Those factors, combined with the effort put forth by Marshall players without veteran Obinna Anochili-Killlen, sparked the Thundering Herd past Georgia Southern, 81-69, in a Sun Belt Conference matinee Saturday in front of 3,866 fans at Cam Henderson Center.

Southern Miss Eagles (6-13, 2-6 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (6-13, 1-7 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall takes on Southern Miss after Aislynn Hayes scored 25 points in Marshall's 67-60 win against the Georgia Southern Eagles.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Halftime_Georgia Southern 37-35. 3-Point Goals_Marshall 4-13 (Speer 2-4, Spears 1-1, Dawson 1-6, Mingo 0-2), Georgia Southern 12-28 (Brafford 4-5, Holiman 4-9,