Greenville, S.C. – Furman embarks on its toughest road trip of the season this week as the Paladins travel to face a pair of 2023 NCAA Sweet Sixteen teams in Princeton and Arkansas.
 
Undefeated Princeton, the defending Ivy League champions, entertain the Paladins on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, N.J. The matchup of Cinderella teams from last season's NCAA Tournament will be streamed live on ESPN+. Due to football's 1 p.m. FCS playoff matchup versus Chattanooga, which will air on The Fan Upstate, Furman will not provide a radio broadcast of Saturday's basketball game at Princeton. 
 
On Monday, Arkansas, fresh off an 80-75 win over seventh-ranked Duke on Wednesday night, welcomes Furman to Bud Walton Arena for an 8 p.m. clash on SEC Network+. Play-by-play voice Dan Scott will return to call the action of Monday's contest at Arkansas on The Fan Upstate 97.7 FM and 1330 AM in the Greenville area, 97.1 FM and 1490 AM in Spartanburg, and via the Audacy app.
 
The Paladins improved to 4-3 on Tuesday night with an 86-78 win over South Carolina State at Timmons Arena. Furman trailed by double digits in the first half before rallying to build a 15-point second half lead on its way to the program's 100^th victory at Timmons in the last nine seasons. Six Paladins reached double figures, led by guard PJay Smith Jr.'s season-high 20 points. Marcus Foster, who leads the Southern Conference and ranks 13^th nationally averaging 22.1 points per game, added 16 points as Furman shot 51.6% from the field, including 61% in the second half.
 
Saturday's game marks the first meeting between Furman and Princeton, who both claimed league titles last season before advancing in the NCAA Tournament. The Paladins toppled No. 4 seed Virginia, 68-67, in the opening round while Princeton downed Arizona and Missouri to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The Tigers, picked second in the Ivy League, improved to 7-0 with an 85-71 win at Bucknell on Wednesday night and are currently receiving votes in the AP and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls.
 
The Razorbacks are off to a 5-3 start after knocking off the Duke Blue Devils last time out. Arkansas claimed victories over Illinois and Kansas before falling to eventual national champion UConn in last season's NCAA Tournament. Monday's game marks the first meeting between the Paladins and Razorbacks on the hardwood.