SoCon Basketball Sunday (11-28-21)

SoCon Basketball for Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021

But first, A recap of Saturday's games​: 

The SoCon was 5-2 on Saturday's game, with everybody except Western Carolin and Chattanooga winning their game. 

-McNeese State 75 vs. Samford 83

A Balanced Attack Leads the Bulldogs Past McNeese State 83-75, as Samford goes 3-0 at Emerald Coast Classic. The Bulldogs rallied from an eight-point first-half deficit to defeat McNeese State University, 83-75, in the final round of the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday, Nov. 27 at Raider Arena.

-Milligan 49 at Mercer 88

The third season of the Greg Gary era earns its third win of the 2021-2022 season over Milligan, 88-49, while placing three players in double figures. Mercer (3-4, 0-0 SoCon) performed well in the first half and started off hot from the open floor. The Bears would go on to shoot 58% as a team in the first half.

-Western Carolina 59 at Gardner-Webb 87

Gardner-Webb used a balanced offense and a pair of big runs in both the first and second half to defeat Western Carolina 87-59 in Paul Porter Arena on Saturday afternoon. Gardner-Webb evens its record at 3-3 with its third straight win while the Catamounts fall to 3-4.

-Lees McRae 74 at ETSU 92

The Buccaneers had nine players score at least seven points, including three in double figures, as ETSU men’s basketball collected its fifth straight win by fending off a scrappy Lees-McRae club, 92-74, on Saturday afternoon inside Freedom Hall. The Bucs, who scored 53 second-half points, used a 19-2 run to erase a five-point deficit and go ahead 62-50 with just under 11 minutes remaining. Eventually, ETSU’s lead grew to 20 as the Bucs secured their seventh straight win in the series.

-Furman 87 at South Carolina Upstate 77

Alex Hunter's career-high 24-point performance guided four Paladins in double figures on Saturday afternoon as Furman defeated the USC Upstate Spartans, 87-77, in men's basketball action from the G.B. Hodge Center. Furman improves to 4-2 on the season while USC Upstate drops to 2-4 overall.

-Charleston 68 at Chattanooga 66

The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team saw its 17-game non-conference win streak come to an end after allowing a 14-point second-half lead to evaporate during a 68-66 loss to College of Charleston inside McKenzie Arena on Saturday afternoon. Chattanooga drops its first game of the 2021-22 campaign and falls to 5-1. Charleston improves its mark to 4-2 following the victory.

-Vermont 51 at UNCG 54
In a men's basketball game between two elite programs that was better than advertised, UNCG edged Vermont, 54-51, at the Greensboro Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Competing with a calmness that chilled Vermont, Kobe Langley was the difference for UNCG. In finishing with a career-high 19 points, the compact bundle of fury consistently went over, around, and through the Catamount defense for timely baskets.

Current Standings after Saturday's Games:
5-1 Chattanooga
5-1 Samford
6-2 UNCG
5-2 ETSU
4-2 Wofford
4-2 Furman
4-2 Citadel
3-4 Western Carolina
3-4 VMI
3-4 Mercer

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Sunday's Schedule - Only two games on the 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 ESPN+/SECN+
Wofford (4-2) at Georgia (2-4) 

Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, GA