JOHNSON, Vt.  – Johnson State Collge men's basketball has earned the #7 seed heading into the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men's Basketball Playoffs and will travel to Bangor, Maine to take on #2 seed Husson University on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The Badgers finished the regular season with an overall record of 9-16 and a NAC record of 7-11, while the Eagles close out their regular season 17-8 overall, 14-4 NAC.  The two teams have already met twice this season and Husson has taken both games, including an 91-55 game at Husson in early December and more recently an 85-50 game earlier last week in Johnson.

Players to watch:

#2 Husson University (17-8, 14-4 NAC):

• #5, Sr., 6'4",G/F, Eric Modica (Kittery, Maine/Traip Academy) – 11.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 spg, 46% FG, 77% FT
• #52, Sr., 6'10", C, Marc Zaharchuck (Richmond, Maine/Richmond) – 11 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 58% FG, 76% FT
• #4, Sr., 6'4", F, Brooks Spaulding (Fairfield, Maine/Lawrence) – 9.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 53% FG
• #23, So., 5'8", G, Aaron Willis (New York, N.Y./William Floyd) – 8.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.4 apg

#7 Johnson State College (9-17, 7-11 NAC):

• #15, Sr., 5'5", PG, Andy Bousono (Philadelphia, Penn./Nueva Esperanza) – 10.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2 spg, 39% 3FG
• #13, Sr., 6'4", F, Cody Camisa (Colchester, Vt./Colchester) – 8.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 75% FT
• #11, Jr., 6'6", F, Bryan Hickey (Barre, Vt./Spaulding) – 12.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.6 spg
• #24, Fr., 6'1", G, Asim Khan (Torrance, Calif./Torrance) – 13 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.9 spg, 49% FG, 41% 3FG, 80% FT

The game is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Husson University.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH.

The winner of Tuesday's quarterfinal matchup will advance to the NAC Semifinals against the winner of #3 Colby-Sawyer College and #6 Thomas College which will be held Friday, February, 22 at the highest remaining seed's institution.

Championship Bracket