STATESBORO, Ga. (WHSV) - Ro Scott provided 17 points off the bench, Ashanti Barnes and Peyton McDaniel each had double-doubles, and James Madison stayed perfect in Sun Belt Conference play, defeating Georgia Southern 77-60.

The Georgia Southern women’s basketball team dropped its fourth straight contest. The Lady Eagles fell at home to James Madison at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center on Jan. 29, 77-60. Georgia Southern battled strong early against the top team in the Sun Belt Conference.

James Madison opened up a three-game road trip with a convincing victory at Georgia Southern, controlling the second half against the Eagles to win 77-60 and stay unbeaten in Sun

Winning conference games isn’t easy. Even with a perfect Sun Belt record, James Madison found that out last week with tough tests against Southern Miss and Coastal Carolina. Now the

The Thundering Herd won three games away from Huntington, those wins coming in consecutive fashion over Coastal Carolina, Georgia State and most recently, Georgia Southern. Winners of five of its last six,

Old Dominion and Georgia State will play in a matchup of Sun Belt foes. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

Old Dominion scores 66.1 points per game, 3.0 fewer points than the 69.1 Georgia State allows. Georgia State averages 66.3 points per game, 4.3 more than the 62.0 Old Dominion gives up. The Monarchs and Panthers face off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

It was a long-time coming for first-year Marshall women’s basketball coach Juli Fulks, as her team finally notched their first Sun Belt Conference victory of the 2024-25 season over Georgia Southern 67-60.

Georgia Southern entered play tops among Sun Belt teams in bench points scored at 32 per game. Marshall had the edge in this one, 20-16. The Herd snapped Georgia Southern’s win streak at three. It now leads the overall series 14-4 with the two-game season sweep.

Georgia Southern Eagles (11-10, 4-5 Sun Belt) at Troy Trojans (13-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) Troy, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern visits Troy after Adante' Holiman scored 26 points in Georgia Southern's 71-67 loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd.

James Madison Dukes (17-4, 9-0 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (9-12, 2-7 Sun Belt) Statesboro, Georgia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: JMU faces Georgia Southern after Peyton McDaniel scored 23 points in JMU's 76-69 victory against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

Georgia State Panthers (7-14, 3-6 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (13-9, 6-3 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgia State takes on Marshall after Cesare Edwards scored 20 points in Georgia State's 86-79 loss to the James Madison Dukes.