Furman keeps rolling downing Chattanooga 58-53
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Noah Gurley scored 14 points and Jalen Slawson scored 13 and Furman won its seventh straight with a 58-53 win over Chattanooga on Saturday.
The Paladins are 15-2 in their last 17 games and only once this year have they lost two straight.
The Mocs built an early 13-4 lead when Matt Ryan buried a 3-pointer with 13:25 left before halftime. From there, Furman (22-5, 12-2 Southern Conference) proceeded to outscore the Mocs 20-5 for the remainder of the half.
Slawson made a 3-pointer with 11:54 remaining and extended Furman's lead to 41-31. The Mocs (16-11, 7-7) began chipping away, and with 29 seconds left, Ryan made two foul shots to get them within 55-51.
Following a Furman timeout, Trey Doomes came up with a steal of Alex Hunter, but David Jean-Baptiste missed a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left to end Chattanooga's hopes of an upset win.
Ryan led the Mocs with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bruce Benedict
- Glenn Tuitt
- Byron Evans
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 |