Saturday, November 27, 2021

SoCon Basketball Saturday (11-27-21)

SoCon Basketball for Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021

A recap of Friday's games-   The SoCon split the two games played on Friday.   

-VMI 71 vs. New Orleans 79
UNO held off VMI, 79-71 in the third and final day of action Friday afternoon at the UNO Classic at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Privateers (3-4), trailing the Keydets 38-37 at halftime, started quickly in the second half hitting 9 of their first 12 shots from the floor to build a 61-44 lead with 12:13 left.

-Samford 77 vs. NC A&T 75
Ques Glover scored a career-high 25 points and Jaden Campbell added 15, as the Samford University men's basketball team led wire-to-wire on Friday, Nov. 26 to advance to the final round of the Emerald Coast Classic with a 77-75 victory over North Carolina A&T at The Arena. Demetric Horton (24) and Marcus Watson (24) led the Aggies in scoring. The Bulldogs face McNeese State on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

 
Current Standings:
5-0 Chattanooga
4-1 Samford
5-2 UNCG
4-2 ETSU
4-2 Wofford
3-2 Furman
3-2 Citadel
3-3 Western Carolina
3-4  VMI
2-4 Mercer

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Saturday's Schedule
Seven games are on the schedule for Saturday. The SoCon has an opportunity to increase its RPI with six or seven wins while the Charleston and Vermont games are the premier games for the day.

1:30 PM ET
McNeese State (3-3) vs. Samford (3-1)
Raider Arena, Destin, FL
Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game

2:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Milligan at Mercer (2-4)
Hawkins Arena - Macon, GA

2:00 PM ET- Watch on ESPN+
Western Carolina (3-3) at Gardner-Webb (2-3)
Paul Porter Arena - Boiling Springs, NC

4:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Lees McRae at ETSU (4-2)
Freedom Hall Civic Center - Johnson City, TN

4:00 PM ET - Warch on ESPN+
Furman (3-2) at South Carolina Upstate (2-3)
G.B. Hodge Center - Spartanburg,

4:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Charleston (3-2) at Chattanooga (5-0)
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN

5:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Vermont (5-2) at UNCG (5-2)
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC


Upcoming SoCon schedule for Sunday

2:00 PM ET
The Citadel (3-2) at South Carolina State (1-6)
S-H-M Memorial Center - Orangeburg, SC

4:00 PM ET - Watch on SECN+/ESPN+
Wofford (4-2) at Georgia (2-4)
Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, GA







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