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Rock Hill, S.C. – With the conclusion of the regular season on Saturday the league office announced the seedings and pairings for the Big South Conference Championship being played at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C.

Winthrop, the two-time defending Big South Champion, finished the conference season with a 14-2 mark and are seeded 2^nd for the 7^th time in program history. Eagles get a first round bye and will be in action on Friday, Mar. 4 at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals. Winthrop will face the winner between #7 High Point and #10 Hampton, who face off in the first round on Wednesday, Mar. 2 at 6 p.m.

The last time the Eagles were seeded second was 2020, which they advanced to the Big South Conference game and defeated Hampton 76-68 for the program's 12^th title. In fact the Eagles have made the conference title game the last five times when seeded second.

North Division Champion Longwood (15-1) is the No. 1 seed –- its first No. 1 seed in the Big South Tournament since becoming league members in 2012-13, and has secured the Big South's automatic bid to the NIT should the Lancers not win the tournament.  Gardner-Webb (11-5) captured the No. 3 seed, with USC Upstate (10-6) locking in the No. 4 seed and the final first round bye.  Upstate earned its highest tournament seeding since joining the league four seasons ago.

First round action begins Wednesday morning, March 2 at 11:30am with No. 8 Radford vs. No. 9 North Carolina A&T, followed by No. 5 UNC Asheville vs. No. 12 Charleston Southern at 2:00pm.  No. 7 High Point meets No. 10 Hampton at 6:00pm, with No. 6 Campbell vs. No. 11 Presbyterian concluding the day at 8:00pm.  The winners of each first round contest advance to Friday's quarterfinal round, which begin at 12:00pm with No. 1 Longwood facing the winner of Radford/North Carolina A&T, followed by No. 4 USC Upstate playing the winner of UNC Asheville/Charleston Southern at 2:00pm.  The 6:00pm game will feature No. 2 Winthrop vs. the winner of High Point/Hampton, with No. 3 Gardner-Webb against the winner of Campbell/Presbyterian at 8:00pm.  The semifinals will be Saturday, March 5 at 12:00pm and 2:00pm, with the Championship game on Sunday, March 6 scheduled for 12:00pm.

The 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship will be televised on ESPN+ Tuesday-through-Saturday, while Sunday's Championship game will air live on ESPN2 and Westwood One Sports.  The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.  The Conference Championship schedule is below, and tickets are available at www.BigSouthSports.com/CLTChamps.

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First Round – Wednesday, March 2 – ESPN+
Game 1: (8) Radford vs. (9) North Carolina A&T, 11:30am (Education Day)
Game 2: (5) UNC Asheville vs. (12) Charleston Southern, 2:00pm
Game 3: (7) High Point vs. (10) Hampton, 6:00pm
Game 4: (6) Campbell vs. (11) Presbyterian, 8:00pm

Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 – ESPN+
Game 5: (1) Longwood vs. 8/9 winner, 12:00pm
Game 6: (4) USC Upstate vs. 5/12 winner, 2:00pm
Game 7: (2) Winthrop vs 7/10 Winner, 6:00pm
Game 8: (3) Gardner-Webb vs. 6/11 Winner, 8:00pm

Semifinals - Saturday, March 5 – ESPN+
Game 9:  Semifinals – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 12:00pm
Game 10:  Semifinals – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:00pm

Championship - Sunday, March 6 – ESPN2
Game 11:  Championship – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 12:00pm