The postseason kicks off in just a few days up in Chattanooga and everyone but the Cougars, Terriers, Mocs and Catamounts will be playing on Friday. Unfortunately, the allure of Spring Break was a little too much for me and I will not be able to attend the conference tournament this time. However, I'll do my best to provide some coverage of the games as they take place. The full bracket can be found here, so feel free to follow along.
Game 1: Davidson vs. UNC Greensboro
Friday at 2pm
Oh how I would love to see UNCG upset Davidson in round 1. To me Wofford, Davidson and Chattanooga are the three biggest threats to CofC, in that order. Greensboro will not roll down to Davidson, the Spartans have beaten the Wildcats once already this season and are coming off a humbling loss to the same team. In the end though, McKillop Sr. will out-coach UNCG. Davidson wins.
*UPDATE: Davidson loses to UNCG 71-64. Wildcats shot a blistering 21% from the floor. 0 for 1 on my predictions. Crap.
Game 2: Appalachian State vs. Georgia Southern
30 minutes after Game 1 ends
I can see this game turning into a run-and-gun scorefest. GSU likes to get out in transition since that's the only time their athleticism helps them. The Eagles are terrible in the half-court. App State can always count on Sims to put up at least 20 points and he has the potential to go for much more. The Mountaineers showed some defensive grit in the game against us. I'll pick ASU to advance.
*UPDATE: App State wins 65-57. Sims had a game-high 20.
Game 3: Furman vs. Samford
Friday at 7pm
Poor Furman. What was once a three-team chase for the two South division byes ended up with the Paladins being left out. Their consolation prize: lowly Samford. This might be the easiest game to call, Amu Saaka and Furman win this one easily. The ideal scenario? Furman gets a little sore from running in Game 1, gets their butt in gear to pull off a hard-fought victory against home town Mocs and are mentally and physically drained when they face CofC in the semi finals.
*UPDATE: Furman wins 61-48. Samford cut the lead to 8 at one point, but was too incompetent to offer any real competitive threat.
Game 4: Elon vs. Citadel
30 minutes after Game 3
Elon won the lone regular season matchup between these teams, 79-72 in Charleston. Both teams suck but each one brings something to the first contest of the tournament. Elon has senior guard Chris Long, who can light it up or get other people shots (5.8 assts/game). Citadel on the other hand has a trio of senior players in Wells, Urbanus and Dahn. They say senior leadership wins postseason games and the Citadel could provide an upset. I think the Bulldogs actually pull this off, but that might just be my subconscious asking for one last rivalry game.
*UPDATE: Elon wins by 11, will play CofC at 9pm on Saturday
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