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FUR | 19 | 33 | 52 |
ETSU | 32 | 31 | 63 |
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Bradford, ETSU beat Furman, advance to SoCon tourney finals
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Desonta Bradford had 20 points and eight rebounds and freshman Mladen Armus had his first double-double to help East Tennessee State beat Furman 63-52 on Sunday night in the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals.
The second-seeded Buccaneers (25-8) will play No. 1 seed UNC Greensboro in the championship game Monday. ETSU beat the Spartans 79-74 for the conference tournament title last season.
Armus finished with 10 points and a season-high 12 rebounds and Devontavius Payne scored 12 points for the Bucs.
No. 3 seed Furman (23-10) had its seven-game win streak snapped.
The Paladins missed 10 of their first 11 field-goal attempts and Bradford hit a jumper to cap a 16-5 spurt that gave ETSU a 10-point lead. After Clay Mounce made back-to-back layups to pull the Paladins within six, Armus converted a 3-point play and threw down a dunk to spark a 12-3 run that make it 32-17 and the Bucs led by double figures the rest of the way.
Jordan Lyons led Furman with 17 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tim Gattis
- Billy Dunlap
- John Hampton
2023-24 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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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 |