So this game is important, but at the same time not important at all. To put us in a position for avoiding the play-in game we needed a split of this home stand. We won on Thursday so at worst we have achieved that. A win here would just about guarantee we avoid the play-in round as well as have a shot at the 3 seed. A loss here and we likely fall back towards the jumbled mess that is the rest of the CAA. However we would still be in good position based on remaining games. The cards fell our way Thursday night around the league, which helped tremendously. As it sits today we are in a tie for 4th with Delaware.

As far as the game, CofC has been a bit all over the place. They have been playing better lately, but are not really putting teams away. They are still a solid team with Brantley and Riller. Riller likely will make us look silly with his quickness. Brantley has been off this year but still producing. He can be a problem due to his size and ability to still shoot the 3. Today screams of a zone of some sort to try and limit dribble penetration. We stole one down in Charleston with a crazy collapse, maybe we can win one at home, although with how the last game ended, I have a feeling they are going to be out for blood. We are an improving team, we need to start off strong again and not dig a hole. This is a beatable team, but a slow start would likely be our ending too. A second strong defensive effort in a row would be a huge boost in confidence for the stretch run. I dont see it, though.

CofC- 84
DU- 68

Vegas- CofC: -4.5