Battle of North vs. South- 1-26-12

Thursday's Scores

Davidson (S) 64
Chattanooga (N) 63

Georgia Southern (S) 55
Samford (N) 57

at North
North- 5
South- 5

at South
North- 3
South- 8

Overall
North- 8
South- 13

ANALYSIS

Georgia Southern had two chances in the closing seconds to take the lead at Samford, and come up short both times. Chattanooga had a chance to send the game to overtime against Davidson, and came up short. The South was expected to win both games on Thursday night, and they split 1-1. The North is now just 5-5 at home, while the South leads on their home floor 8-3. They lead the overall 13-8, which sounds fairly dominant.

But let's talk real quick about Davidson. Two of the three teams to play Davidson close have come from the North (Appalachian State and Chattanooga, Wofford being the other). In fact, Davidson is 4-0 against the North, while the rest of the South is 9-8 against the North. In other words, with Davidson out of the equation, the North and the South are very similar divisions. Davidson still has four more games left against the North. There are 27 games left between the North and South overall. Should be an interesting finish to the season in this battle.

More Davidson and Georgia Southern against Chattanooga and Samford on the road on Saturday.