Deep 3
1. Conflict resolved - UNC-Asheville and the Southern Conference agreed earlier this week that the conference will move a first-round game of the women's tournament to an off-site location if UNCA needs its Kimmel Arena to host the championship game of the Big South Conference men's tournament. That game would be played in the Justice Center on March 3 if the Bulldogs need their home gym.
2. Successful sitting - Wofford senior forward Drew Crowell began his career with Noah Dahlman, Terry Martin and Johnson, but behind three of the best players in Terriers history he rarely played. So he reluctantly redshirted two seasons ago and averaged just 6.5 minutes last year. This season, he's averaging 28.5 minutes, nine points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
3. Just one day - The Citadel is in a three-game string of having just one day of practice to prepare for its next opponent. The Bulldogs had Friday to prepare for an 80-51 loss at Davidson on Saturday, then Sunday to prepare for a double-overtime loss at Georgia Southern, took Tuesday off and had Wednesday to prepare for Wofford.
SoCon Spotlight
Appalachian State (8-10, 4-4) at UNC Greensboro (6-14, 4-4)
When: Tonight at 7
Where: Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum
Television: None
Heading into the game ... UNCG and ASU are tied for second place in the North Division, a half-game behind Elon. Only Davidson is hotter than UNCG's Spartans, who have won four straight games after beginning the season 4-14. The Mountaineers beat Western Carolina by 12 after losing their two previous games.
The Spartans win if ... Junior guard Derrell Armstrong continues the hot streak that he's been on. The SoCon player of the week scorched UTC for 29 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the arc after entering the game with five 3s all season. He followed that with 27 points in a last-second 61-60 win against Samford.
The Mountaineers win if ... They dominate the post and slow the game just a tick. Both teams like to run and it's the Spartans' best style, but ASU has a big advantage in a half-court game because of its size and experience.
The X-factor is ... Carolina Pride. Both ASU coach Jason Capel and UNCG coach Wes Miller played at North Carolina. Capel graduated in 2002 and Miller graduated in 2007, making this a matchup between two of the youngest coaches in NCAA Division I basketball.
Men's Standings
North Division SoCon All
Elon 4-3 .571 9-9 .500
Appalachian State 4-4 .500 8-10 .444
UNC Greensboro 4-4 .500 6-14 .300
Western Carolina 3-4 .429 9-11 .450
UTC 3-5 .375 9-12 .429
Samford 2-5 .286 5-13 .278
South Division SoCon All
Davidson 8-0 1.000 14-4 .778
Georgia Southern 6-3 .667 8-11 .421
Wofford 5-3 .625 12-8 .600
College of Charleston 4-4 .500 12-7 .632
Furman 3-5 .375 9-10 ..474
The Citadel 1-7 .125 4-15 .211
Women's standings
SoCon All
Appalachian State 8-1 .889 14-3 .824
UTC 8-2 .800 13-6 .684
Davidson 8-2 .800 12-7 .632
Furman 7-3 .700 11-8 .579
Samford 6-4 .600 11-8 .579
Elon 6-4 .600 10-9 .526
College of Charleston 4-7 .364 5-15 .250
Georgia Southern 3-7 .300 7-12 .368
Wofford 2-8 .200 9-10 .474
UNC Greensboro 2-8 .200 3-15 .167
Western Carolina 1-9 .100 6-13 .316
Upcoming men's games
Tonight's games
Appalachian State at UNCG, 7
Davidson at UTC, 7
Elon at Western Carolina, 7
Wofford at The Citadel, 7
Furman at College of Charleston, 8
Georgia Southern at Samford, 8
Saturday's games
Elon at Appalachian State, 2
Western Carolina at UNCG, 2
Wofford at College of Charleston, 3
Davidson at Samford, 5,
Georgia Southern at UTC, 7
Furman at The Citadel, 7