Postgame radio interview with Jalen Finch and Brian Burg

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Georgia Southern held ULM to 33 percent shooting, and Jalen Finch scored 10 straight points during a critical stretch late in the game to help the Eagles secure a 66-57 victory over the Warhawks Thursday night in the second round of the Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship in the Pensacola Bay Center.

The seventh-seeded Eagles (17-15, 9-9) advance to the quarterfinals to face second-seeded Louisiana Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the GS Sports Network.

Eagles of the Game
Tyren Moore led the Eagles with 16 points after making 4 of 5 from 3-point range and added three assists and two steals. Kamari Brown posted 15 points, nine rebounds a blocked shot and an assist, and Tai Strickland tallied 10 points and four boards. Finch added five assists, four rebounds a blocked shot and a steal. 

Key Moments 
After Tyreke Locure hit a pull-up jumper to get ULM (11-21, 7-11) to within two points, Finch scored the Eagles' next 10, starting with a step-back triple. The fifth-year senior added a pull-up jumper on Georgia Southern's next trip down the floor, then a spot-up 3-pointer off an assist by Brown and finally a pair of free throws that gave the Eagles a 61-53 lead with 40.4 seconds remaining.

Brown, Strickland and Kaden Archie combined to go 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in the last 35 seconds to seal the win. Georgia Southern held ULM to 4 for 17 shooting from the field in the final 11 minutes of the contest.

Stats and Notes
- It was the Eagles' 12th game with single-digit turnovers (8).
- GS held ULM to 20 of 61 from the field and 6 of 28 from 3-point range (21 percent).
- The Eagles owned an 18-3 advantage in points off of turnovers and a 16-3 edge in fast break points.
- The Eagles were without second-team All-Sun Belt selection Andrei Savrasov who was out with an injury.
- It was the fourth meeting between the teams in the Sun Belt Tournament, and Georgia Southern has won all four.

Next up
Georgia Southern takes on second-seeded Louisiana in the quarterfinals of the Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship Saturday. Tipoff in the Pensacola Bay Center is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the GS Sports Network. The teams met once this season with Louisiana taking a 94-87 win in the Cajundome Jan. 28.