Friday, November 13
Orlando, FL
8 p.m.
Georgia Southern University
at
UCF
11/12/2026 9:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern men's basketball is back on the court Friday evening in Orlando, facing off against UCF at Addition Financial Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network.
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- Georgia Southern men's basketball is back on the court Friday evening in Orlando, facing off against UCF at Addition Financial Arena. The Eagles and Knights will meet for the first time since 2018, where UCF defeated Georgia Southern, 95-88, in Orlando. All-time the Eagles trail the series against the Knights, 4-1, with the lone win coming in 1982 in Statesboro.
- Dallas Gardner continued to shine in his third game since returning from injury, leading the scoring for the Eagles in Tuesday's defeat at home against Mercer in overtime. Gardner scored 28 points and nearly recorded his third consecutive double-double by grabbing eight rebounds. With seven seconds left in the game and trailing by two, Gardner drove through the lane and nearly converted on an and-one opportunity but was sent to the line to shoot two free throws. The Charlotte, North Carolina, native converted on the pair to tie the game and give the Eagles a chance in overtime. Gardner made his first start for the Eagles in the loss, playing 41 minutes, a new career high.
- After starting the season slow from the free throw line, Georgia Southern saw their efficiency tick up a notch against Mercer, shooting 82.6% from the charity stripe, led by Dallas Gardner. Gardner finished the game shooting 12-of-13 from the stripe and leads the Eagles with 33 attempts. He is second on the team in free throw percentage, trailing Eltramon Smith, who posted a 76.5% clip.
- Friday evening in Orlando opens a grueling stretch for the Eagles, as six of the next seven contests will be on the road. Georgia Southern travels to UCF, returns home to host Middle Tennessee State and then hits the road for the next five games traveling to Houston Christian, Northern Kentucky, Bellarmine (at Northern Kentucky), UNC Asheville, and USC Upstate. The next time the Eagles will return to the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center will be on December 5, where they host Johnson C. Smith for a 1 p.m. tip.
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