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Marshall Men’s Basketball Faces Georgia Southern In SBC Semifinals
3/7/2026 9:51:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Herd meets Eagles with an SBC Title berth at stake at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 CT on Sunday
Game Notes | Championship Fund
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Marshall University's Men's Basketball team is set to open play at the 2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Championships at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT on Sunday evening.
The No. 2 seed Thundering Herd (19-12 overall, 11-7 SBC) takes on Georgia Southern in the second semifinal from Pensacola Bay Center on Sunday with the winner advancing to the 2026 SBC Championship Game.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE SBC SEMIFINALS
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PRE-GAME NOTES
- Marshall comes into the SBC Tournament as the No. 2 seed after finishing at the top of a six-way tiebreaker at the end of the regular season.
- Marshall head coach Cornelius Jackson was recently named as a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, given to the most outstanding minority men's Division I college basketball head coach. It is the second straight year that Jackson has received the honor.
- With a win on Sunday, Marshall would complete consecutive 20-win seasons. It would be the first time since the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons that the Herd achieved that mark.
- Marshall senior forward Wyatt Fricks was recently named as an All-SBC First Team selection. Fricks is averaging 15.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
- Herd guard Jalen Speer was named to the All-SBC Second Team after averaging a team-best 15.7 points per game to go along with an SBC-leading 5.5 assists per game.
- For more information on Marshall Men's Basketball, check out our Game Notes HERE.
ABOUT THE EAGLES
- Georgia Southern is coached by Charlie Henry, who is in his third season as the Eagles head coach. He has a record there of 43-55.
- The Eagles are led in scoring by Tyren Moore, who is scoring 15.7 points per game. He had 23 points and nine assists in the Eagles' win over South Alabama on Friday and followed it with 40 in the win over Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
- In their last five games, the Eagles have averaged 93.0 points per game with much of the damage being done on the outside.
- Georgia Southern tied the record for most 3-pointers hit in a game with 23 in the fourth round win over South Alabama on Friday. They also attempted an SBC Tourney record 44 3-pointers.
- The Eagles will be playing their fifth game in five days while Marshall will be playing its first game in nine days.
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