PREVIEW: Eagles and Runnin' Bulldogs Square Off Saturday

STATESBORO – Georgia Southern men's basketball (5-5) is back in action on Saturday afternoon, traveling to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, to take on the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0-10). Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. from the Paul Porter Arena and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

THE OPENING TIP

Georgia Southern men's basketball saw a historic performance on Wednesday evening, as Spudd Webb scored a season-high 32 points en route to a 77-69 victory over Louisiana Tech at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center. Webb's performance also set a new program record for shooting percentage, finishing 13-of-14 (.928). He added four three-pointers, eight rebounds, one steal, and one blocked shot. He produced the 79th 30-plus point effort in Eagles' history and became the 29th player in program history to tally a 30-plus point performance.
The Eagles have made 96 total three-pointers on the season, posting the second-most made in the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia Southern sits behind James Madison (101) through the first 10 games. The Blue and White are averaging 9.6 made three-pointers per game, with a high of 15 made against Florida Gulf Coast on the road. Graduate guard Tyren Moore leads the Eagles with 28 made three-pointers and is tied for second in the Sun Belt.
Tyren Moore has produced 1,218 career points in his four seasons in Division I. Entering Saturday's game at Gardner-Webb, Moore sits with 980 points in a Georgia Southern uniform. Moore looks to become the 47th Eagle all-time to collect 1,000 with Georgia Southern.
Georgia Southern has been the strongest inside the friendly confines of the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center, posting a record of 12-3. In those 15 contests, the Eagles are averaging just under 80 points per game (79.1) and enter Thursday with a seven-game home winning streak in Statesboro. During that stretch, the Eagles tallied the most points scored during the Charlie Henry era, recording 98 against Johnson C. Smith earlier this season.
Sun Belt Conference play is quickly approaching for the 2025-26 season, as the Eagles enter the final stretch of non-conference matchups. Georgia Southern opens the conference slate at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center, hosting Georgia State (12/18) and James Madison (12/20) before the holiday break. Both contests are part of a doubleheader with the women's program. The Eagles aim to continue their aggressive start to the season, heading into the final three non-conference games against Gardner-Webb, Coastal Georgia, and West Georgia.

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