{"id":660091,"date":"2026-02-28T00:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/?p=660091"},"modified":"2026-02-28T00:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:57:44","slug":"defensive-letdown-does-in-marshall-as-herd-drop-regular-season-finale-to-georgia-southern-99-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/02\/28\/defensive-letdown-does-in-marshall-as-herd-drop-regular-season-finale-to-georgia-southern-99-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Defensive letdown does in Marshall as Herd drop regular season finale to Georgia Southern, 99-82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>\u2014 By David Walsh<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>HUNTINGTON, W.Va. \u2014<\/b> Georgia Southern turned Marshall\u2019s Senior Night into a nightmare Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Having surpassed 100 points in an earlier victory over the Herd this season, the Eagles neared that number. This time around, Georgia Southern got 40 points in the paint and drilled 13 three-pointers, to handle the Herd, 99-82, at Cam Henderson Center.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome created a six-way tie for second in the league. Troy, with its win Friday over UL Monroe mixed in with various other results, secured No. 1 in the league and thus the top seed in the league tournament next week in Pensacola, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDisappointing,\u201d Marshall coach Corny Jackson said. \u201cWe had everything in our favor. One of the most disappointing losses I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the loss, Marshall (19-12, 11-7) is seeded No. 2 in the Sun Belt Tournament and earned a bye into a semifinal, which it will play Sunday, March 8.<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas State, despite being part of a six-way tie for Marshall, begins play Thursday and will need to win five games in five days to win the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udddb\ud835\udde2\ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd7 \ud835\udde7\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddd8 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddde\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde7.<\/p>\n<p>The bracket is set for the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VisitPensacola?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VisitPensacola<\/a> Sun Belt Men&#8217;s Basketball Championship presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Join_AFReserve?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Join_AFReserve<\/a>. \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9WMUNP2M30\">https:\/\/t.co\/9WMUNP2M30<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tcfyGrwib\">pic.twitter.com\/5tcfyGrwib<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sun Belt (@SunBelt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunBelt\/status\/2027621057381761179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alden Applewhite drilled a three-pointer with 5:08 left to give the Eagles the lead for good at 75-73. From that point, the visitors outscored Marshall, 24-9.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Georgia Southern nailed half of its 26 three-point attempts. The Eagles recorded 12 in the first meeting between the two teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to beat them ,it can\u2019t get in the 90s,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cOnes they lose, they\u2019re in the 60s. They got 101 down there on us, 99 today. We couldn\u2019t make enough plays to win. We had opportunities. Got to play better in games of this magnitude. They were the better team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talked about it. Can\u2019t give them points at the rim and threes. They got in the paint for points. In the second half, they flipped it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyren Moore paced the Eagles (16-15, 8-10) with 26 points and made 8 of 12 from behind the arc. Applewhite finished with 23 points, going 7 of 9 from the field and 9 of 12 at the foul line. Nakavieon White totaled 20 points, helped by 7-of-11 shooting. The Eagles also won the bench battle with 38 points to 17 for Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>Wyatt Fricks paced Marshall with 25 along and eight rebounds. Noah Otshudi hit for 19, but was scoreless in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Herd freshman Landen Joseph added 12. Jalen Speer, the Herd\u2019s No. 2 scorer, scored just seven points and was 1 of 7 from deep.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to making five of its final seven shots in the half, Marshall led at the break, 40-38.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Center Matt Van Komen was out again with an injured foot and in street clothes.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles are the No. 10 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament and will play Wednesday against the winner of No. 11 Old Dominion\/No. 14 UL Monroe.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall had no answer for the Eagles again, but managed to earn the No. 2 seed and an automatic bye into a semifinal in the Sun Belt Tournament. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":660092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-660091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marshall-sports","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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