Saturday, January 11
Opponent:Â James Madison
Location: Harrisonburg, Va. || Atlantic Union Bank Center
Time:Â 2Â PM
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Quickly:Â Georgia Southern picked up its first Sun Belt win of the season on Wednesday, defeating Georgia State by an 82-57 margin ... Five Eagles reached double figures in the win, led by
McKenna Eddings' 15 points ... James Madison is the only remaining unbeaten team left in Sun Belt play, improving to 4-0 in the league on Thursday with a 71-59 win over Marshall ... Ashanti Barnes had a career-high 25 points to lead the Dukes on the night ... James Madison leads the overall series with the Eagles by a slim 4-3 margin ... Since JMU joined the Sun Belt in 2022, each school has swept a season. Georgia Southern won both meetings in the 2022-23 campaign, with a 69-65 win in Harrisonburg and a 72-61 win in Statesboro. JMU won both of the 2023-24 meetings - 72-51 in Harrisonburg and 71-65 in Statesboro ... The first meeting in the series came way back on January 10, 1977, when JMU was known as Madison College. The Eagles won that meeting, 100-75. Just two months later, Madison College would officially change its name to James Madison University.