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Thursday, January 20, 2022

SoCon Basketball for Thursday, 1-20-22


SoCon Basketball for Thursday, January 20, 2022

Thursday's schedule:

7:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+ 
Samford (11-6) at VMI (10-8) 
Cameron Hall - Lexington, VA

7:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+ 
Chattanooga (14-4) at UNCG (10-7) 
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC

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Wednesday's results:

-Western Carolina 50 - Furman 88
Mike Bothwell led all players with 26 points, while JP Pegues scored a career high 18, on Wednesday evening to propel the Furman men's basketball team to an 88-50 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts in Southern Conference action from Timmons Arena. With the win, the Paladins have now won four consecutive SoCon contests inside Timmons Arena and 12 straight against the Catamounts in the overall series

-Mercer 64 - ETSU 72
The ETSU men’s basketball team got hot at just the right time. Down by three with less than five minutes to play, the Buccaneers made their last six shots, which included a closing 15-4 surge, to rally past Mercer, 72-64, on Wednesday night inside Freedom Hall. With the win, ETSU improved to 12-8 overall and 4-3 in league play, while Mercer – who entered the night tied for the lead atop the SoCon standings – dipped to 11-8, 4-2.

-The Citadel 77 - Wofford 89
Sophomore Max Klesmit and junior B.J. Mack caught fire in the second half against The Citadel (7-10, 1-5 SoCon) on Wednesday night, finishing with 27 and 25 points, respectively, to lift Wofford to its third consecutive Southern Conference victory with an 89-77 win over the Bulldogs at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Junior guard Isaiah Bigelow also notched his first career double-double on the night, as the Terriers shot over 50 percent for their third-straight game and poured in 14-of-28 from beyond the arc (50%) as a season-best tally from 3-point range through league play.





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