1) Wow. What a night! Four road teams won on Thursday night, and Samford won by two at home and UNCG won in overtime. So it could not have been a more thrilling night of basketball in the SoCon. The most stunning result had to be Charleston's loss at home to Furman, a team they hammered in Greenville by 23 just under three weeks ago. Could it really be that the Cougars are going to finish fifth in the South? This team that about a month ago I was saying could earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament? Look- I've been high on the Cougars all year, but there is no doubt that this has been a stunning turn of events. How about Furman? They are playing well, and should not be ignored, though. They probably can not finish higher than fourth. They will have a tough time staying ahead of Charleston, though.
2) Elon has turned the corner. After losing seven of eight games, the Phoenix have now won two straight, beating Chattanooga and on Thursday winning at Western Carolina. Beating the Catamounts was huge. The 71-63 win kept the Phoenix in first place in the North, and suddenly created some separation. Suddenly, they are up 1.5 games on Appalachian State, 2 games on Western Carolina and Samford and 2.5 games on Chattanooga. The Phoenix are still up just one half game on UNCG, but are looking better and better for a bye at the halfway point of the conference schedule.
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