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Herd battles the Eagles Saturday in a nationally televised contest on ESPNU, hosts the Jaguars Monday in the Henderson Center

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (16-9, 8-4 SBC) readies for a pair of contests with a nationally-televised matchup against Georgia Southern Georgia on Saturday with a home contest against South Alabama on Monday.
 
Saturday's tipoff in Statesboro is set for 8:30 p.m. against the Eagles with Monday's game against the Jaguars set for 7 p.m. in Huntington.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN
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Twitter: @Herd_MBB
 
HOW TO FOLLOW VS SOUTH ALABAMA
Watch: ESPN+
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PRE-GAME NOTES
  • MU is coming off a 17-point comeback win, 81-79, at Old Dominion on Wednesday.
  • Wyatt Fricks registered his third double-double, and second in as many games, with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
  • Jalen Speer's 146 assists lead the SBC and sits 28th nationally. Speer also recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists.
  • Matt Van Komen ranks fifth in the country with 2.64 blocks per game this season.
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES
  • Georgia Southern enters Saturday on a three-game skid after falling to App State on Wednesday.
  • The Eagles lead the SBC with 24.7 free-throw attempts and 13.96 forced turnovers per game.
  • Spud Webb leads a trio of double-figure scorers with 16.0 points per game.
 
ABOUT THE JAGUARS
  • The Jaguars head to Arkansas State for a contest on Saturday before coming to Huntington for the game that was previously scheduled for January 24.
  • South Alabama commits the fewest fouls per game at 11.9 and ranks fourth in defensive field-goal percentage holding opponents to just 38.0 percent from the field.
  • Chaze Harris leads the team with 17.8 points per game and leads the conference with 171 makes from the field.
 
For all the latest information about Marshall Men's Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.

To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
 
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