Friday, December 01, 2006

DELAND, Fla. (Dec. 1, 2006) -- Coming off a season opening win in Atlantic Sun play Thursday night at Mercer, the ETSU men's basketball team will try to make it two in a row Saturday evening at Stetson. Tip time is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Bucs, who are currently 2-2 all-time against the Hatters, got a strong performance from senior forward Brad Nuckles (Council, Va.) against Mercer. Nuckles scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds en route to his eighth career double-double. Nuckles also picked up a career high five blocks, one of which kept Mercer from tying the game with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game.

Fans wishing to watch the game against Stetson, will need to access the free video streaming available at www.stetson.edu/athletics. Fans can also listen to the game free at ETSUBucs.com.

For more on the game, click the game notes link located above.