College of Charleston (14-6, 7-1)
Georgia Southern University (4-17, 0-8)
Hanner Fieldhouse, Statesboro GA
Tipoff at 7pm
Preview by CofCSports
Please oh please sacred basketball shooting gods, don't let the Cougars hand the Eagles their first conference victory!
Tonight is the second and final matchup between Charlton Young's Eagles and Bobby Cremin's Cougars. In their first meeting (the Cougars' second conference game) we came out swinging and put the young Eagles in an early 18-2 hole. Eventually we let our foot off the gas a little and some sloppy play led to the silencing of our home crowd and a run by the athletically-gifted GSU team. Monroe led the team with a career-high 30 points. This was the game where time and again he drove hard to the basket for easy layups.
Even though the game is in Statesboro, this should be an easy win for CofC. Georgia Southern has a team of dunkers, but few basketball players. They're young and haven't developed much of a basketball IQ. They could be a real threat in the Socon in a few years, but for now, they rely on their ability to run in transition to put points on the board.
Then again, a cold shooting night can always doom the Cougars. If that does occur, I want Cremins and crew to demand the ball be put dumped into the post to Simmons and Wiedeman. Remember, last time these two teams met Simmons and Wiggins did not play. Wiedeman and Lawrence played very well in their starting roles. I won't be able to watch this one so the postgame summary will be based on what I can pull from highlights and the boxscore. Go Cougars!
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