SoCon Basketball - Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018

The SoCon picked up a good out of conference win today in the only game played on Thursday night as the Spartans beat the Phoenix by one in Elon.

Four games are on the schedule for Saturday, all out-of-conference games.  More opportunities for the SoCon to better the conference RPI.  Check the schedules Saturday, as inclement weather may interfere with some games.



Friday's game recap - 

UNCG - 75
Elon  - 74
ELON, N.C. -- The Spartan's Francis Alonso scored 20 points and Demetrius Troy made the go-ahead jumper with 11 seconds remaining as UNCG survived the Elon Phoenix 75-74 on Friday night. Kyrin Galloway added 14 for UNCG as Tyler Seibring scored the game-high 26 points for Elon. The Phoenix led 71-65 with just over 3 minutes remaining before Galloway scored eight straight points and the Spartans led 73-71going into the final two minutes. Seibring's 3-pointer put Elon back ahead 74-73 with 49 seconds left. After Troy's jumper put the Spartans up 75-74, Sebring missed a 3-pointer with three seconds left, Troy grabbed the rebound and time ran out.



Today's games -

Western Carolina (2-8, 0-5 Away)  at  UNC Asheville (1-7, 1-1 Home)   1 pm  ESPN+

Georgia Southern (5-2, 0-1 Away)  at  Mercer (4-5, 4-0 Home)    4 pm   ESPN3

UT Martin (3-3, 0-3 Away)  at  ETSU (7-3, 5-0 Home)   4 pm   ESPN+

#25 Furman (9-0, 4-0 Away)  at  South Carolina Upstate (2-7, 1-1 Home)   4:30 pm  ESPN+



This season's SoCon out-of-conference record:  (as of 12-6-18)
American Athletic ................................................1-1
Atlantic Coast ..................................................... 0-7
Atlantic Sun ........................................................ 4-1
Big 12 ..................................................................0-3
Big East ...............................................................1-1
Big South ............................................................ 6-1
Big Ten .................................................................0-1
Colonial ............................................................... 4-2
Conference USA ................................................. 2-3
Horizon ............................................................... 1-1
Independent ........................................................ 0-0
Ivy ....................................................................... 0-0
Mid-American ...................................................... 0-0
Mid-Eastern Athletic ............................................ 4-0
Missouri Valley .................................................... 1-0
Mountain West .................................................... 0-0
Non-Division I .....................................................22-0
Ohio Valley .......................................................... 4-3
Pac-12 ................................................................. 0-0
Patriot .................................................................. 0-1
Southeastern ....................................................... 1-3
Southland ............................................................ 1-0
Southwestern Athletic ......................................... 1-0
Summit ................................................................ 2-0
Sun Belt ............................................................... 1-3
Western Athletic .................................................. 1-0


Conference RPI  - RealTime RPI   (as of 12-7-18)
#8  Southern Conference
#19 Sun Belt

#21 CAA

#22 Atlantic Sun
#27 OVC
#28 Big South


NCAA NET Rankings     (12-7-18)
33 - Furman
61 - Wofford
77 - UNCG
87 - ETSU
97 - Samford

107 - Citadel

164 - Mercer
292 - Western Carolina
300 - Chattanooga
307 - VMI


Conference Standings

Basketball (M)	Conference	Overall
Furman	1 - 0	9 - 0
The Citadel	1 - 0	7 - 2
Wofford	1 - 0	7 - 3
Samford	0 - 0	7 - 2
UNCG	0 - 0	8 - 2
VMI	0 - 0	5 - 5
Chattanooga	0 - 0	4 - 5
ETSU	0 - 1	7 - 3
Mercer	0 - 1	4 - 5
Western Carolina	0 - 1	2 - 8

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TODAY IN HISTORY: On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

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SoCon Basketball - Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

Only one game on the schedule for both Thursday night as well as Friday night.

Friday's game may be a little more interesting as the Spartans visit the Phoenix in non-conference action.



Thursday's game - 

Kentucky Christian - 58
Wofford - 112
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Wofford's Fletcher Magee put up 27 points, hitting 8 of 12 beyond the arc, as the Terriers dominated NAIA's Kentucky Christian 112-58 on Thursday night. Magee hit 9 of 14 from the floor and had six rebounds. Nathan Hoover added 18 points, while Chevez Goodwin had his first career double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Terriers outrebound Kentucky Christian 55-19. Wofford jumped out to an 11-0 lead and took a 59-30 lead into the break. The Terriers started the second period on a 22-4 run and coasted to the win. Austin Robinson had 15 points and Kyle Browning 12 with five assists for Kentucky Christian.


Today's game -
UNCG (7-2, 3-2 Away) at Elon (3-6, 2-3 Home)  7 pm  Phoenix All-Access


This season's SoCon out-of-conference record:  (as of 12-6-18)
American Athletic ................................................1-1
Atlantic Coast ..................................................... 0-7
Atlantic Sun ........................................................ 4-1
Big 12 ..................................................................0-3
Big East ...............................................................1-1
Big South ............................................................ 6-1
Big Ten .................................................................0-1
Colonial ............................................................... 3-2
Conference USA ................................................. 2-3
Horizon ............................................................... 1-1
Independent ........................................................ 0-0
Ivy ....................................................................... 0-0
Mid-American ...................................................... 0-0
Mid-Eastern Athletic ............................................ 4-0
Missouri Valley .................................................... 1-0
Mountain West .................................................... 0-0
Non-Division I .....................................................22-0
Ohio Valley .......................................................... 4-3
Pac-12 ................................................................. 0-0
Patriot .................................................................. 0-1
Southeastern ....................................................... 1-3
Southland ............................................................ 1-0
Southwestern Athletic ......................................... 1-0
Summit ................................................................ 2-0
Sun Belt ............................................................... 1-3
Western Athletic .................................................. 1-0



Conference RPI  - RealTime RPI   (as of 12-6-18)
#8  Southern Conference
#17 Sun Belt

#20 CAA

#22 Atlantic Sun
#27 OVC
#28 Big South


NCAA NET Rankings     (12-6-18)
32 - Furman
61 - Wofford
75 - UNCG
86 - ETSU
97 - Samford

108 - Citadel

162 - Mercer
294 - Western Carolina
297 - Chattanooga
305 - VMI


Conference Standings

Basketball (M)	Conference	Overall
Furman	1 - 0	9 - 0
The Citadel	1 - 0	7 - 2
Wofford	1 - 0	7 - 3
Samford	0 - 0	7 - 2
UNCG	0 - 0	7 - 2
VMI	0 - 0	5 - 5
Chattanooga	0 - 0	4 - 5
ETSU	0 - 1	7 - 3
Mercer	0 - 1	4 - 5
Western Carolina	0 - 1	2 - 8

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SoCon Basketball - Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

It was not a good night for SoCon basketball Wednesday night, as the SoCon lost all three Division I games (2 ACC & 1 C-USA), winning only against a Division III team.

Only one game is on the schedule for Thursday.


Wednesday's games - 

VMI - 89
#15 Virginia Tech - 89
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech's Justin Robinson scored 18 points as Virginia Tech rolled past the VMI 89-68 on Wednesday night. Robinson hit a trio of 3-pointers for the Hokies  The Hokies turned up the defense against the Keydets, using their length against a smaller team to limit them to eight field goals in the first half. The Hokies broke open a close game midway through the first half when it went on a 13-0 run. P.J. Horne and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored four points each in that span, and then Jonathan Kabongo finished the run with a corner 3 that gave the Hokies a 30-13 lead with 8:11 left in the half. The Hokies led 42-21 at halftime and never were threatened.


Western Carolina - 67
NC State - 100
RALEIGH, N.C. -- State's Devon Daniels scored 21 points to lead the Wolfpack over Western Carolina, 100-67 on Wednesday night. Freshman Jericole Hellems added a season-high 16 points for the Wolfpack in their only scheduled home game of the season at Reynolds Coliseum. Blake Harris scored a career-high 15 points and Torin Dorn had 12 points for  State. The Wolfpack shot 54 percent from the field and made 11 of 23 3-point tries. They led 45-33 at halftime and pulled away by scoring the first 12 points of the second half. Carlos Dotson led Western Carolina with 19 points and 11 rebounds.


Mercer -  64
Florida Atlantic - 68
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Flordia Atlantic's Jailyn Ingram scored 22 points to lead the Owls over Mercer 68-64, on Wednesday night. Richardson Maitre added 14 points and Anthony Adger 10 while Jaylen Sebree had six assists to go with eight points. The Owls were only 6 of 26 from the arc but the Bears were worse at only 2 of 17. Jaylen Stowe led Mercer with 16 points and eight rebounds, Ethan Stair added 15 points and five steals, Djordje Dimitrijevic 12 points and Cory Kilby 10. Mercer rallied from a 12-point deficit on a 14-3 run to get within one point with 1:21 remaining, but Ingram hit a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left, and then the Owls hit five free throws to seal the win.


Johnson & Wales - 93
The Citadel - 127
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Bulldogs' Zane Najdawi scored 23 points to lead the Citadel over  Division III Johnson & Wales 127-93 on Wednesday night. Najdawi hit 10-for-12 from the field and Lew Stallworth finished with 19 points and tied a career-high 10 assists. The Citadel led 64-44 at intermission and were not challenged in the second half. Hobson led the Wildcats with 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Majerle Poole scored 22 with five boards and Zyrion Wilkins scored 13.


Today's game -

Kentucky Christian at Wofford (6-3, 4-2 home)



This season's SoCon out-of-conference record:  (as of 12-4-18)
American Athletic ................................................1-1
Atlantic Coast ..................................................... 0-7
Atlantic Sun ........................................................ 4-1
Big 12 ..................................................................0-3
Big East ...............................................................1-1
Big South ............................................................ 6-1
Big Ten .................................................................0-1
Colonial ............................................................... 3-2
Conference USA ................................................. 2-3
Horizon ............................................................... 1-1
Independent ........................................................ 0-0
Ivy ....................................................................... 0-0
Mid-American ...................................................... 0-0
Mid-Eastern Athletic ............................................ 4-0
Missouri Valley .................................................... 1-0
Mountain West .................................................... 0-0
Non-Division I .....................................................21-0
Ohio Valley .......................................................... 4-3
Pac-12 ................................................................. 0-0
Patriot .................................................................. 0-1
Southeastern ....................................................... 1-3
Southland ............................................................ 1-0
Southwestern Athletic ......................................... 1-0
Summit ................................................................ 2-0
Sun Belt ............................................................... 1-3
Western Athletic .................................................. 1-0


Conference RPI  - RealTime RPI   (as of 12-5-18)
#8  Southern Conference
#17 Sun Belt

#18 CAA

#22 Atlantic Sun
#25 OVC
#27 Big South


NCAA NET Rankings
39 - Furman
54 - Wofford
56 - UNCG
81 - ETSU
91 - Citadel
111 - Samford
138 - Mercer
280 - Western Carolina
286 - Chattanooga
308 - VMI



Conference Standings

Basketball (M)	Conference	Overall
Furman	1 - 0	9 - 0
The Citadel	1 - 0	7 - 2
Wofford	1 - 0	6 - 3
Samford	0 - 0	7 - 2
UNCG	0 - 0	7 - 2
VMI	0 - 0	5 - 5
Chattanooga	0 - 0	4 - 5
ETSU	0 - 1	7 - 3
Mercer	0 - 1	4 - 5
Western Carolina	0 - 1	2 - 8

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SoCon Basketball - Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018

In Tuesdays' games, Furman remained undefeated, while the Terriers fell to #2 Kansas.

Four games are on the schedule for Wednesday, all four are out-of-conference games, two of which are ACC opponents.

Tuesday's games - 

#25 Furman - 98   Elon - 77
ELON, N.C. -- Furman's Alex Hunter scored his 18 points in the second half leading the Paladins in their first game since the program's debut in the AP Top 25, to a 98-77 win over Elon. Matt Rafferty scored 18 points and Clay Mounce added 17 for the Paladins, who cracked the rankings this week thanks to an early-season resume that includes road victories over defending national champion Villanova and Loyola-Chicago, which made the Final Four last season.


Wofford - 47   #2 Kansas - 72
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas' Dedric Lawson scored 20 points to led #2 Kansas over Wofford 72-47 on Tuesday night.  Udoka Azubuike was injured after landing awkwardly on a block attempt midway through the first half, and coach Bill Self said the 7-footer will be out indefinitely. The Jayhawks again started the game sluggish and only led by three at halftime. A second-half push kept their undefeated season alive, as they outscored the Terriers 43-21 after the break going 26-6 in the final 10 minutes of the contest.



Today's games - 

VMI (5-4, 1-3 Away) at  #15 Virginia Tech (6-1, 3-0 Home)  7 pm  on ACCNE

Western Carolina (2-7, 0-4 Away) NC State at (7-1, 6-0 Home)  7 pm  on ACCNE

Mercer (4-4, 0-4 Away) at Florida Atlantic (6-2, 3-0 Home)  7 pm  on  FAUSPORTS

Johnson & Wales (NC) at The Citadel (6-2, 4-0 Home)  7 pm   on ESPN3





This season's SoCon out-of-conference record:  (as of 12-4-18)
American Athletic ................................................1-1
Atlantic Coast ..................................................... 0-5
Atlantic Sun ........................................................ 4-1
Big 12 ..................................................................0-3
Big East ...............................................................1-1
Big South ............................................................ 6-1
Big Ten .................................................................0-1
Colonial ............................................................... 3-2
Conference USA ................................................. 2-2
Horizon ............................................................... 1-1
Independent ........................................................ 0-0
Ivy ....................................................................... 0-0
Mid-American ...................................................... 0-0
Mid-Eastern Athletic ............................................ 4-0
Missouri Valley .................................................... 1-0
Mountain West .................................................... 0-0
Non-Division I .....................................................20-0
Ohio Valley .......................................................... 4-3
Pac-12 ................................................................. 0-0
Patriot .................................................................. 0-1
Southeastern ....................................................... 1-3
Southland ............................................................ 1-0
Southwestern Athletic ......................................... 1-0
Summit ................................................................ 2-0
Sun Belt ............................................................... 1-3
Western Athletic .................................................. 1-0


Conference RPI  - RealTime RPI   (as of 12-4-18)
#8  Southern Conference
#18 Sun Belt

#20 CAA

#22 Atlantic Sun
#24 OVC
#27 Big South


NCAA  NET Rankings
46 - Furman
54 - Wofford
56 - UNCG
88 - ETSU
97 - Citadel
118 - Samford
145 - Mercer
281 - Western Carolina
297 - Chattanooga
307 - VMI



Conference Standings

Basketball (M)	Conference	Overall
Furman	1 - 0	9 - 0
The Citadel	1 - 0	6 - 2
Wofford	1 - 0	6 - 3
Samford	0 - 0	7 - 2
UNCG	0 - 0	7 - 2
VMI	0 - 0	5 - 4
Chattanooga	0 - 0	4 - 5
ETSU	0 - 1	7 - 3
Mercer	0 - 1	4 - 4
Western Carolina	0 - 1	2 - 7

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SoCon Basketball - Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

Only one game was played Monday night, an out-of-conference contest that the Bucs won in a blow-out.

Two games are scheduled for Tuesday night, both are out of conference.

Furman recorded a first when the team entered this week's AP Top 25 poll at No. 25. It's the first time in school history the Paladins have been ranked by the AP.




Monday's game - 

Reinhardt - 60 
ETSU - 107
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- ETSU's Jeromy Rodriguez had 17 points and 13 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season to lead the Bucs past NAIA Reinhardt 107-60 on Monday night. ETSU closed the first half on an 11-0 run for a 52-27 lead and started the second half by making 12 of its first 15 shots. Daivien Williamson also scored 17 points for ETSU  which had five players averaging at 10 points or more per game. The Buccaneers had a five-game winning streak snapped Saturday in the SoCon opener at Wofford College.



Tuesday's games - 

#25 Furman (8-0, 3-0 Away) at Elon (3-5, 2-2 Home) 7 pm on Phoenix All-Access

Wofford (6-2, 2-1 Away) at #2 Kansas (6-0, 3-0 Home) 8 pm on ESPN+




This season's SoCon out-of-conference record:  (as of 12-2-18)
American Athletic ................................................1-1
Atlantic Coast ..................................................... 0-5
Atlantic Sun ........................................................ 4-1
Big 12 ..................................................................0-2
Big East ...............................................................1-1
Big South ............................................................ 6-1
Big Ten .................................................................0-1
Colonial ............................................................... 2-2
Conference USA ................................................. 2-2
Horizon ............................................................... 1-1
Independent ........................................................ 0-0
Ivy ....................................................................... 0-0
Mid-American ...................................................... 0-0
Mid-Eastern Athletic ............................................ 4-0
Missouri Valley .................................................... 1-0
Mountain West .................................................... 0-0
Non-Division I .....................................................20-0
Ohio Valley .......................................................... 4-3
Pac-12 ................................................................. 0-0
Patriot .................................................................. 0-1
Southeastern ....................................................... 1-3
Southland ............................................................ 1-0
Southwestern Athletic ......................................... 1-0
Summit ................................................................ 2-0
Sun Belt ............................................................... 1-3
Western Athletic .................................................. 1-0


Conference RPI  - RealTime RPI   (as of 12-3-18)
#8  Southern Conference
#19 CAA
#18 Sun Belt
#22 Atlantic Sun
#26 OVC
#27 Big South



Conference Standings

Basketball (M)	Conference	Overall
Furman	1 - 0	8 - 0
The Citadel	1 - 0	6 - 2
Wofford	1 - 0	6 - 2
Samford	0 - 0	7 - 2
UNCG	0 - 0	7 - 2
VMI	0 - 0	5 - 4
Chattanooga	0 - 0	4 - 5
ETSU	0 - 1	7 - 3
Mercer	0 - 1	4 - 4
Western Carolina	0 - 1	2 - 7

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SoCon Basketball - Monday, Dec. 3, 2018

Only one game is on the schedule for Monday an out-of-conference contest that brings Reinhardt to Johnson City to face the Bucs of ETSU


Monday's game - 

Reinhardt  at  ETSU  (6-3)  at 7 pm on ESPN3





This season's SoCon out-of-conference record:  (as of 12-2-18)
American Athletic ................................................1-1
Atlantic Coast ..................................................... 0-5
Atlantic Sun ........................................................ 4-1
Big 12 ..................................................................0-2
Big East ...............................................................1-1
Big South ............................................................ 6-1
Big Ten .................................................................0-1
Colonial ............................................................... 2-2
Conference USA ................................................. 2-2
Horizon ............................................................... 1-1
Independent ........................................................ 0-0
Ivy ....................................................................... 0-0
Mid-American ...................................................... 0-0
Mid-Eastern Athletic ............................................ 4-0
Missouri Valley .................................................... 1-0
Mountain West .................................................... 0-0
Non-Division I .....................................................19-0
Ohio Valley .......................................................... 4-3
Pac-12 ................................................................. 0-0
Patriot .................................................................. 0-1
Southeastern ....................................................... 1-3
Southland ............................................................ 1-0
Southwestern Athletic ......................................... 1-0
Summit ................................................................ 2-0
Sun Belt ............................................................... 1-3
Western Athletic .................................................. 1-0


Conference RPI  - RealTime RPI   (as of 12-2-18)
#9  Southern Conference
#16 CAA
#18 Sun Belt
#23 Atlantic Sun
#24 OVC
#25 Big South



Conference Standings

Basketball (M)	Conference	Overall
Furman	1 - 0	8 - 0
The Citadel	1 - 0	6 - 2
Wofford	1 - 0	6 - 2
Samford	0 - 0	7 - 2
UNCG	0 - 0	7 - 2
VMI	0 - 0	5 - 4
Chattanooga	0 - 0	4 - 5
ETSU	0 - 1	6 - 3
Mercer	0 - 1	4 - 4
Western Carolina	0 - 1	2 - 7

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SoCon Basketball - Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018

Six games were scheduled for Saturday. Three conference games and three non-conference games were scheduled.  Winners in the conference games were Citadel, Furman, and Wofford. In out of conference games, the SoCon was 1-2, with Chattanooga picking up the lone non-conference win. Probably the best game of the night was a double overtime thriller between Furman and Western Carolina




Saturday's games - 

Mercer - 69     Citadel  - 79
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel's Zane Najdawi scored 18 points, with seven rebounds, to lead the Bulldogs over Mercer 79-69 on Saturday in a Southern Conference opener. Matt Frierson had 14 points and four steals and Connor Kern scored 13 points. Mercer led 33-25 at the break before The Citadel outscored the Bears 19-11 in the first eight minutes of the second half to tie it at 44. Alex Reed and Najdawi made jump shots, Reed threw down a dunk and The Citadel never trailed again.

Western Carolina  - 88   Furman  - 90   (double overtime)
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Jordan Lyons made a pair of 3-pointers in double overtime and finished with 29 points to lead all scorers as Furman pulled out a slime 90-88 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday in the Southern Conference opener for both schools. Lyons opened the second extra period with back-to-back 3s, but Western Carolina answered with a pair of layups from Carlos Dotson and another from Marc Gosselin, and the game was tied at 82. The Paladins then pulled away with a 7-0 run for an 89-82 lead with 33 seconds left. The Catamounts cut the deficit to 89-86 with nine seconds left but Alex Hunter's free throw stretched the lead back to four with eight seconds to play. Dotson scored 27 points to lead Western Carolina and Kameron Gibson added 17 points and Gosselin had 16. Gibson's 3 tied the game at 76-76 late in the first OT.

ETSU  - 62   Wofford  - 79

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Fletcher Magee scored a season-high 24 points to lead the Terriers to a 79-62 victory over East Tennessee State on Saturday night in a Southern Conference opener for both teams. Wofford. Magee was 7 of 16 from the floor and made five 3-pointers. Cameron Jackson added 12 points and Matt Pegram had 10 for the Terriers. Isaiah Tisdale scored 18 points, Patrick Good had 17 points and Bo Hodges 15 for East Tennessee State (6-3, 0-1), which had its five-game win streak snapped.


UNCG - 61   #10 Kentucky  - 78
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Reid Travis scored 22 points, and Johnson added six of his 13 points during a 14-2 second-half run that helped the Wildcats beat the Spartans 78-61 on Saturday for their seventh consecutive victory. This win revealed more about Kentucky's mettle than other wins it has scraped for this season. Facing a team coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance and unawed by the Wildcats' size or reputation, they took much of the game adjusting to UNCG's style and pace. The Spartans even seemed poised to take control, holding a 55-50 edge with 13:08 remaining, before Kentucky (7-1) had consecutive three-point plays by Travis and Ashton Hagans for a 56-55 lead. Kentucky shot 50 percent after halftime while holding the Spartans to 28 percent in the second half and 36 percent overall. Johnson also had 11 rebounds.

Tennessee Tech - 60    Chattanooga - 71
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Jerry Johnson led the Mocs with 14 points, Maurice Commander scored 13 and the pair combined for 7 of Chattanooga's season-high thirteen  3-pointers as Chattanooga defeated Tennessee Tech 71-60 on Saturday. Commander made 4 of 5 from distance, Johnson hit a trio of 3s, Kevin Easley scored 11 points and David Jean-Baptiste scored 11 with one 3-pointer. Chattanooga made 13 of 29 from behind the 3-point arc, 45 percent, and was 24-for-52 overall. Jr. Clay led Tennessee Tech with 15 points with seven rebounds and three steals. Garrett Golday added 10 points. The Golden Eagles stepped up their defense after trailing 40-23 at halftime, forcing 12 of Chattanooga's 18 turnovers in the final frame and racking up 7 steals, out of 11 on the game.


VMI - 45  Longwood - 65
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood's Lorenzo Phillips scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first career double-double to led Longwood over VMI 65-45 on Saturday.  Phillips scored nine straight points and added a 3-pointer toward the end of a 17-0 Lancers run that made it 45-25 early in the second half. The Keydets answered with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 13 and got as close as 47-35 before Lancers pulled away for good. JaShaun Smith added 18 points and Damarion Geter grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lancers. Myles Lewis led VMI  with 11 points. The Keydets struggled shooting from the field (27%), the 3-point line (18%) and the foul line (42%).






This season's out-of-conference record:  (as of 12-1-18)
American Athletic ................................................1-1
Atlantic Coast ..................................................... 0-5
Atlantic Sun ........................................................ 4-1
Big 12 ..................................................................0-2
Big East ...............................................................1-1
Big South ............................................................ 6-1
Big Ten .................................................................0-1
Colonial ............................................................... 2-2
Conference USA ................................................. 2-2
Horizon ............................................................... 1-1
Independent ........................................................ 0-0
Ivy ....................................................................... 0-0
Mid-American ...................................................... 0-0
Mid-Eastern Athletic ............................................ 4-0
Missouri Valley .................................................... 1-0
Mountain West .................................................... 0-0
Non-Division I .....................................................19-0
Ohio Valley .......................................................... 4-3
Pac-12 ................................................................. 0-0
Patriot .................................................................. 0-1
Southeastern ....................................................... 1-3
Southland ............................................................ 1-0
Southwestern Athletic ......................................... 1-0
Summit ................................................................ 2-0
Sun Belt ............................................................... 1-3
Western Athletic .................................................. 1-0



Conference RPI  - RealTime RPI   (as of 12-1-18)
#9  Southern Conference
#16 CAA
#18 Sun Belt
#23 Atlantic Sun
#24 OVC
#25 Big South



Conference Standings

Basketball (M)	Conference	Overall
Furman	1 - 0	8 - 0
The Citadel	1 - 0	6 - 2
Wofford	1 - 0	6 - 2
Samford	0 - 0	7 - 2
UNCG	0 - 0	7 - 2
VMI	0 - 0	5 - 4
Chattanooga	0 - 0	4 - 5
ETSU	0 - 1	6 - 3
Mercer	0 - 1	4 - 4
Western Carolina	0 - 1	2 - 7

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