Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Scanning the SoCon (Friday & Saturday)

Friday, December 29, 2023
Saturday, December 30, 2023

The SoCon has one last weekend of basketball for the 2023 year, playing 4 non-conference games on Friday, and four on Saturday (VMI is not scheduled for a game this weekend).  Five of the eight games on the schedule are against non-DI competition, on the Road to Asheville.

Friday, December 29, 2023

-2:00 PM on ESPN+
Talladega at Mercer (6-6, 4-2 Home)
Hawkins Arena - Macon, GA
The Talladega Tornadoes (NAIA) enter the contest at Mercer on a nine-game winning streak and sporting an 11-1 record. The home-standing bears are 6-6 on the season but are expected to handle the upset mined Tornadoes in Hawkins Arena Friday afternoon.

-2:00 PM on ESPN+
Southern Wesleyan at Wofford (6-6, 3-0 Home)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium - Spartanburg, SC
In the second tipoff of the day, Division II Southern Wesleyan of the Conference Carolinas travels from Central, SC the short distance up I-85 to play the Wofford Terriers. The Warriors are 2-10 on the season and are 2-3 in the last five games. Wofford's perfect home game record should not in in jeopardy in the game.

-7:00 PM on ESPN+
ETSU (7-5, 1-5 Away) at East Carolina (7-5,7-3 Home)
Minges Coliseum - Greenville, NC
In the third game of the day, ETSU travels to the eastern North Carolina town of Greenville to face the East Carolina Pirates of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). While both teams enter the game with identical 7-5 records, the Pirates have played the more difficult schedule, but the Bucs come in with a 4-game win streak.

-8:00 PM on Long Horn Network 
UNCG (9-3, 1-3 Away) at  #21 Texas (9-2, 7-0 Home) 
Moody Center - Austin, TX 
In the last game of the day, the Spartans travel to Austin, Texas to face the #21 team nationally, the Texas Longhorns in the Moody Center. The Longhorns are 7-0 this season on their home court, and are bring a 7-0 wint streak into the game. It will be very difficult for the Spartans to pick up a win in this game.

Saturday, December 30, 2023

-1:00 PM on ESPN+
Toccoa Falls at The Citadel (7-5, 3-1 Home)
McAlister Field House - Charleston, SC
The Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles visit Charleston to face the Bulldogs in the first game on Saturday. The Screaming Eagles are members of the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the South Region of the Division II level. Toccoa Falls enters the game with a 4-8 overall record, and are on an eight-game slide. The home-standing Bulldogs are flying high after their upset of Notre Dame and will be able to score as many points in the game as they want.

-2:00 PM on ESPN+ 
Anderson at Furman (6-6, 5-0 Home) 
Timmons Arena - Greenview, SC 
The Anderson Trojans travel the short distance to Travelers Rest, SC to face the Furman Paladins in the second game of the day.  Furman sports a perfect 5-0 record in games played in Travelers Rest, while the Trojans are 1-4 in road games.  Anderson is a Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC)

-4:00 PM on ESPN+
King (TN) at Western Carolina (10-2, 5-0 Home)
Ramsey Regional Activity Center - Cullowhee, NC
The King University Tornados travel from Bristol, Tennessee to face the Cats in the Ramsey Center where the home team has a 5-0 record this season. The Tornados are a member of the Division II Conference Carolinas and are 2-8 overall in the season.

-9:00 PM on SECN
Chattanooga (8-4, 2-3 Away) at Auburn (9-2, 5-0 Home)
Neville Arena - Auburn, AL
In the final game of the day, the Mocs travel to Auburn to face the Tigers in Neville Arena. Auburn is 5-0 at home and comes into the game on a four- game winning streak. 
                                         


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