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Boardwalk Battle college basketball tourney to be held at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach in November – Daytona Beach News-Journal
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.
The first-round matchups on Nov. 21 are:
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.
