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Claflin faces LeMoyne-Owen in Quarterfinals of 2018 SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament

The Claflin University Panthers, who are ranked 6th in the latest NCAA Division II South Regional Rankings, will face the Lane College in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) basketball tournament.  Tip-off is set for 3:15 p.m. (CST) Thursday, Mar. 1 at the Bill Harris Arena inside the Birmingham Complex.

Irmo’s Browning leads balanced attack as Patriots advance in PBC Tournament

Senior guard Detrek Browning scored 24 points to move into second place on the Peach Belt Conference career scoring list and more importantly led five Francis Marion University players in double figures as the Patriots pulled away in the second half to register an 83-54 win over the University of North Georgia, Wednesday night (Feb. 28) in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 PBC Men’s Basketball Tournament.