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Article: Civic Center ready to tip off another busy basketball season
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- December 2, 2003
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DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER
Call it their home away from home.
The basketball programs of both West Virginia University and
Marshall University have shown a growing interest in playing second
games - in addition to their annual match-up against each other - at
the Charleston Civic Center.
And that's not surprising considering the Mountaineers' deep
Kanawha Valley fan base, the Thundering Herd's continuing pursuit of
fans east of Huntington and the fact that the Civic Center as a
basketball venue is spectacular.
The Mountaineers (1-1) host 3-0 St. Louis at 7 o'clock tonight,
kicking off a heavy basketball schedule at the Civic Center this
season, especially in December and March. January and ...