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PRINCETON, N.J. – The matchups are set for the sixth annual Sunshine Slam, which will take place November 24-25 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Ohio will play Bethune Cookman in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 19 as the home site matchup, before heading to Daytona Beach, Fla. to take on George Mason on Monday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
Tickets may be purchased in advance at Ticketmaster.com or on the day of competition at the Ocean Center box office.
The format for the Sunshine Slam will consist of a pair of semifinal round games in each bracket on November 24 and a championship and consolation game in each bracket on November 25. Champions will be crowned for both the Beach and Ocean brackets as well as all-tournament teams being announced for each. CBS Sports Network will air all four games in the Beach Bracket, while Ocean Bracket games will be streaming on BallerTV ($$).
In addition to the neutral site games at the Ocean Center, the Sunshine Slam features four on-campus games. Each team from the Beach Bracket will host an Ocean Bracket team prior to the event.
Below is the schedule for the event.
Beach Bracket
Monday, November 24
George Mason vs. Ohio 6:00 PM EST on CBS Sports Network
FAU vs. LMU 8:30 PM EST on CBS Sports Network
Tuesday, November 25
Third Place Game 5:00 PM EST on CBS Sports Network
Championship Game 7:30 PM EST on CBS Sports Network
Ocean Bracket
Monday, November 24
Stony Brook vs. Pacific 11:30 AM EST on BallerTV ($$)
Jacksonville vs. Bethune-Cookman 2:00 PM EST on BallerTV ($$)
Tuesday, November 25
Third Place Game 11:00 AM EST on BallerTV ($$)
Championship Game 1:00 PM EST on BallerTV ($$)
Below is the schedule for campus games:
Tuesday, November 18
Jacksonville @ George Mason
Wednesday, November 19
Bethune Cookman @ Ohio
Thursday, November 20
Pacific @ FAU
Friday, November 28
Stony Brook @ LMU
About the Gazelle Group
The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally recognized college sports events, such as the Empire Classic, Legends Classic, Gotham Classic, Duel in the District, Sunshine Slam, College Basketball Invitational, Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, Deacon-Wolverine Challenge, Boardwalk Battle, Jersey Jam, and Holiday Hoopfest as well as on-campus events at Duke, Kentucky, Ohio State, Marquette and other institutions across the country. For more information on the Gazelle Group, please visit gazellegroup.com.
About the Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is the sponsoring conference of the Sunshine Slam. Now in its 44th season, the NEC is a NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of nine institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. For more information on the NEC, visit the official website at www.northeastconference.org or follow on Twitter @NECsports.
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