Southern Conference Tourney Preview

At McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
FIRST ROUND
Friday, March 6
Game 1: No. 4 North Appalachian State vs. No. 5 South Georgia Southern (2 p.m.)
Game 2: No. 3 South College of Charleston vs. No. 6 North UNC Greensboro (4:30 p.m.)
Game 3: No. 4 South Wofford vs. No. 5 North Elon (7 p.m.)
Game 4: No. 3 North Samford vs. No. 6 South Furman (9:30 p.m.)

QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, March 7
Game 5: No. 1 South Davidson vs. Game 1 winner (2 p.m.)
Game 6: No. 2 North Western Carolina vs. Game 2 winner (4:30 p.m.)
Game 7: No. 1 North Chattanooga vs. Game 3 winner (7 p.m.)
Game 8: No. 2 South The Citadel vs. Game 4 winner (9:30 p.m.)

SEMIFINALS
Sunday, March 8
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner (6 p.m.)
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner (8:30 p.m.)

CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, March 9
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (ESPN, 7 p.m.)


Team to watch: Davidson. Coming off an elite eight run, the Wildcats are on the bubble and might need to win the tournament to get in the NCAA tournament.

Player to watch: There is some guy named Stephen Curry, have you heard of him? Didn't think so. He only leads the nation in points per game, led the Wildcats to a near final four game last year, is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry, and can make a shot from just about anywhere on the court. Oh....and he is only a JUNIOR! Curry has a chance to be the all-time leading scorer in the history of the NCAA. Just take a moment to think about. Not a big deal, you say? Well then why has nobody ever topped Pete Maravich's mark???

Upset watch: The Citadel. The Bulldogs sometimes don't look good doing it, but they win games. They knocked off Davidson and beat Charleston twice during the regular season. This should be the main concern for Curry and the Wildcats.

Tourney watch: The team with the most to lose is Davidson. They can't leave it up to the selection committee to decide if they are in or out of this year's tournament. Curry has had time to get over his injury and while this team is not as dangerous as last year, I still think Davidson will end up as the champions.