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Broadcast Times Announced for SAC Basketball Tournament Televised Game
March 7, 2006

ROCK HILL, SC – The Food Lion South Atlantic Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournament semifinals and finals will be seen throughout the North Carolina Piedmont on Time Warner Cable starting Tuesday, March 7. Additional dates and airings in the Time Warner Columbia, S.C. market are expected to be announced later.

In addition, the men’s and women’s championship games will be shown throughout the Southeast on Comcast Sports Southeast on Wednesday night.

The tournament games will air throughout the month of March on Time Warner Cable outlets in Charlotte, Gaston County, Cleveland County, Cleveland County and Anson/Richmond counties. The finals will also be shown in Cabarrus and Rowan counties.

Ryan Rose, the voice of the South Atlantic Conference Television Network, and Sam Smith share the play-by-play duties during the semifinals. Tommy Love, former head basketball coach at Newberry College, and Joel Lewis handle color commentary during the semifinals. The team of Rose and Love work the championship games

South Atlantic Conference Tournament

  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Time Warner (Cable Channel 9). Begins Tuesday, March 7: Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Wingate men’s semifinal: Tuesdays, 3 pm.; Wingate vs. Newberry women’s semifinal, Tuesdays, 5 pm. Presbyterian vs. Tusculum, men’s semifinal, Wednesdays, 3 pm; Carson-Newman vs. Tusculum, women’s semifinal. Thursdays, 4 pm; Wingate vs. Presbyterian, men’s final, Fridays, 3:30 pm; Newberry vs. Tusculum, women’s final, Saturdays, 6:30 pm
  • Union County Time Warner (Cable Channel 9). Begins Tuesday, March 7: Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Wingate men’s semifinal: Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m, Fridays, 6 pm.; Wingate vs. Newberry women’s semifinal, Tuesdays, 8 pm., Fridays, 9:30 pm; Presbyterian vs. Tusculum, men’s semifinal, Tuesdays, 10:30 pm, Fridays, 11:30 pm; Carson-Newman vs. Tusculum, women’s semifinal. Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Saturdays, 1 pm; Wingate vs. Presbyterian, men’s final, Saturdays, 8 pm; Newberry vs. Tusculum, women’s final, Saturdays, 10 pm
  • Gaston, NC (Cable Channel 9). Begins Wednesday, March 8: Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Wingate men’s semifinal: Wednesdays, Noon; Wingate vs. Newberry women’s semifinal, Wednesdays, 2:30 pm; Presbyterian vs. Tusculum, men’s semifinal, Tuesdays, 10:30 am; Carson-Newman vs. Tusculum, women’s semifinal. Thursdays, 2:30 pm; Wingate vs. Presbyterian, men’s final, Fridays, 12:30 pm; Newberry vs. Tusculum, women’s final, Fridays, 2:30 pm
  • Cleveland County (Cable Channel 9). Begins Wednesday, March 8: Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Wingate men’s semifinal: Wednesdays, 9:30 pm; Wingate vs. Newberry women’s semifinal, Thursdays, 11 am; Presbyterian vs. Tusculum, men’s semifinal, Thursdays, 1 pm; Carson-Newman vs. Tusculum, women’s semifinal. Thursdays, 3 pm; Wingate vs. Presbyterian, men’s final, Fridays, 3 pm; Newberry vs. Tusculum, women’s final, Fridays, 9 pm
  • Anson/Richmond County (Cable Channel 15): Begins Wednesday, March 15. Entire tournament runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays, beginning at 10 am
  • Cabarrus/Rowan County (Cable Channel 7): Semifinals air on March 7 only, beginning at Noon. Finals run on March 9, from 6-10 pm
  • Comcast Sports Southeast: Men’s final – Wednesday March 8, 7 pm; Women’s final – Wednesday, March 8, 9 pm


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