Eagles Fall to Coastal Carolina Saturday

Saturday, January 17

Statesboro, GA

3 PM

Georgia Southern University

13-7,5-2Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

11-9,4-4Sun Belt

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Coastal Carolina

Ga. Southern

1/17/2026 6:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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STATESBORO – Georgia Southern men's basketball (13-7, 5-2 SBC) fell to Coastal Carolina (11-9, 4-4 SBC), 79-75 in overtime, ending the Eagles 11-game winning streak at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center.

The Chanticleers got a game-high 28 points from RaSheed Jones, going 8-for-14 from the field and 10-of-11 at the free throw line. AJ Dancler added 20 points and Joshua Beadle scored 18 in a balanced offensive effort that lifted Coastal Carolina past the Eagles.

Georgia Southern was led by Tyren Moore's 34 points, going 12-of-21 and connecting on seven three-pointers, tying a career high in that department. Andres Burney added 10 points, while Spudd Webb and Alden Applewhite each scored nine for the home team.

The Eagles jumped out to a 40-33 lead in the first half and carried a 10-point advantage into the break, but Coastal Carolina fought back in the second half and forced overtime. After a tense extra period, the visitors hit key free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Georgia Southern shot 35.7% overall and 29.0% from the three-point line in the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Coastal Carolina opened the game on a 9-0 run, before Andres Burney was landed one and made one-of-two free throws, 9-1.
Tyren Moore caught fire after missing his first shot of the contest, knocking down four consecutive three-pointers, 19-15.
Georgia Southern held the Chanticleers scoreless for the next 2:37 of game action, taking its first lead of the half, 31-27.
The Eagles entered the break up seven points, shooting 43.8 percent from three-point range. Tyren Moore led the way with five from deep, finishing the half 5-for-7.
The Chanticleers cut the deficit to five points early in the second half, as the Eagles were held to 1-of-7 field goals, 50-45.
Georgia Southern continued to battle despite finding themselves in foul trouble, as Tyren Moore knocked down his seventh three-pointer of the afternoon and posted a season-high 32 points, 66-63.
Coastal Carolina tied the ballgame with 1.9 seconds left on the clock and missed the game-winning free throw to send the game into overtime, 70-70.

NOTES

Graduate guard Tyren Moore scored a season-high 34 points, two off his career high against Coastal Carolina. Moore shot 12-of-21 from the field and 7-of-12 from three-point line. The Louisville, Kentucky, native knocked down the only three free throw attempts of the evening.
Moore was joined in double figures by Andres Burney who posted 10 points in the loss.
Coastal Carolina shot 81.6% from the free throw line, hitting 31-of-38 attempts, while the Eagles shot 57.1% from the line, 15-of-25 attempts.

UP NEXT

Georgia Southern men's basketball is back at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center on Thursday January 22, hosting Arkansas State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.