| Game 21: Charleston Southern (2-18, 1-15 Big South) at Presbyterian (7-13, 5-11 Big South) |
In the final schedule change of the 2020-21 regular season, Charleston Southern will make the short trip to Presbyterian College for a single game on Monday night. Both teams have struggled to find consistent scoring down the stretch in what promises to be a defensive battle with neither side averaging more than 65 points per game.
Monday marks the third-straight season the Bucs and Blue Hose meet in Clinton during the final week of the regular season splitting the last two meetings from the Templeton Center.
In the last six seasons the Bucs have rattled-off four and five-game win streaks as head coach
Barclay Radebaugh has owned the Blue Hose during his tenure with a 15-5 record.
Monday's matchup is the first since the Bucs' historic performance last season in the Big South First Round when
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. secured a triple-double and
Deontaye Buskey splashed home eight treys.
Last Time Out
- In another 40-minute defensive battle, Longwood made just enough stops down the stretch to survive a gritty Charleston Southern effort Friday night in Big South men's basketball action from Buccaneer Field House.
- Led by another staunch defensive effort in the second half, Charleston Southern (2-18, 1-15 Big South) held Longwood (11-14, 10-9 Big South) to just 33% for a second-straight night thanks to a season-best nine blocks but were unable to over - come the Lancers' No. 3 league defense in the final moments.
- Phlandrous Fleming Jr. led all scorers once again with 19 points while securing 10 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double and Big South-leading sixth on the season. He was joined in double figures by 15 from Ja'Quavian Florence and Sean Price's 11-point effort. Sadarius Bowser tied a career-high with nine rebounds while rejecting three Lancer shots at the rim head - lining the defensive prowess the Bucs showed.
- Meanwhile Longwood had four players in double figures led by Juan Munoz (14) while Jesper Granlund and DeShaun Wade each added 12 and Leslie Nkereuwem added 10 off the bench.
Scouting the Blue Hose
- Presbyterian is led by the potential Big South Freshman of the Year in Rayshon Harrison who averages 16.7points, 5.2 re - bounds, 2.4 assists and shoots nearly 40% from deep.
- Winston Hill provides the Blue Hose with 12.3 points a night while Trevon Reddish posts 9.5 points, Owen McCormack adds 8.7 and Brandon Younger scores 7.7 per contest.
- The offense has been feast or famine all season for the Blue Hose who average a Big South-worst 64.3 points a night. Presbyterian has split their last four Big South series with a difference of 20.5 points between wins and losses. In their series at Hampton the Blue Hose scored 85 points and won then scored just 57 points and lost. In their series with USC Upstate they scored 75 points and won then scored just 51 and lost.
Series History
- Charleston Southern has owned the series since the Blue Hose joined the Big South Conference prior to 2008-09 with 15 wins and just five losses to take a 19-10 overall lead.
- The Bucs have also won both Big South Conference Tournament meetings - both coming in the 8/9 First Round matchup inside Buccaneer Field House.
- While the series is tied 6-6 all-time in Clinton, the Bucs have dominated the series in Charleston with a 12-3 advantage and four-straight inside Buccaneer Field House.
- In their 29 previous meetings, the Bucs averaged nearly 73 points and have won eight of the last 10 overall.
