Furman rolls in Nashville, beats Northeastern 78-67 in PK80
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Devin Sibley scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to help Furman roll to a 78-67 victory over Northeastern on Saturday in the PK80 Invitational.
Sibley shot 8 of 18 from the floor and made all five of his free-throw attempts. Matt Rafferty had 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field for Furman (4-2). Daniel Fowler chipped in 10 points.
The Paladins have won consecutive games since losing to top-ranked Duke 92-63 on Nov. 20.
Vasa Pusica scored 17 points to lead Northeastern (2-4). Shawn Occeus added 15 points and Bolden Brace finished with 11.
Furman never trailed, led 31-20 with six minutes left in the first half and had a double-digit lead nearly the rest of the way. A 6-0 spurt pulled the Huskies to 69-61 with four minutes left, but they didn't' get closer.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ron Tyburski
- Bart Lenox
- Todd Austin
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |
2023-24 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Samford | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
UNC Greensboro | 12-6 | 3 | 21-11 |
Chattanooga | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Western Carolina | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Furman | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
East Tennessee State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
Mercer | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
The Citadel | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
VMI | 1-17 | 14 | 4-28 |