Boardwalk Battle college basketball tourney to be held at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach in November

Late November will feature not one but two men’s college basketball tournaments at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.

Joining the annual Sunshine Slam event set for Nov. 25-26, the first Boardwalk Battle will run from Nov. 21-23. It will include eight mid-major teams: East Carolina, Jacksonville State, James Madison, La Salle, Stetson, Toledo, UC San Diego and UIC.

Each program will play three games. The winners of the first-round contests will advance to the semifinals while the losers will fall into a consolation bracket.

Stetson’s Treyton Thompson (42) drives to the basket past Austin Peay’s Demarcus Sharp (0) during the ASUN Championship game at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

The first-round matchups on Nov. 21 are:

James Madison vs. UIC, 11 a.m.

La Salle vs. UC San Diego, 1 p.m.

East Carolina vs. Jacksonville State, 3:30 p.m.

Toledo vs. Stetson, 5:30 p.m.

The title game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 23.

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Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. They also may be purchased on the days of competition at the Ocean Center box office.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Boardwalk Battle men’s basketball tournament coming to Daytona Beach

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Publish date : 2024-07-12 17:30:21

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