STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Men's Basketball, which is off to its best start in more than a decade, travels to play Central Florida on Tuesday night  The 7:30 game can be seen live on ESPN3, and opens a three-game road swing. GS will look to snap a seven-game skid in the state of Florida which dates back to a 95-63 win over Florida A&M in Tallahassee on December 28th, 1999.

VIDEO: ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com)
RADIO: Georgia Southern Sports Network from Learfield Sports
Play-by-Play – Chris Blair
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: UCFKnights.com
TWITTER UPDATES: @GSAthletics_MBB 

SERIES HISTORY: Third Meeting, GS Trails 2-1
LAST GAME: 2/14/1986 | Away | Loss | 59-61

GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (4-1)
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CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS (4-1)
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BEST START SINCE 2002-03
Georgia Southern is off to a 4-1 start, matching the early days of the 2002-03 start. That year the Eagles went 16-13 overall and went 7-4 in non-conference play.

ALL AROUND THE WORLD
The Eagles will travel 12,283 miles in the 30 games scheduled for the 2014-15 schedule. That total is just 168 miles less than halfway around the Earth. Georgia Southern's farthest games away from home last season, played in Cancun (840 mi.), are closer than two of the Eagles' opponents at Texas State (971 mi.) and UT Arlington (893 mi.).

Season miles to date...................................1,546 mi.
Statesboro to UCF..........................................268 mi.
2014-15 total season mileage..................12,283 mi.
2013-14 total season mileage....................9.216 mi.

BUSSEY EARNS SPOT IN NBADL
Former Eagle Tre Bussey was named to the NBADL's Idaho Stampede recently. Bussey was picked in the first round of the NBADL draft. Through the season's first six games, Bussey has scored 9.3 ppg leading the team off the bench. He is also shooting 43% from downtown.

EAGLES COMMIT TO REBOUNDING
Georgia Southern has made a commitment to rebounding this year and won the battle of the glass in four of the first five games. The Eagles out-rebounded Illinois by nine and FIU by seven despite  eing undersized in both games.

CAREER HIGHS FOR HEWITT IN OPENER
Jelani Hewitt opened his senior season with a pair of career-highs in the loss at Illinois. He recorded eight assists, one better than his previous career high set last year. Hewitt also attempted 14 three-pointers, the seventh-best single game total in school history.

SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season tickets for the 2014-15 season are available now by contacting the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office. With 13 doubleheaders on the schedule, fans can get the same seat for men's and women's games for just $120. For more information, contact the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GSU-WINS.

THE COACH
Head Coach Mark Byington enters this game with a 26-24 career record as in his second season with the Eagles.

THE WEATHER
Conditions around UCF's Magic Kingdom should be pleasant with a high of 75 degrees on tap for Tuesday under partly cloudy skies. A chance of thunderstorms exists in the evening along the I-4 corridor.

UP NEXT
The Eagles return to Statesboro to focus on the classroom with final exams set for next week. Georgia Southern is back on the hardwood on December 15th with a trip to face South Florida. The three-game road swing closes later that week with a trip to Stetson on Dec. 18.

Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets call 1-800-GSU-WINS.