Friday, February 27, 2015

Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-27-15)




Friday, February 27, 2015 
Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference






Thursday's games -
Western Carolina at Furman -
Furman snapped a seven-game skid with a 53-49 win over Western Carolina Thursday. Trailing by five at the half, Furman took the lead during a 17-0 run against the seemingly helpless Cats.
Attendance: 925

ETSU at The Citadel -
The Citadel's Ashton Moore went the length of the court and nailed a pull-up jumper with three seconds left to give the Bulldogs a 74-73 victory over ETSU on Thursday.
Attendance: 1,358

Wofford  at Mercer -
Wofford's Spencer Collins scored 26 points as the Terriers wrapped up their third Southern Conference regular season championship and the No. 1 seed into the conference tournament with a 76-72 win over Mercer Thursday night.
Attendance: 3,870 

Samford at UNCG -
UNCG's RJ White scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds, leading four Spartan players in double figures, as the Spartans beat Samford 81-67 on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1,893

Chattanooga at VMI -
Chattanooga's Casey Jones had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Eric Robertson scored 19 to help the Mocs to a  86-82 victory over Virginia Military Institute  in double overtime on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1,127

Current SoCon Standings -
1.  Wofford 15-2
2.  Chattanooga  14-3
3.  Mercer  11-6
4.  ETSU  9-9
5.  Western Carolina 8-9
6.  VMI  7-10
7.  (tie) The Citadel  6-11
7.  (tie) UNCG  6-11
9.  (tie) Samford  5-12
9.  (tie) Furman  5-12


Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 21
OVC - 23
Southern - 24
Big South - 25
A-Sun - 30




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