Division II tournament: Morehouse to host South Regional

Morehouse will host the eight-team NCAA Division II South Regional March 10-13 at Forbes Arena in Atlanta.

The Maroon Tigers, the regional’s top seed, will play their first game Saturday at 5. The regional tips off Saturday at noon with No. 6 Clark Atlanta facing No. 3 Claflin in a rematch of the SIAC tournament championship game won by Claflin.

Here’s the complete regional schedule:

Saturday - Quarterfinals
Game 1 – Noon - #6 Clark Atlanta (24-5) vs. #3 Claflin (25-6)
Game 2 – 2:30 p.m. – #7 Barry (20-8) vs. #2 West Florida
Game 3 – 5 p.m. – #8 Florida Southern (20-10) vs. #1 Morehouse (25-2)
Game 4 – 7:30 p.m. – #5 Valdosta State (26-4) vs. #4 Eckerd (24-6)

Sunday - Semifinals
Game 5 – 5 p.m. – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
Game 6 – 7:30 p.m. – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

Tuesday
Championship – 7 p.m. – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner

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