The Benedict College men's basketball team finished in a four-way tie for second place in the SIAC East Division, and will open the 2014 SIAC Tournament against LeMoyne-Owen on Monday at Bill Harris Arena in the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Tigers, the two-time defending tournament champions, finished 11-7 in conference play, tied with Albany State, Paine and Clark Atlanta. Benedict lost the tiebreakers and was awarded the fifth seed. The Tigers will take on LeMoyne-Owen, the fourth seed from the West Division, at 7:45 p.m. on Monday.
The winner of Monday's game will face Fort Valley State, the No. 1 seed on the East, at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The semifinal will be Friday at 3:15 p.m., with the men's championship at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
All Benedict games will be broadcast on Benedict's internet radio service, available at
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/benedict.portal#
Tournament bracket