Game! Of! The! Night! Feb 28: Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State

By Kyle Whelliston on February 28, 2006 11:32 AM |

In the NBA, the playoffs mean "win or go home," but in campus-site tournaments like the OVC's, an opening round victory means "win and go on the road." The winner of this game gets a trip to Nashville to (presumably) play No. 1 seed Murray State on Friday.

The Gamecocks feature four double-figure scorers and have won three straight -- as the No. 4 seed, they get to host. Eastern, the defending league champs, have had their struggles (14-15 overall), they finished as one of seven winning OVC teams (11-9). EKU also features my favorite D1 statistical curiosity, sophomore guard Bubba Long. After toiling for 100 scoreless minutes, Long got his first basket in the Colonels' blowout of SEMO last weekend. Yay Bubba!

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