By: Dave Collins, Sports Director
We could be in for quite a game tonight at the Chicoine Center when two teams battling for a top-eight spot in the RMAC playoffs meet. Chadron State faces the Western Colorado Mountaineers in men's basketball at 6:00, with no fans allowed to attend.
Radio coverage will be on 97.5 and 105.9 FM as well as the station's live streams at panhandlepost.com.
The Eagles are currently holding the final RMAC playoff position (#8) while WCU is ninth. Each side has tallied two victories in conference play. In order for the RMAC to crown a champion at least five teams must play 11 RMAC games, a target that appears reachable at this point in the season.
The three-point line will play a huge factor tonight. The two schools combine to average 54 attempts from behind the arc per game, and WCU is coming off a scorching 102-87 win against Colorado Christian in which the Mountaineers buried 18 triples at a 45-percent clip. WCU has nailed 33 threes over its last two contests. Chadron State hasn't hit any fewer than eight threes in a game this season.
Looking ahead, CSC isn't scheduled for action again until next Thursday, January 21. Fort Lewis postponed tomorrow's match-up, and Black Hills postponed Tuesday's game all due to the pandemic.
The CSC women will not play its next three scheduled games, this weekend against WCU and FLC, and next Tuesday against BHSU due to covid-19 protocol.
All games can be rescheduled if schools can agree to make-up dates.