SoCon Men's Basketball Weekend Preview: Nov. 13-15 Schedule
Chattanooga visits Elon, Furman plays at Belmont and Samford hosts Wright State on a busy Nov. 13-15 SoCon men's basketball weekend.
Schools in this article
Chattanooga Mocs
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Furman Paladins
Mercer Bears
Samford Bulldogs
The Citadel Bulldogs
UNC Greensboro Spartans
VMI Keydets
Western Carolina Catamounts
Wofford Terriers
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Elon Phoenix
Wright State Raiders
Mary Baldwin Fighting Squirrels
Cornell Big Red
Queens Royals
North Florida Ospreys
Lipscomb Bison
Belmont Bruins
Chattanooga makes a Friday night trip to former SoCon rival Elon after opening the season with road losses at Louisville and Penn State. Furman takes a 3-0 start to Belmont on Saturday, and Samford hosts Wright State on Friday.
All times are Eastern. TV and streaming are listed as the schools and ESPN show them. Records are through Sunday, Nov. 8.
Men's Schedule
| Day | Game | Time (ET) | TV/stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., Nov. 13 | Mary Baldwin at VMI | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | Chattanooga at Elon | 7 p.m. | FloCollege |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | Wright State at Samford | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | UNCG at Cornell | 11 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | The Citadel at North Florida | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | Wofford at Queens | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | Lipscomb at Western Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | Furman at Belmont | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | Wright State-Lake at Tennessee Tech | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Chattanooga at Elon
Chattanooga plays at Elon on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. ET at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina. The game streams on FloCollege. Elon spent more than a decade in the SoCon before it officially joined the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2014, according to Elon Athletics.
The Mocs opened with two road games against power-conference teams. They lost 84-70 at Louisville on Nov. 2 after trailing 56-35 at halftime, then won the second half 35-28. Zach Bleshoy and Yonatan Levy scored 14 points each, and Lenny Anigbata added 12.
Three days later, Chattanooga scored 62 second-half points at Penn State and lost 97-93. Kobe McDowell-White scored 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting, including 7 of 8 from 3-point range, and handed out eight assists. Matt Hampton added 25 points. Penn State made 43 of 49 free throws, and its 49 attempts were the most ever by a Chattanooga opponent, according to Chattanooga Athletics.
Head coach Dan Earl is working with a new group. Ten Mocs made their Division I debuts at Louisville, and seven of them were playing their first college game, according to Chattanooga Athletics. Earl said the slow first halves have to go. "Unfortunately, it was like we came out a little bit nervous, a little bit tentative, not as free, and then fought in the second half," he said in Chattanooga Athletics postgame comments after the Penn State loss.
Chattanooga's home opener against Covenant was set for Monday night, Nov. 9, at McKenzie Arena. See our Chattanooga basketball season preview for more on Earl's roster.
Elon is 2-0. The Phoenix won 84-71 at Columbia on Nov. 2 and beat UNCG 74-65 at home on Nov. 6. They play at George Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 10, before the Mocs arrive.
After Elon, Chattanooga plays at Winthrop on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and hosts Radford on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Men's Games to Watch
Furman at Belmont, Saturday, Nov. 14, 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT) at the Curb Event Center in Nashville on ESPN+. The Paladins are 3-0 after a 98-83 home win over Northern Iowa on Nov. 7. They scored 121 points against Bob Jones on Nov. 4 and play at Holy Cross on Wednesday, Nov. 11, before this trip. Read our Furman basketball season preview.
Wright State at Samford, Friday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) at the Pete Hanna Center on ESPN+. Samford is 1-1 after an 87-58 win over Berry and an 88-79 loss at UNLV. Read our Samford basketball season preview.
Lipscomb at Western Carolina, Saturday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. ET at the Ramsey Center on ESPN+. The Catamounts are 1-1. They lost 80-72 at North Carolina and won 83-75 at UNC Asheville. They host Virginia University of Lynchburg on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Read our Western Carolina basketball season preview.
Tennessee Tech plays at Indiana on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN, then hosts Wright State-Lake on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Golden Eagles are 2-1 after a 97-94 home win over Western Kentucky on Nov. 8. Read our Tennessee Tech basketball season preview.
Also on the slate: VMI (1-2) hosts Mary Baldwin on Friday at 7 p.m. ET after a 70-68 loss at UTSA (VMI preview). UNCG (1-1) plays at Cornell on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET after a Monday night trip to UIC (UNCG preview). The Citadel (1-1) visits North Florida on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET after a 100-57 win over Erskine (Citadel preview). Wofford (1-2) plays at Queens on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET after beating Allen 100-67 (Wofford preview).
ETSU (0-2) hosts Campbell on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. ET and is off this weekend (ETSU preview). Mercer (1-2) plays at Georgia Southern on Tuesday and at West Virginia on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, then has the weekend off (Mercer preview).
What's Next
The Citadel plays at Clemson on Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Catch up with last weekend's SoCon men's basketball preview, and see our SoCon women's basketball weekend preview for the women's schedule.
