Under the Radar Game of the Day: East Tennessee State at UNC-Greensboro

East Tennessee State at UNC-Greensboro, 7:00 PM Eastern, espn3

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The regular season in the Southern Conference comes to a conclusion tonight as the regular season championship and top seed in the conference tournament comes down to a single winner-take-all game in Greensboro, North Carolina tonight.  UNC-Greensboro enters play tonight at 13-4 in SoCon play and 22-8 overall.  They are a game behind East Tennessee State (14-3 in conference and 24-6 overall).  A win by ETSU will give the Buccaneers the outright championship.  A win by Greensboro will create a three way tie (also involving Furman whose regular season is already complete).  By virtue of the tiebreakers used by the conference, UNCG would come out with the top seed for next weekend’s tournament.  Unfortunately, the only thing that winning the regular season title will grant is the top seed, as the conference tournament is played at a neutral site in Asheville, North Carolina and not on thee home court of its regular season champion.

UNC-Greensboro began conference play at an impressive 7-1, then dropped three straight games.  However, the Spartans have bounced back and won six in a row since February 4 including a 7 point home win over VMI on Saturday.  RJ White led his team in that game, scoring 18 points while pulling down 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.  East Tennessee State has won 10 of their last 11 games, including a thrilling overtime home win over Furman last Wednesday.  TJ Cromer was a force for the Bucs in that game, scoring a career-high 32 points.  Tonight’s game has a chance to be a thriller, and could be a preview of next Monday night’s SoCon tournament championship game.