Greenville, S.C. – Storm Murphy scored a game-high 24 points and Wofford used a 17-2 second half run to edge Furman, 75-67, in Southern Conference men's basketball on Saturday evening at Timmons Arena.
 
The loss snapped the Paladins' 19-game home winning streak at Timmons Arena and dropped Furman to 11-6 overall and 5-3 in the league. Wofford improved to 12-6 overall and 9-3 in the SoCon.
 
With under 10 minutes to play in the second half, Mike Bothwell dove on a loose ball and fed Garrett Hien for a breakaway dunk before Clay Mounce answered a Wofford basket by draining a triple to put the Paladins ahead 54-47 with 8:25 to play. Just as the Paladins looked to have control, Murphy answered with a three-pointer and scored in transition off of a Furman turnover at the 7:24 mark to ignite a 17-2 run that decided the outcome.
 
A Murphy three put the Terriers in front before Mounce banked in a jumper to restore the Paladin lead at 56-55 with 5:46 to play. Murphy drained another three on the next possession for the first of nine straight Terrier points and Morgan Safford capped the spurt with a pair of free throws with 2:44 remaining to stake Wofford to a 64-56 advantage. 
 
Bothwell answered with a driving layup on Furman's next possession, but Trey Hollowell responded with a triple for Wofford to up the lead to nine points and the Paladins got no closer than five points the rest of the way.
 
Furman shot 40.6% for the game and connected on just 12-of-40 three-point tries. The Paladins managed a 36-35 edge on the glass, but they were outscored 14-0 in second chance opportunities despite grabbing 13 offensive rebounds.
 
Mounce scored 20 points on 8-of-20 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to notch his third double-double of the season, while Alex Hunter totaled 15 points and six assists. Noah Gurley recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 boards for the Paladins.
 
The Terrier shot 49.1% from the field, including a 10-for-25 effort behind the arc. They outscored Furman 32-26 in the paint. Murphy finished 9-for-13 from the floor to score his 24 points, while Hollowell and Sam Godwin added 11 points apiece.
 
Furman returns to action on Monday when it hosts the UNCG Spartans at Timmons Arena. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. and the game will air live on ESPNU. Fans can listen to the "Voice of the Paladins", Dan Scott, deliver the play-by-play call on ESPN Upstate at 97.7 FM/1330 AM in Greenville, 97.1 FM/ 950 AM in Spartanburg, and thru the Radio.comapp.