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- 11/5ERSW 86-63
- 11/9W 89-61
- 11/12L 80-79
- 11/16L 80-61
- 11/18L 75-56
- 11/21L 69-55
- 11/26W 67-42
- 12/2W 77-59
- 12/7W 81-77
- 12/13NGW 112-66
- 12/1517W 68-64
- 12/194L 86-57
- 12/22W 83-70
- 1/1L 49-48
- 1/4W 98-92
- 1/8W 67-62
- 1/11W 73-71
- 1/15L 72-59
- 1/17W 66-52
- 1/22W 66-54
- 1/25L 81-72
- 1/29W 79-56
- 2/1W 80-56
- 2/5W 79-73
- 2/8L 84-77
- 2/12L 70-68
- 2/15L 80-74
- 2/19L 83-79
- 2/22L 67-66
- 2/26L 60-54
- 2/29L 59-47
- 3/6W 93-76
- 3/7W 77-68
- 3/8W 72-70
- 3/9L 72-58
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Wofford's Murphy sets up Goodwin for emphatic slam (0:25)
Tisdale crosses defender, splashes 3-pointer (0:22)
ETSU defeats upset-minded Wofford 72-58 to win SoCon title
Isaiah Tisdale scored 24 points and top-seeded East Tennessee State defeated upset-minded Wofford 72-58 to win the Southern Conference Tournament on Monday night and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
ETSU celebrates punching their ticket to the dance (0:41)
Goodwin's monster block sets up Hollowell's bucket (0:29)
Murphy's late winner advances Wofford to SoCon final, 72-70
Storm Murphy scored 15 points including the winner with 3.1 seconds left, Tray Hollowell added 12 more on a quartet of 3-pointers and Wofford narrowly eliminated Chattanooga 72-70 in the Southern Conference Tourney semifinals on Sunday night.
Wofford upsets Furman 77-68 in SoCon tourney quarterfinal
Trevor Stumpe scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half to help seventh-seeded Wofford pull away to eliminate No. 2 seed Furman 77-68 in a Southern Conference tournament quarterfinal on Saturday.
Hoover, Wofford beat The Citadel 93-76 in SoCon tourney
Nathan Hoover had 17 points to lead five Wofford players in double figures as the Terriers defeated The Citadel 93-76 in the first round of the Southern Conference tourney Friday night.
Mercer 59, Wofford 47
— Ethan Stair scored 14 points with 10 rebounds and Mercer beat Wofford 59-47 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
ETSU clinches No. 1 Southern Conference seed, share of title
Tray Boyd III had 16 points as East Tennessee State extended its win streak to eight games, defeating Wofford 60-54 on Wednesday night as the Buccaneers clinched at least a share of the Southern Conference regular-season title and the No. 1 seed to...
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Bothwell's layup lifts Furman over Wofford 67-66
Mike Bothwell scored 18 points, including a game-winning layup with 12 seconds left, and Furman came from behind to beat Wofford 67-66 on Saturday.
Stumpe's amazing save becomes a ridiculous assist for Wofford (0:24)
Miller leads in OT, helps UNC-Greensboro beat Wofford 83-79
Isaiah Miller scored eight of his 15 points in overtime and UNC Greensboro beat Wofford 83-79 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight win.
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Dotson's double-double send W. Carolina past Wofford
Carlos Dotson scored 25 points with 12 rebounds and Mason Faulkner scored 23 with seven rebounds and six assists and Western Carolina beat Wofford 80-74 on Saturday.
Dimitrijevic scores 17 to carry Mercer past Wofford 70-68
Djordje Dimitrijevic posted 17 points and seven assists as Mercer edged past Wofford 70-68 on Wednesday night.
Ryan, Commander power Chattanooga past Wofford 84-77
Matt Ryan had 25 points, Maurice Commander added 22, and the two combined to score Chattanooga's last 19 points as the Mocs defeated Wofford 84-77 on Saturday night.
Goodwin scores 27 to lift Wofford past VMI 79-73
Chevez Goodwin scored a career-high 27 points as Wofford beat VMI 79-73 on Wednesday night.
Wofford wins its 8th straight home game, tops Samford 80-56
Chevez Goodwin had 16 points and 10 rebounds to carry Wofford to an 80-56 win over Samford on Saturday night, the Terriers' eighth straight home victory.
Goodwin's near-perfect night sends Wofford past The Citadel
Chevez Goodwin had a career-high 25 points and Wofford beat The Citadel 79-56 on Wednesday night.
Faulkner scores 25 to carry W. Carolina over Wofford 81-72
Mason Faulkner had 25 points as Western Carolina got past Wofford 81-72 on Saturday night.
Jones scores 15 to carry Wofford over VMI 66-54
Messiah Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lift Wofford to a 66-54 win over VMI on Wednesday night, the Terriers' seventh consecutive home victory.
2019-20 Southern Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 16-2 | - | 30-4 |
| Furman | 15-3 | 1 | 25-7 |
| UNC Greensboro | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Chattanooga | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Wofford | 8-10 | 8 | 19-16 |
| Samford | 4-14 | 12 | 10-23 |
| VMI | 3-15 | 13 | 9-24 |
| The Citadel | 0-18 | 16 | 6-24 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
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Team Stats
Points Per Game72.1155th
Rebounds Per Game31.3422nd
Assists Per Game13.5165th
Points Allowed68.5
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-4 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 4 |