In a contest between the Sun Belt Conference's top defensive team hosting the league's top offensive team, Texas State opens its Sun Belt schedule against Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3 in Strahan Arena. The Bobcats enter Thursday night's game with an 11-2 record after beating Howard Payne 105-29 on Dec. 29. Georgia Southern is 8-5 this season after falling 94-90 at Dayton last Saturday.
Texas State enters Thursday night's game leading the Sun Belt Conference in field goal percentage defense (37.3), scoring defense (59.8) and scoring margin (+17.6). Georgia Southern leads the league in scoring offense (87.