Jalen Speer's 16 points helped Marshall defeat Georgia Southern 71-67 on Saturday. Speer went 6 of 10 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Thundering Herd (13-9, 6-3 Sun Belt Conference).

Marshall and Georgia Southern combined for 29 fouls in the first half on Saturday, but the men's basketball Thundering Herd pulled away late for its third straight road win and

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Marshall Thundering Herd (12-9, 5-3 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (11-9, 4-4 Sun Belt) Statesboro, Georgia; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall visits Georgia Southern after Jalen Speer scored 25 points in Marshall's 92-79 victory over the Georgia State Panthers.

In the Marshall men’s basketball team’s 92-79 win at Georgia State on Thursday, its second straight road victory, the Thundering Herd shot better than 60% from deep and got nine