Auburn, Ala. – Chris Denson scored a game-high 17 points and Jordan Price buried all four of his three-point attempts to tally 14 points as Auburn topped Furman, 64-50, in non-conference men's basketball action on Saturday night at Auburn Arena.

The Tigers converted on 8-of-17 shots from beyond the arc and held the Paladins to a season-low 30.8% (16-52) from the field to improve to 4-5.  The loss dropped Furman to 3-6 overall and 0-3 on the road this season.

Leading 19-15 in the first half, Auburn finished the opening period on a 16-5 run and held Furman to just one field goal over the final 8:10 to carry a 35-20 lead into the locker room.  Allen Payne extended the Tigers' advantage to their largest lead of the night at 40-22 on a three-pointer with 18:08 remaining.

Larry Wideman drained a three-pointer and Charlie Reddick converted on a layup off of an offensive rebound with 12:44 to play to pull Furman within 11 points at 44-33, but Auburn held the Paladins without another field goal for the next 4:13 to fashion a 7-1 run that Priced capped with a trey at the 8:55 mark to put the Tigers ahead 51-34.  Furman got no closer than 12 points the rest of the way as Auburn improved to 4-1 in the all-time series versus the Paladins.

Denson scored his 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added six rebounds.  Price connected on 5-of-6 shots to total his 14 points while Frankie Sullivan contributed 11 points and seven assists.

Auburn shot 43.1% from the floor and held a commanding 42-29 edge on the glass.  The Tigers outscored Furman 32-18 in the paint and tallied 13 second chance points off of 15 offensive rebounds.

Colin Reddick, who entered the game leading Furman in scoring and rebounding, netted a team-high 14 points to go with five boards and three assists.  The senior's two blocked shots moved him into a tie with Will Coles for eighth on Furman's career blocked shots ledger with 86 rejections.  Kendrec Ferrara reached double figures for the fourth straight game with 10 points while adding a career-best seven rebounds.

Furman made just 6-of-29 shots in the first half before shooting 43.5% after intermission to finish at 30.8% from the floor.  The Paladins connected on 13-of-17 free throw attempts, but made only 5-of-22 three-point tries.  Furman's eight turnovers were its fewest since a December 6, 2011, game against UVa-Wise.

The Paladins visit Atlantic Coast Conference foe Wake Forest on Tuesday night.  The game, which will tip-off at 7 p.m. at Joel Coliseum, will be televised on the ACC Network and can be found on Direct TV channel 628 (NESN) and channel 464 (Fox SportSouth).  ESPN3 will also carry the game, but it may be blacked out in most ACC markets.

All Furman men's basketball games during the 2012-13 season will be aired live on 103.3 WOLT-FM and 96.3 WGOG-FM.  Dan Scott will provide play-by-play with former Paladin guard Ron Smith handling color commentator duties.

Fans can follow live statistics of the game by logging onto www.FurmanPaladins.com.