Men’s Basketball Upsets Lander, Advances to PBC Tournament Semifinals

AIKEN, S.C. - The sixth-seeded Columbus State University men's basketball team upset the third-seeded Lander University on Wednesday in the quarterfinal round of the 2023-24 Peach Belt Conference Tournament. The Cougars advance to the semifinal round on Thursday at 5 p.m. against second-seed University of North Georgia. Columbus State trailed 21-27 after the first half of play, but came out strong in the second half to beat the Bearcats. The Cougars scored an impressive 44 points in the second half and held Lander to 27 points. Wsidom Uboh scored 20 points to lead the Cougars to the upset victory. Kordell...