ATLANTA — If this is Emory, this must be Tuesday. Or Wednesday. I’ve been crossed up on the days of the week all … well, week.
This is the final game of the Southern Hospitality tour. Twenty-two teams have battled to try to keep from becoming a blur in my mind. Perhaps I should be doing the battling.
Mitch Cole, the Birmingham-Southern coach, just came over to me and said “everything I say tonight is off the record!”
I told him I wouldn’t stick my head in his huddle (his bench is right next to my seat at the scorer’s table) but if the fans could hear it then I don’t think it could be off the record.
Emory is back after a three-week layoff. Spiros Ferderigos, Emory’s best player, has his left hand taped, but hit a three-pointer early and more or less controlled a rebound with that hand so he looks OK for now.
Emory and Birmingham-Southern are both 6-3.
I should mention I’ve sat next to a lot of coaches. 🙂
Cole’s coat came off early, even before his team went down 15-4.
Birmingham-Southern on a 19-4 run, has taken a 35-32 lead with 2:14 left in the first half. Panthers have made seven of their last nine and their last three three-point shots.
B-SC takes a 38-32 lead into the locker room.
Ten players scored in the first half for B-SC.
Emory went on a 12-0 run to take a 62-52 lead.
In other action featuring “Southern Hospitality” tour teams, Averett falls to No. 12 Guilford 82-63. Clay Henson had 29 points, including 9 three-pointers for the Quakers.
Birmingham-Southern had a shot to tie with under 10 seconds left, but it didn’t fall. Good game. Will try to talk to both coaches.
And Guilford comes to Emory next, so that news is needed here, thanks.