It's the "re-match" that basketball fans at Augusta State University, and the University of South Carolina-Aiken have been waiting for, at least in the 9-10 days since the last match-up between these fierce Peach Belt Conference rivals in men's basketball.
Despite going 2-1 last week, the Augusta State men (17-2, 9-1 PBC) still found dropping in the polls, as the Jaguars fell from No. 8 to No. 12 in the latest NABC D-II rankings. On the other hand, USC Aiken (12-6, 7-4) unexpectedly got the weekend off when D-II transitional King (Tenn.) postponed its game against the Pacers due to the winter storm that traveled through the Bristol, Tenn. area last Saturday. No make-up date for that contest has been set, although there's another game between both teams scheduled for Feb. 27 at King.
As for the last meeting between ASU and USCA, fans of both programs know very well what happened the last time they met. What started off as a joyous post-game celebration quickly turned into chaos, as a brief fight followed the Pacers 71-68 upset over the then No. 6 (NABC) Jaguars on Jan. 25. In fact, Augusta State president Bill Bloodworth warned that anyone behaved disruptively during Wednesday's game would be ejected.
Tip-off is Wednesday at or after 7:30 p.m. EST, depending upon the length of the women's game.
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