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Ga. Southern, CCU meet in conference play

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Georgia Southern (16-10, 8-5) vs. Coastal Carolina (12-12, 6-6)

HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ga. Southern pays visit to CCU in a Sun Belt matchup. Georgia Southern won easily 76-51 at home against Troy on Friday. Coastal Carolina lost 88-79 on the road to Appalachian State on Saturday.

SENIOR STUDS: Georgia Southern's Tookie Brown, Montae Glenn and Simeon Carter have combined to score 39 percent of the team's points this season and have accounted for 44 percent of all Eagles scoring over the last five games.

FUELING THE OFFENSE: Brown has either made or assisted on 49 percent of all Georgia Southern field goals over the last three games. Brown has accounted for 21 field goals and 22 assists in those games.

WINLESS WHEN: The Chanticleers are 0-5 when they score 61 points or fewer and 12-7 when they exceed 61 points. The Eagles are 0-6 when they fail to score more than 72 points and 16-4 on the season, otherwise.

STREAK STATS: Coastal Carolina has won its last three home games, scoring an average of 92.3 points while giving up 77.3.

DID YOU KNOW: Georgia Southern is ranked first in Division I with an average of 76 possessions per game.

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