Greenville, S.C. – Senior Garrett Denbow poured in a game-high 27 points to lead the Anderson Trojans to a 79-74 upset of Furman in the Paladins' non-conference finale on Saturday afternoon at Timmons Arena.
 
The loss snapped Furman's 10-game winning streak inside Timmons and dropped the Paladins to 6-7 on the season.
 
After trailing 65-55 with under seven minutes remaining, Furman fashioned a 10-0 run to even the game on Tyrese Hughey's putback with 4:24 left.  Luke Denbow restored Anderson's lead with a jumper from just inside the three-point arc, Garrett Denbow converted on a turnaround jumper in the paint, and Cole Middleton forced a turnover before connecting on one of his two trips to the foul line to increase the Trojans' advantage to 70-65 with 3:09 to play.
 
Garrett Hien scored in the paint on the Paladins' next three possessions, but Anderson answered each Furman basket. Middleton hit two free throws following Hien's first basket and Garrett Denbow responded with a jumper following the second Hien score before answering the third with a triple from the left wing with 31 seconds remaining that gave the Trojans a 77-71 lead. Luke Denbow hit on 2-of-4 visits to the charity stripe in the final 23 seconds to seal the verdict.
 
The Trojans shot only 40.8% from the field and 50% at the foul line, but Anderson outscored the Paladins by 18 from behind the arc and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds to forge a 17-13 edge on second chance opportunities. Anderson finished with a 47-41 rebounding advantage and tallied 13 points off 16 Paladin turnovers.
 
Garrett Denbow connected on 10-of-19 shots, including 5-of-10 from three-point range, to pace the Trojans. Luke Denbow scored 12 points and Andre Wright Jr. added 10 to round out Anderson's double-figure scorers. Middleton netted just seven points but pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
 
Furman shot 48.1% from the floor but made just 2-of-20 three-point attempts and missed 14 shots at the foul line (22-36). Hien matched a career-high with 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Paladins in both categories. Davis Molnar scored a career-best 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting while Carter Whitt finished with 10 points and seven assists.
 
The Paladins led 31-24 late in the first half before Garrett Denbow drilled a pair of threes to highlight a 15-3 spurt that gave Anderson a 39-34 lead at intermission. The Trojans hit four their first five shots in the second half to extend the margin to 47-36 with under 18 minutes to play and never trailed in the second half.
 
Furman opens SoCon play on Wednesday, January 3, at UNC Greensboro before traveling to Chattanooga on Saturday, January 6. 

NOTE: Inside Furman Basketball will return on Tuesday, January 2, at 11 a.m. in the Herring Suite at Timmons Arena. Paladin head coach Bob Richey with field questions from the media, discuss the loss to Anderson, and preview Furman's opening week of SoCon action. Fans can access Inside Furman Basketball via the FurmanPaladins YouTube page.