Arena #110: Eblen Center - Tennessee Tech vs. Belmont

Second game of this Tennessee doubleheader weekend took us about 90 minutes east of Nashville to Cookeville, TN and the Eblen Center on the campus of Tennessee Technological University for an Ohio Valley Conference matchup between TTU and Belmont.  While the outside of the Eblen Center and the concourse inside show some age, it seems like the seating bowl itself has been re-done recently.  I was incredibly impressed with the pre-game introductions and the graphics used to show and enhance images on the court as this was the first time I'd seen outside of a pro arena and it was at an OVC school nonetheless!  As for the game itself, TTU kept the game closer than I expected throughout, though Dylan Windler and his crew from Belmont ultimately came out with the W on this rainy evening.

Outside of the Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville, TN

Bring out the Tennessee Tech flags to welcome the team onto the court!

Loved the pre-game graphics that were NBA arena-worthy

Tennessee Tech taking the ball to the rack in the first half

Arena #85: Curb Event Center - Belmont vs. Morehead St.

February 18: 2017: Final regular season college basketball travel weekend of the season for me took me on a 9 hour trip to Nashville for a doubleheader commencing with a visit to the Curb Event Center for an Ohio Valley Conference matchup between the league-leading Belmont Bruins and the Morehead St. Eagles.  What a beautiful campus at Belmont...so much traditional southern architecture and charm that clearly carried over to the Curb Event Center as well.  What a uniquely styled and perfectly sized venue for a team like Belmont.

Best architectural design for a college basketball venue of my 85 visits so far

Perfect size - not a bad seat in the house for the best team in the OVC

Leading scorer Evan Bradds takes it to the rack

One of the plethora of Belmont's 3 point attempts (and makes) in the game