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Sunday: First Round
#10 King (7-21, 6-14 CC) vs #7 Francis Marion (13-13, 10-10 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Center
Time: 5:00 p.m.
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Monday: Second Round
#10 King/#7 Francis Marion winner vs #6 Converse (14-14, 12-8 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Center
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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Converse Notes:

• In just its second year of existence the Converse University men's basketball team will not only participate but host their first ever postseason event inside the Weisiger Center this weekend.
• Converse is 14-14 overall, 12-8 in Conference Carolinas action, the Valkyries are coming off a 61-59 loss to Emmanuel on Tuesday night.  
• Bosko Bojovic led the team with a 20-point effort, Earl Burgess III contributed 14-points off the bench and Jay Mitchell scored 13-points in the loss for Converse.
• Converse is averaging 72.5 points per game this season and is shooting .462 from the field. The Valkyries are shooting .355 from the three-point line and .708 from the free throw line this season.
• Converse is averaging 35.4 rebounds per game, 13.0 assists per game, 5.0 steals per game and 1.9 blocks per game.
• Dawkins currently leads the team in points per game this season (14.4), Bojovic is second on the team with 14.0 points per game and Sigurd Lorange is third on the team with 10.9 points per game.
• Bojovic also leads the team in offensive rebounds (81), defensive rebounds (168) and total rebounds (249). Dawkins leads the team in assists (111), steals (29) and blocks (17).

 
Francis Marion Notes:

• Francis Marion is 13-13 overall and 10-10 in Conference Carolinas play. The Patriots have lost six straight games dating back to February 1^st.
• The Patriots are coming off an 89-82 loss to Mount Olive on Wednesday evening. Bryce Beamer led Francis Marion with 30-point, 14-rebound effort, Alex Cox finished second on the team with 24-points and Farid Saintcyr Jr finished with 10-points on the night.
• King and Francis Marion met once this season, with the Patriots winning the only matchup 99-98.
• Francis Marion is averaging 83.6 points per game this season and they are shooting .480 from the field. The Patriots are shooting .340 from three-point range and .660 from the free throw line.
• The Patriots are averaging 37.2 rebounds per game this season, 17.9 assists per game this year, 7.8 steals per game and 2.5 blocks per game.
• Bryce Beamer leads the team in scoring with 16.7 points per game, Tionne Rollins is second on the team with16.0 points per game, Alex Cox is third on the team with 15.4 points per game and Jonah Pierce is fourth on the team with 14.7 points per game.
• Pierce leads the team in offensive rebounds (73), defensive rebounds (230), total rebounds (230) and blocks (33). Rollins leads the team in assists (101) and steals (49).

 
King Notes:

• King is 7-21 overall and 6-14 in Conference Carolinas action this season. The Tornado are coming off a 96-86 win over Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday night that snapped a six-game losing streak.
• The win on Sunday secured the Tornado's final spot in the Tournament this season. Michael Mays led the team with 37-points, Myles McCrary added 17-points and Malik Payton and Jaylen Bernard added 11 and 10-points respectively.
• King is averaging 82.8 points per game this season and they are shooting .434 from the field. The Tornado are shooting .335 from three-point range and .702 from the free throw line.
• The Tornado are averaging 38.9 rebounds per game, 10.9 assists per game, 6.1 steals per game and 2.3 blocks per game.
• Mays leads the team in points per game (24.0), Kenny Turner is second on the team at 10.4 points per game and Brandon Lamberth is third on the team at 10.1 points per game.
• Turner leads the team in defensive rebounds (100), total rebounds (157), rebounds per game (7.5) and blocked shots (20). Mays leads the team in steals (29), while Darron Howard has a team best 41 assists on the year.  

 
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