SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The 2014 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament is set to begin Friday morning in Asheville, N.C., at the U.S. Cellular Center. 

The tournament will begin when eighth-seeded Samford faces No. 9 Appalachian State at 11:00 a.m. as part of the league’s annual Education Day program.  The second game of the day will be between seventh-seeded Georgia Southern and No. 10 Furman. 

Friday’s final game begins at 4:00 p.m. when No. 6 UNCG squares off against No. 11 The Citadel. 

Davidson won the league's regular season championship and captured the No. 1 overall seed, thus earning a bye to Saturday’s quarterfinals.  The Wildcats will face the Samford-Appalachian State winner at noon.  The second quarterfinal is between the No. 4 seeded Elon Phoenix and
No. 5 Western Carolina. 

Chattanooga (2) and Wofford (3) earned the final two byes into the quarterfinals.  The Mocs will play Saturday at 6:30 p.m. against either Georgia Southern or Furman.  Wofford will face the UNCG-Citadel winner at 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s first semifinal is set for 6:00 p.m. with the second matchup scheduled to tip at approximately 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s opening round and Saturday’s quarterfinals can all be seen on ESPN3.  Sunday’s semifinals will be shown on CSS and made available through ESPN3.  Monday’s championship game will tip off at 9:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN2.

2014 Southern Conference Tournament Schedule
Friday, March 7
Game 1 - (8) Samford vs. (9) Appalachian State, 11:00 a.m.
Game 2 - (7) Georgia Southern vs. (10) Furman, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3 - (6) UNCG vs. (11) The Citadel, 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 8
(1) Davidson vs. Game 1 winner, 12:00 p.m.
(4) Elon vs. (5) Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
(2) Chattanooga vs. Game 2 winner, 6:00 p.m.
(3) Wofford vs. Game 3 winner, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 9
Semifinal 1 – 6:00 p.m.
Semifinal 2 – 8:30 p.m.

Monday, March 10
Championship Game – 9:00 p.m.