SoCon Basketball for Saturday, 2-5-22

SoCon Basketball for Saturday, February 5, 2022 

Saturday's schedule:   At noon today, Chattanooga hosts Mercer on ESPNU in a battle of the Nos. 2-3 teams in the SoCon standings. Two hours later, ETSU visits Wofford on CBS Sports Network. Mercer and Chattanooga will be meeting twice in a span of three days. After Saturday’s clash in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the squads will square off again in Macon, Georgia, on Monday to make up a game postponed from Jan. 1.


12:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPNU
Mercer (13-10) at Chattanooga (18-5)
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN

12:00 PM ET - Watch on  ESPN+

UNCG (12-10) at Furman (17-7)
Timmons Arena - Greenville, SC

1:00 PM ET- Watch on ESPN+

Samford (14-8) at The Citadel (9-12)
McAlister Field House - Charleston, SC

2:00 PM ET- Watch on CBSSN

ETSU (12-12) at Wofford (13-10)
Richardson Indoor Stadium - Spartanburg, SC

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Friday's results:

- Western Carolina 69 - VMI 76
The VMI men's basketball team trailed by as many as 12 points midway through the second half Friday evening but rallied for a 76-69 victory over Western Carolina University in a Southern Conference clash from Cameron Hall. It is VMI's third-straight win and keeps the Keydets in the top four in the conference standings at 7-5 with six games to play. Nick Robinson had a triple-double for Western Carolina (9-15/3-8) with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists, only the third in program history. Tyler Harris scored 18 and Joe Petrakis netted 17.