SoCon Basketball for Thursday, December 29, 2022

Thursday, December 29, 2022

After conference opening day Wednesday, the remaining eight SoCon teams take to the court today.  The Spartans travel to Cullowhee, VMI is in Traveler's Rest, the Bucs visit Spartanburg and the Mocs make a visit to the SC Lowcountry, on "The Road to Asheville".

2:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+

#6 UNCG (6-7, 0-0 Southern) at #4 Western Carolina (7-6, 0-0 Southern)
Ramsey Regional Activity Center - Cullowhee, NC

7:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+
#9 VMI (5-8, 0-0 Southern) at #1 Furman (9-4, 0-0 Southern)
Timmons Arena - Travelers Rest, SC

7:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+
#10 ETSU (4-9, 0-0 Southern) at #2 Wofford (8-5, 0-0 Southern)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium - Spartanburg, SC

7:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+
#2 Chattanooga (8-5, 0-0 Southern) at #8 The Citadel (5-7, 0-0 Southern)
McAlister Field House - Charleston, SC

(*this week's conference rankings listed are based on overall game records)

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Wednesday's recap:

Mercer 69 - Samford 78

The Samford Bulldogs (7-7, 1-0 SoCon) drained a season-high 13 threes while finishing 57 percent from beyond the arc (13-23) against the Mercer Bears. Jermaine Marshall knocked down a career-best five treys on seven attempts while Nathan Johnson sank four of seven shots from downtown in a 14-point performance.  Marshall and Logan Dye combined for 48 points while Jaron Rillie distributed 10 assists to help guide the Samford Men's Basketball team to a 78-69 win over Mercer to open Southern Conference play on Wednesday. The Bulldogs used a 54 percent (14-26) shooting effort in the second half to finish the night with a clip of 50 percent (26-52) while also knocking down 13 of 17 free throws in the contest.

Samford did not look like a team that had lost seven straight games.