A pair of Sun Belt conference rivals meet on the court Thursday when the Georgia Southern Eagles (5-20, 5-7 Sun Belt) visit Conway, South Carolina and the HTC Center to face the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-17, 3-9 Sun Belt). Georgia Southern was defeated in overtime by Buffalo 82-81 last Saturday and the Eagles have lost each of the last four. Coastal Carolina was defeated by Louisiana-Monroe 79-75 last Wednesday. The Chanticleers have lost three straight and six of the last seven. Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina do not have any players listed on their injury reports.
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Georgia Southern averages 70.9 points per game, which is only 265th in the country. The Eagles shoot 41.9% overall which is only 320th and 34.7% from three point land which is 144th. Georgia Southern is shooting 72.2% from 3 point land which is 156th. Tyren Moore is the leading scorer for Georgia Southern with an average of 15.2 points per game and the only player averaging double figures in scoring for the Eagles. Georgia Southern has two players averaging 9.9 points per game each. Moore is also the leader in assists with an average of 2.9 dishes per contest.
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The Eagles are allowing an average of 79.4 points per game which is 342nd. Georgia Southern is allowing opponents to shoot 46.0% overall and 36.7% from 3-point territory, which are 319th and 341st respectively. Georgia Southern averages 33.2 rebounds per game led by Avantae Parker with an average of 5.2 boards per game. Parker is the rim protector for Georgia Southern with an average of 1.0 blocks per game and Moore is the leader in steals with an average of 1.2 per contest.
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