Furman Men's Basketball Vs Davidson - Postgame Interviews And Highlights

Greenville, S.C. – Senior Chris Czerapowicz poured in a team-high 21 points, including seven during a late 19-5 Davidson run, to lift the Wildcats to a 73-56 victory over Furman in Southern Conference men's basketball action on Thursday night at Timmons Arena.

After a 5-0 Furman run trimmed Davidson's lead to 54-48 with 7:57 remaining in the second half, Czerapowicz netted seven points and Tyler Kalinoski drained a pair of treys during a 19-5 spurt over the next 6:30 en route to the Wildcats' 17-point win over the Paladins.

Czerapowicz connected on 6-of-9 shots, including 5-of-8 beyond the arc, in 34 minutes of action while fellow senior De'Mon Brooks added 18 points and nine rebounds.  The Wildcats shot 50% from the floor as a team and forced Furman into 21 turnovers, which led to 16 Davidson points.

Davidson (6-10, 2-0 SoCon) jumped out to a 14-4 first half lead, capped by Czerapowicz's triple with 14:36 left in the period.  Furman answered with a 14-6 run of its own and pulled within two points at 20-18 after Kris Acox scored back-to-back baskets in the paint with just over 10 minutes left in the half.

Czerapowicz, however, responded to the Furman run by hitting three three-point jumpers over the final 10 minutes of the first half as Davidson fashioned a 21-10 run to carry a 41-28 lead into the break when the 6-foot-7 guard buried a trey from the left corner to beat the halftime buzzer.

After Davidson built its lead to as many as 16 points in the second half, Furman converted on 5-of-6 free throws from the 12 minute mark to the 7:57 mark to slice the lead to six points before the Wildcats' 19-5 outburst put the game out of reach.

Stephen Croone paced the Paladins with 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the foul line.  Sophomore Kendrec Ferrara scored eight points while freshman Adonis Rwabigwi contributed a career-high seven points.

The Paladins (6-10, 0-3 SoCon) shot 43.9% and made 17-of-26 free throw attempts, but Furman connected on just 3-of-12 three-point attempts.  Senior Charlie Reddick pulled down a team-best seven rebounds to help the Paladins to a 31-25 edge on the glass.

Furman begins a three-game road trip on Saturday when it travels to Birmingham, Ala., to face Samford in a 7 p.m. ET game at the Pete Hanna Center.

Saturday's game can be heard live on WGOG FM 96.3, Fox Sports 1440 AM and through StretchAudio at www.FurmanPaladins.com.  Fans can access live updates on Twitter by following @FurmanHoops.