November 17, 2022
 
Penn State Edges Furman In Charleston Classic Opener, 73-68
 
Charleston, S.C. – Penn State built a 21-point first half lead and held off a late Furman charge to edge the Paladins, 73-68, in the opening game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic Thursday at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
 
The Paladins (2-1) will take on Old Dominion on ESPNU at 2:30 p.m. on Friday in the consolation bracket. Penn State (4-0) faces Virginia Tech at 12 p.m. in Friday's first semifinal.
 
Trailing 69-63 with under 2:30 remaining, Furman's Mike Bothwell fed Jalen Slawson for a dunk to trim the lead to four. Following a media timeout, Penn State's Andrew Funk missed a three and the Paladins' Tyrese Hughey converted from behind the arc with 1:48 to play to cut the margin to 69-68. 
 
After Seth Lundy responded with a basket to increase the Nittany Lions' advantage to 71-68, Furman called timeout with 1:04 left. Bothwell missed an open look at a three from the top of the key off the inbounds, but the Paladin defense got a stop to keep it a one possession game. On the next possession, Tyrese Hughey rebounded a missed three by JP Pegues, but Bothwell's second game-tying attempt from long range rattled out with nine seconds remaining and Lundy made good on a pair of free throws to close out the Penn State victory.
 
The Nittany Lions shot 54.8% from the field in the first half, including over 71% in the opening 10 minutes. On the strength of six first half triples, Penn State built a 21-point advantage before carrying a 46-29 lead into the locker room.
 
Furman continued to trail, 63-49, with under nine minutes to go but Bothwell drained a triple, Slawson finished a drive to the basket with a slam, and Ben VanderWal connected on a three-pointer from the corner. Slawson capped the 10-0 spurt by backing his man down for a jump hook that brought Furman within four at 63-59 with 4:57 on the clock.
 
Bothwell posted a team-leading 26 points to go with six boards and four assists, while Hughey, a sophomore, recorded his first double-double with career-highs in points (15) and rebounds (11). Slawson added 10 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out seven assists.
 
Furman shot 42.2% from the field, including 51.9% in the second half. The Paladins connected on 11-of-34 three-point attempts and fashioned a 40-32 rebounding advantage.
 
Lundy and Jalen Pickett, who each drained three triples, paced Penn State with 20 points apiece. Pickett added seven assists and Lundy grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for the Nittany Lions, who shot 45.8% and hit on 11-of-27 three-point attempts.


 

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup/Event	Network
Thu, Nov. 17	11:30 a.m.	Penn State 73, Furman 68	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Virginia Tech 75, Old Dominion 71	ESPN2
	5 p.m.	Colorado State vs. South Carolina	ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Davidson vs. Charleston	ESPNU
Fri, Nov. 18	12 p.m.	Penn State vs. Virginia Tech	ESPN2
	2:30 p.m.	Furman vs. Old Dominion	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	Semifinal #2	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	Consolation Game #2	ESPNEWS
Sun, Nov. 20	10:30am	Seventh Place Game	ESPNEWS
	12:30 p.m or 6 p.m.	Fifth Place Game	ESPNU or ESPNEWS
	12:30 p.m or 6 p.m.	Third Place Game	ESPNU or ESPNEWS
	3:30 p.m.	Championship Game	ESPN2