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Webb and Georgia Southern take down Marshall in Sun Belt Conference Tournament 82-78

By The Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Spudd Webb scored 31 points to help No. 10 seed Georgia Southern stun second-seeded Marshall 82-78 on Sunday night in a Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal.

Georgia Southern (21-15), which has won five straight games in the tourney, will play top-seeded Troy in the championship game on Monday with an automatic NCAA Tournament berth up for grabs.

Webb added five rebounds and three steals for the Eagles. Andres Burney posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, adding three blocks. Alden Applewhite pitched in with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Shamarrie Hugie led the way for the Thundering Herd (19-13) with 19 points and eight rebounds. Wyatt Fricks totaled 18 points, six rebounds and three blocks. Jalen Speer contributed 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Georgia Southern went into halftime leading Marshall 42-35. Webb had 18 points in the second half to help the Eagles hold on.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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