SCAC Weekend Wrap Up

It was a great weekend for the Tigers! Birmingham Southern is still considered a "provisional" member in the SCAC and Division III, meaning they are not able to compete in our conference tournament or the NCAA tournament this year. However, this does not mean they are a push-over team. In fact, they are just the opposite. Their SCAC games still count in conference play and they came into last Friday's game as the top team in the SCAC. It was a defensive battle from the start, and we nearly squandered a 15 point halftime lead; but that's basketball, a game of runs. In overtime, a huge three-pointer by sophomore guard Ryan Beall (video above) and a few huge steals by senior guard Terrance Blakely carried us to the victory. As we are in a tight race to make the SCAC tournament, learning how to win tough games is essential and the BSC game definitely fit that mold.

A main concern when you play back-to-back nights is that your team will have an emotional let-down from a great effort the night before - especially an overtime game. At the start of Saturday night's game against Rhodes, it looked like that was going to be the case. We didn't get off to a very good start, but the Tigers were able to come together and pick up the energy to take a convincing win against a talented Lynx team.

If the Tigers are able to maintain the same energy this weekend, it should make for another exciting two SCAC contests. Hendrix comes to Sam's Gymnasium Friday for an 8 p.m. game with revenge on their mind for the earlier loss to the Tigers in Conway on January 8th. Nick Heathscott had a monster game with 27. He is a tough matchup for the Tigers' inside players.

Sunday's game against Millsaps should be a very hard fought one. We are currently tied for the final SCAC tournament spot in the West Division. It also is our final home game of the season and will be "senior day" in honor of our five seniors.

Be sure to catch both games live on our "Tigers LIVE" tab on the basketball homepage!