Spartanburg, S.C. – Wofford opened the game on a 12-0 run and led wire-to-wire to claim a 66-52 victory over Furman on Friday night in Southern Conference men's basketball action at Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C.
 
Chevez Goodwin paced the Terriers with 18 points and Nathan Hoover added 17 as the Terriers improved to 12-7 overall and 4-2 in the SoCon. Furman dropped to 15-5 overall and 5-2 in league play.
 
Wofford held Furman scoreless for the first 5:59 while Goodwin scored 10 of the Terriers' 12 points to build a 12-0 advantage. The Paladins trimmed the margin to 17-10 and had three chances to claw closer, but Hoover drained a triple to ignite a 17-8 spurt that gave the Terriers a 34-18 lead at the half.
 
Furman cut the margin to eight points at 49-41 when the Paladins held Wofford without a point for over four minutes and Mike Bothwell connected on a three from the top of the key with 7:06 left. The Terriers, however, answered with their second decisive run of the game when Goodwin rebounded a miss and scored in the paint before Hoover and Trevor Stumpe drained back-to-back three-pointers to start a 15-2 run that gave Wofford a 64-43 lead on Hoover's layup with 3:03 to play.
 
Wofford shot 49.1% from the field, managed a 30-20 edge in points in the paint and scored 15 points off of 14 Furman turnovers. The Paladins shot just 39.2% and made only 7-of-28 three-point tries and 5-of-10 free throw attempts.
 
Sophomore Noah Gurley connected on 7-of-9 shots to lead Furman with 15 points, while Bothwell added 13 points and Clay Mounce finished with nine.
 
Furman returns home to host the Samford Bulldogs at Timmons Arena on Wednesday, January 22, at 7 p.m. Tickets for Wednesday's game and all of Furman's remaining home games are on sale now at the Timmons Arena Box Office and online at FurmanPaladins.com. Current Furman students will have access to free tickets on Furman basketball game days. Click here to learn about the student ticket policy for the 2019-20 season.