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SoCon Men's Basketball Weekend Preview: Nov. 6-8 Schedule

Wofford visits North Carolina, ETSU faces NC State and Furman hosts Northern Iowa as SoCon men's basketball gears up for a busy Nov. 6-8 weekend.

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Wofford visits North Carolina at 7 p.m. ET Friday, Nov. 6, and Furman hosts Northern Iowa at 5 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 7, at Timmons Arena.
Wofford visits North Carolina at 7 p.m. ET Friday, Nov. 6, and Furman hosts Northern Iowa at 5 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 7, at Timmons Arena. · Photo: Wofford Athletics; Furman Athletics

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The SoCon's second weekend of men's basketball brings a few big tests. Wofford visits North Carolina on Friday, and Furman hosts Northern Iowa on Saturday.

All times are Eastern. TV and streaming are listed where the school schedule shows them.

Men's Schedule

DayGameTime (ET)TV/stream
Fri., Nov. 6Erskine at The Citadel7 p.m.TBA
Fri., Nov. 6UNCG at Elon7 p.m.FloCollege
Fri., Nov. 6ETSU at NC State7 p.m.ACC Network Extra
Fri., Nov. 6Wofford at North Carolina7 p.m.ACC Network
Sat., Nov. 7Samford at UNLV4 p.m.MW+
Sat., Nov. 7Northern Iowa at Furman5 p.m.TBA
Sat., Nov. 7VMI at UTSA5 p.m.ESPN+
Sat., Nov. 7Western Carolina at UNC Asheville5:30 p.m.TBA
Sat., Nov. 7Mercer at Davidson7 p.m.TBA
Sun., Nov. 8Allen at Wofford2 p.m.ESPN+
Sun., Nov. 8Western Kentucky at Tennessee Tech3 p.m.TBA

Men's Games to Watch

Wofford at North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network. Wofford lost 90-59 at Tennessee in its opener. North Carolina beat Western Carolina 80-72 on Monday. The Terriers return home Sunday, Nov. 8, against Allen. See our Wofford preview.

ETSU at NC State, Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. ETSU lost 75-65 at Arizona State as BJ Ward scored 25. This is another road test against a power-conference team. See our ETSU preview.

Northern Iowa at Furman, Saturday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m. ET at Timmons Arena. Furman beat Bethune-Cookman behind Charles Johnston and Tom House, who combined for 45 points. The Paladins host Bob Jones on Wednesday, Nov. 4, before this one. See our Furman preview.

Samford at UNLV, Saturday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT). Samford beat Berry 87-58 in its opener. See our Samford preview.

VMI at UTSA, Saturday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m. ET. VMI scored 115 in its opener and plays at SMU on Thursday, Nov. 5, before this trip. See our VMI preview.

Western Kentucky at Tennessee Tech, Sunday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m. ET at the Hooper Eblen Center. Tennessee Tech lost 106-88 at Mississippi State in its opener. See our Tennessee Tech preview.

Also on the slate: The Citadel hosts Erskine on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. ET (Citadel preview). UNCG visits Elon on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. ET after a 96-43 win over Milligan (UNCG preview). Western Carolina makes the short trip to UNC Asheville on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. ET (Western Carolina preview). Mercer visits Davidson on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. ET after playing at Virginia Tech on Thursday, Nov. 5 (Mercer preview). Chattanooga is off this weekend after playing at Penn State on Thursday, Nov. 5, and hosts Covenant on Monday, Nov. 9 (Chattanooga preview).

What's Next

On Monday, Nov. 9, Chattanooga hosts Covenant at 7 p.m. ET and UNCG plays at UIC at 7 p.m. ET.

Catch up on last week with our SoCon men's opening-week roundup, and see our SoCon women's basketball weekend preview for the women's schedule.

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