results | Roster | 2013-14 Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
SERIES HISTORY: Fourth Meeting (GS Trails 0-3)
LAST MEETING: 11/17/2006 – Lost 85-50 – at Illinois
EAGLES MAKE FOURTH TRIP TO FACE ILLINOIS
For the first time since 2006, Georgia Southern visits Illinois for a meeting on the hardwood. Illinois is 3-0 in the all-time series with a 85-50 win in the last meeting on November 17th, 2006 inside the State Farm Center (formerly Assembly Hall).
THE BROADCAST
Watch the game live on ESPN3 at WatchEspn.com or listen to the contest live on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Brian Jennings and AJ Henderson will call the action from the State Farm Center across network lines beginning at 8:30 p.m. (ET).
THE COACH
Head Coach Mark Byington enters the 2014-15 season with a 22-23 career record as he opens his second season with the Eagles.
THE WEATHER
Central Illinois is going through a "Big Chill" this week with a high temperature of 33 degrees on tap for Friday with an overnight low of 21 degrees under clear skies. Conditions in Statesboro will be pleasant with a high temperature of 58 degrees and a low of 32.
UP NEXT
The Eagles are back at home on Tuesday night to face Trinity College. The game is the second part of a doubleheader at Hanner Fieldhouse which begins at 5 p.m. when the Women's Basketball team faces Jacksonville. The Men's game follows at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GSU-WINS or online at GSEagles.com/tickets.
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