THE RUNDOWN
Score: Georgia Southern 62, ULM 60
Teams: ULM (6-12, 0-5 SBC)
Georgia Southern (12-6, 5-0 SBC)
Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum/ Monroe, La.
MONROE, La. – The ULM men's basketball team fought to the end against Sun Belt Conference leader Georgia Southern on Monday night, however, came up just short falling 62-60 to the Eagles inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
THE TURNING POINT
-The Warhawks held the Eagles to a season-low 21 points in the first half on Monday, however Georgia Southern got hot from beyond the arc in the second half. The Eagles went 6-of-12 from beyond the arc in the final 20 minutes after only going 2-for-11 in the first half as they held on late to defeat the Warhawks.
NOTABLES
-Marvin Jean-Pierre paced the Warhawks on Monday with 18 points as the junior went 6-for-12 from the floor and made three three's. Jean-Pierre also had a new season-best seven rebounds in the contest.
-In only his second career start, sophomore Wade Martin had a career night as he had 11 points, besting his previous high of eight points set two nights ago against Georgia State. He scored the 11 points on a career-best three three-pointers while playing a career-high 27 minutes.
-As a team, the Warhawks had five blocks in the game to set a new season high. The five blocks are the most in a game for ULM since March 12, 2016 when the Warhawks had seven blocks in route to a 82-71 win over UT-Arlington in the semifinals of the SBC Tournament.
-Travis Munnings matched a season-high with 13 rebounds in the loss as he also grabbed 13 rebounds in the Warhawks season opener against Centenary.
-The Warhawks did continue their strong play on the offensive glass on Saturday, grabbing 11 offensive rebounds. As a team the Warhawks have had 11 games with double-figure rebounding performances through their first 18 games this season. Travis Munnings leads the Warhawks with 40 offensive rebounds while Sam McDaniel follows closely behind with 36 rebounds on the offensive end.
-Senior Nick Coppola currently sits with 491 assists over his three-plus seasons with the Warhawks. He is just 9 assists away from becoming just the sixth active NCAA Division I player to have 1,000 points and 500 assists in his career.
-The Warhawks have now lost back-to-back home games for the first time since January 22 and 24, 2015 during the 2014-15 season when they dropped a pair to UT-Arlington and Georgia Southern.
-The Warhawks and Eagles met on Monday for just the 15th time in program history. The Warhawks still hold a 10-5 lead in the all-time series as this was just their second loss at home to Georgia Southern.
-The Panthers had two players score in double figures, led in this one by Tookie Brown with 19 points as he hit 6-of-14 from the floor and made 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Keith Richard
Thought on the game: We continue to fight and compete, which I'm proud of. These kids are working hard to get over the hump but are falling a little short. We lost a bunch good players from last year and can't seem to make the key offensive or defensive play when we need it to win these close games. As long as they keep working hard and gaining experience we will get there.
UP NEXT
-Following Monday's contest, the Warhawks now head back out on the road as they travel to Arlington, Texas on Saturday to battle UT-Arlington with tip slated for 4:30 on ESPN3.
