November 23, 2022
 
BLACK FRIDAY BASKETBALL: Furman Hosts Tusculum Friday Afternoon At Timmons
 
Greenville, S.C. – The Furman men's basketball team is back home in Timmons Arena when it hosts NCAA Division II Tusculum in a "Black Friday" clash sponsored by Bojangles. Tip-off on Friday, November 25, is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. 
 
Fans can purchase single game tickets to catch Furman men's basketball in action at Timmons Arena starting at $15. Paladin fans can also renew or purchase new season tickets online by CLICKING HERE, calling the Furman Ticket Office, or by emailing tickets@furman.edu to begin the purchasing process and get more information. Also, fans can listen to Furman play-by-play voice Dan Scott and Tom Van Hoy's radio broadcast of Friday's game on The Fan Upstate at 97.7 FM and 1330 AM. The radio broadcast will also be streamed on Audacy.com.
 
Furman, ranked No. 12 in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, improved to 3-2 with a decisive 79-60 victory over SEC foe South Carolina on Sunday morning in its final game at the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic. Junior Garrett Hien netted a career-high 20 points and fifth-year senior Jalen Slawson chipped in with 14 points, seven boards, five assists and two blocked shots as the Paladins claimed their second win in a row versus the Gamecocks.
 
Guard Mike Bothwell, who totaled 11 points and a career-best eight assists in Sunday's triumph, earned all-tournament honors at the Charleston Classic and garnered Southern Conference Player of the Week accolades on Monday after averaging 20 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in Furman's contests versus Penn State, Old Dominion, and South Carolina. The Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native has averaged a team-leading 20.2 points per game over five games this season.
 
Friday's matchup marks the second meeting on the hardwood between the Paladins and Tusculum Pioneers. Furman downed Tusculum, 95-62, in the previous meeting on November 25, 2020, at Timmons Arena. The Pioneers, ranked No. 5 in Monday's D2SIDA Southeast Region Poll, enter Friday at 2-0 on the year.
 
Following Friday's game versus the Pioneers, Furman travels to Appalachian State on Tuesday, November 29, before hosting South Carolina State at Timmons Arena on Saturday, December 3, to begin a stretch of five out of six games in Greenville.