A pair of teams stuck amongst a logjam of six teams atop the Sun Belt standings will look for the upper hand when UL Monroe heads to Georgia Southern. UL Monroe (8-11, 4-2) snuck by North Texas at home on Saturday, 61-58, as +3.5 underdogs. Georgia Southern (11-8, 4-2) lost at James Madison on Saturday, 83-71, as +8 underdogs. It’s the lone meeting between these conference foes and will take place at 7:00 p.m. EST from Hanner Fieldhouse on the campus of Georgia Southern.
The Warhawks halted a two-game losing streak with a win to cap off a four-game home stretch. They are 8-8 ATS on the year and 5-1 ATS in their last six games. Their offense has averaged 70.2 points per game, eighth in the Sun Belt, and they have shot 43.4% from the field and 34.5% from three. Over their last five games their scoring is down to 68.8 points per game and their shooting down to 41%. The Warhawks defense has allowed 69.1 points per game. The opposition has shot 43.2% from the field and 333.6% from three against them. They sit 12th in the Sun Belt on the glass, pulling just 34.3 rebounds per game. They do have a +1.53 turnover margin in their favor, but also cough up 13.2 turnovers per game.
Jamari Blackmon shot 7-for-13 and scored a team high 24 points in the team’s win over Texas State. It was the second time he led the team with a 20-plus point performance over the last five games and i n that span he has averaged 17 points per game while shooting 50% overall. On the season Blackmon averages 11.8 points per game, second most for the Warhawks. The senior guard leads the team with 3.4 assists per game and compliments that with 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per.
ULM hosted Texas State in its last game of a season-long four game homestand. Behind Jamari Blackmon's game-high 24 points, the Warhawks rallied to beat the Bobcats, 61-58. @ULM_MBB sweeps the season series and improves to 4-2 in Sun Belt play. @KNOE8 @ULMWarhawks pic.twitter.com/cCggHSqYds
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