Charleston, S.C. – Three Paladins reached double figures and Furman held Charleston Southern to just 46 points and 31.5% shooting from the field on its way to a 67-46 victory Saturday afternoon at Buccaneer Fieldhouse in Charleston, S.C.
 
With the victory, Furman improved to 6-0 on the season. The 46 points allowed marked the fewest by a Paladin opponent since a 64-45 Furman win at Western Carolina on February 7, 2019. 
 
Furman held Charleston Southern (1-6) to just 5-for-22 shooting over the opening 15 minutes of the game to build an early 28-13 lead and never allowed the Bucs to get closer than 12 points the rest of the way. The Paladins shot over 49% from the floor, totaled 18 assists on 28 baskets, and were guilty of just nine turnovers en route to their sixth straight win. 
 
Graduate student Nick Anderson paced the Paladins with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting while PJay Smith Jr. contributed 13 points and five assists. Garrett Hien and Cooper Bowser controlled the paint and helped the Paladins to a 28-26 scoring edge in inside. Hien finished with 10 points, six boards, and four assists. Bowser added nine points, three assists and three blocks. 
 
Daylen Berry scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Bucs, who connected on just 4-of-23 three-point attempts on the day.
 
Furman returns to action on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m. versus the Seattle Redhawks in the Terry's Chocolate Vegas Showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The game will air on ESPNU and fans can listen to the action on The Fan Upstate.