THE MATCHUP
Teams: ULM (7-16, 1-9 SBC)
Georgia State (15-7, 8-2 SBC)
Location: Georgia State Sports Arena / Atlanta, Ga.
Time: 6:00 p.m. CST
LIVE AUDIO (Warhawk Radio Network)
LIVE STATS (Georgia State Stats)
Live Video (ESPN3)
ATLANTA, Ga. – The ULM men's basketball team stays in the Peach State for a Monday night matchup with Georgia State in Atlanta. The matchup with the Panthers will tip at 6:00 p.m. CST and be available to on the Warhawk Radio Network and can be seen on ESPN3.
The Warhawks enter the tilt with a 7-16 mark, coming off a 76-62 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday, while Georgia State is 15-7, coming off a 86-82 win on Saturday over the Ragin Cajuns.
NOTABLES
Last Time Out: ULM allowed a season-high 13 three-point baskets to Georgia Southern in route to a 76-62 loss on Saturday against the host Eagles in Statesboro.
Head-to-Head: The Warhawks and Panthers meet on Monday for just the 13th time in program history. The series has been all about winning streaks, as the Warhawks opened with five straight wins in the head-to-head series followed quickly by five straight by Georgia State. The Warhawks and Panthers have traded single wins in the last two meetings to knot the all-time series at six apiece.
Scouting the Panthers: The Panthers enter Monday night's contest coming off of a 85-82 victory over the Ragin Cajuns on Saturday. The Panthers are paced by Jeremy Hollowell with his 15.7 points per game while also grabbing 5.4 rebounds per game. Willie Clayton paces the Panthers on the glass with 7.4 rebounds per game as Clayton currently is second in offensive rebounding in the SBC.
Sharing the Basketball: The Warhawks have 304 assists on 566 made baskets so far this season. Nick Coppola leads the way with 97 assists, while Travis Munnings has 51 assists so far this season and Jordon Harris has 39 assists on the season. As a team, the Warhawks have assisted on 53.7 percent of their made baskets this season. The Warhawks have had three games with 20-plus assists including a pair of games with 23 assists.
Controlling the Offensive Glass: As a team, the Warhawks grabbed 10 offensive rebounds against Georgia Southern on Saturday - the 14th time in 23 games that they have grabbed at least 10 offensive rebounds, with a season-high 17 boards coming at Texas. Travis Munnings leads the way with 56 total rebounds.
On the road: The Warhawks have been road warriors for 13 contests out of their 22 games this season. Of the 13 games away from Monroe, ULM will play in the Eastern Time Zone (7 times), Central Time Zone (7 times), Pacific Time Zone (2 times) and Mountain Time Zone (1 time). By December 3 the Warhawks had played in all four continental time zones in a span of five games. The Warhawks played in three time zones over the course of seven days (Texas, Colorado, Washington). If the Warhawks had bused on each road trip from Fant-Ewing Coliseum they would have traveled 6,996 miles and that is just one direction -- double that amount and the round trip from ULM to each road venue comes to nearly 14,000 miles according to Google Maps.
Sun Belt Leaders: Following the February 4 slate of SBC games, Travis Munnings sits in second place with 8.4 rebounds per game while sitting in third place with 6.0 defensive rebounds per game. Munnings sits in a tie for sixth averaging 33.0 minutes per game. Nick Coppola leads the league with 36.9 minutes per game while also leading the conference with a 2.9 assist to turnover ratio. Coppola ranks third in the league with a 4.2 assist per game mark.
UP NEXT
-Following Monday's contest, the Warhawks return home to begin a three-game homestand on Saturday afternoon when they welcome in South Alabama. Tip off will be at 4:00 p.m. inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
