SoCon Basketball Wednesday (12-8-21)

SoCon Basketball for Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Wednesday's Schedule:  An interesting schedule for the SoCon tonight, as they play two Big South foes, an OVC team, and finally a SWAC team.  Again, four winnable games for the SoCon and a great chance to help the conference NET and RPI.  

6:30 PM ET  - Watch on ESPN+
Chattanooga (7-1) at UNC Asheville (5-3)
Kimmel Arena - Asheville, NC


7:00 PM ET - Watch on Hornet Sports Network
Samford (6-2) at Alabama State (2-7)
Dunn-Oliver Acadome - Montgomery, AL


7:00 PM ET  -  Watch on ESPN+
Tennessee Tech (2-6) at Western Carolina (5-4)
Ramsey Center - Cullowhee, NC


7:00 PM ET  -  Watch on ESPN+
Wofford (6-3) at Gardner-Webb (4-4)
Porter Arena - Boiling Springs, NC


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Tuesday's recap of the games:

-Furman 80  -  Winthrop 85
Micheal Anumba led five Eagles in double figures Tuesday evening as Winthrop held off the Furman men's basketball team for an 85-80 victory inside the Winthrop Coliseum. Winthrop improves to 5-4 on the season while Furman drops to 6-3 overall. Jalen Slawson became the first Paladin in program history to record a triple-double after leading Furman with 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting, 12 assists (career high), 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Current Standings after Tuesday's Games:
7-1 Chattanooga
7-2 UNCG
6-2 Samford
6-3 Furman
6-3 ETSU
6-3 Wofford
6-4 VMI
6-4 Mercer
5-3 Citadel
5-4 Western Carolina