{"id":185694,"date":"2019-11-29T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=185694"},"modified":"2019-11-29T15:34:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T21:34:43","slug":"vcsu-mens-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=185694","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcsuvikings.com\/article\/3604\">VCSU)<\/a>\u00a0 The brackets have been set for the inaugural Battle at the Beach NAIA Basketball Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Valley City State University men&#8217;s basketball team is one of eight programs converging on Panama City, Fla., for the tournament organized by Faulkner University. All 12 games of the three-day tournament will be played at<span class=\"s1\"> the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcathletics.com\/facilities\/billy_harrison_field_house\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Billy Harrison Field House<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on the campus of Gulf Coast State College \u2013 about five miles from the white-sand beaches of Panama City Beach, Fla.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Vikings play the first game of the tournament, facing off against LSU Alexandria at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. VCSU will also play Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The tournament is set up as a straight eight-team bracket, with a team needing to win three games to claim the championship.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Tournament Links<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcsuvikings.com\/d\/BaB_Bracket.pdf\"><span class=\"s3\">Tournament Bracket<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dakstats.com\/WebSync\/Pages\/Tournament\/TournamentPage.aspx?association=10&amp;sg=MBB&amp;tour=3073\">Tournament Live Stats<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.faulknereagles.com\/SIDHelp\/tournament\/21\/1\/9.php\">Tournament Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\">Inspired by tournaments such as The Maui Invitational, the inaugural Battle at the Beach includes a field of teams that features\u00a0seven NAIA programs from six different states and six different conferences. Four of the teams are NAIA Division I. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\">The bracket includes Thomas University (Ga. \u2013 The Sun Conference), Voorhees (S.C. \u2013 Independent), Faulkner University (Ala.\u2013 Southern State Athletic Conference), Talladega (Ala. \u2013 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference), Lindsey Wilson (Ky. \u2013 Mid-South Conference), LSU-Alexandria (La. \u2013 Red River Athletic Conference) and Carver Bible College \u2013 the only non-NAIA school in the tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\">Valley City State&#8217;s first opponent, LSU Alexandria, is a historically strong NAIA Division I program and one of the favorites to win the tournament. The Generals are currently 5-1 overall and ranked No. 6 in the NAIA Division I Top 25 Coaches&#8217; Poll. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(VCSU)\u00a0 The brackets have been set for the inaugural Battle at the Beach NAIA Basketball Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend. The Valley City State University men&#8217;s basketball team is one of eight programs converging on Panama City, Fla., for the tournament organized by Faulkner University. 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