SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Fourth-seeded Southern Wesleyan will face off against second-seeded Belmont Abbey in the 2020 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Championship final on Sunday, March 8 at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.

Belmont Abbey is playing in its third straight Conference Carolinas Tournament championship game, while Southern Wesleyan is playing in its first-ever Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Tournament title game.

The 2020 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Championship final is slated for a 4 p.m. start on Sunday.

Southern Wesleyan led for 37:14 in picking up a 92-77 win over top-seeded King to advance to the title game. Solomon Smith and Ta’Jay Dunlap both had 22 points in leading the Warriors in the semifinal victory. (Box Score) and (Press Conference) 

Belmont Abbey led for 37:27 in securing the win over Emmanuel to move on to the championship game. First-team all-conference performers DeQuan Abrom (31 points) and Romeao Ferguson (20 points) helped the Crusaders go an impressive 29-of-32 at the charity stripe in the semifinal. Both were perfect from the free throw line with Abrom going 13-of-13 and Ferguson finishing 12-of-12. (Box Score) and (Press Conference)

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2020 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals - Tuesday, March 3, 2020

#1 King 90, #8 North Greenville 81
#4 Southern Wesleyan 85, #5 Lees-McRae 81
#3 Emmanuel 86, #6 Barton 75 
#2 Belmont Abbey 97, #7 Mount Olive 78

Semifinals at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium - Saturday, March 7, 2020

Men's Basketball Semifinals

#4 Southern Wesleyan 92, #1 King 77
#2 Belmont Abbey 82, #3 Emmanuel 72 

Finals at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium - Sunday, March 8, 2020

Men's Basketball Final: #2 Belmont Abbey vs. #4 Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.