Saturday, January 4
Opponent: Arkansas State
Location: Jonesboro, Ark. || First National Bank Arena
Time: 3 PM ET
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Quickly: Georgia Southern completes its Sun Belt western swing by playing at Arkansas State on Saturday ... The Eagles are 7-7 overall and 0-2 in the league after falling to ULM, 83-67, on Thursday in Monroe, La. ... Four Eagles reached double figures, led by
Nicole Gwynn's 15 points ... Georgia Southern committed just five turnovers, tying for the least turnovers in a game in the Sun Belt era (vs. Texas State, 2/18/17) Arkansas State picked up its first Sun Belt win of the year on Thursday, defeating Marshall 66-56 ... The Red Wolves hit 13 three-pointers in the win, their fifth game this season where they've hit 12 or more threes ... Arkansas State ranks fourth in the nation in three-pointers attempted per game (33.1) and seventh in three-pointer made per game (10.3) ... Arkansas State leads the overall series between the two teams, 11-4 ... The two teams did not meet during 2023-24, but matched up twice during 2022-23. Georgia Southern took a 99-86 win in Statesboro on New Year's Eve 2022 behind a 40-point performance from
Terren Ward. But Arkansas State won an 81-76 overtime victory at the Sun Belt Tournament on March 1, 2023, in Pensacola ... This will be the first trip to Jonesboro for the Eagles since the 2019-20 season ... The Eagles have won just once in Jonesboro in six tries - an 84-76 victory on February 25, 2017.