Greenville, S.C. – Furman is back in Timmons Arena for a key Southern Conference showdown on Sunday when it hosts the Chattanooga Mocs for a 2 p.m. tip-off on CBS Sports Network.
In addition to the nationally televised broadcast, Sunday's game, present by Trinity Restoration and Contracting Inc., can be heard on The Fan Upstate at 97.7 FM and 1330 AM in Greenville, on 97.1 FM and 1490 AM in Spartanburg, or via the Audacy app. Links for the video stream, audio feed, and live statistics are available at FurmanPaladins.com.
Sunday will also mark the return of 2023 SoCon Player of the Year
Jalen Slawson to Timmons Arena. The winningest player in Furman history and second round choice of the Sacramento Kings will be honored at halftime and will receive his 2023 championship ring. Fans can take advantage of a 2 for $20 deal as No. 20 returns to Timmons Arena by
clicking here.
The Paladins (14-12, 8-5 SoCon) notched their second straight victory with a 75-62 home win over VMI on Wednesday night. Sophomore
Ben VanderWal tallied a career-best 15 points and 13 rebounds and Furman used a 21-1 second half run to pull away from the Keydets and complete the regular season home-and-home sweep of VMI.
JP Pegues added 14 points and eight assists while
Marcus Foster finished with 13 points and seven rebounds.
Furman, led by Foster's 18.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, enters this weekend's league action tied for fourth in the SoCon standings with Wofford. Second-place Chattanooga (18-8, 10-3 SoCon) sits two games behind league-leading Samford with five regular season games to go.
The Mocs, winners of three straight games, arrive in Greenville with a 58-40 lead in the all-time series between the schools. Chattanooga raced out to a 43-20 halftime lead en route to a 73-58 victory over the Paladins in the first meeting of the season on January 6 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Furman shot just 27.5% from the field and converted on just 4-of-33 three-point attempts. The Paladins have won 11 of the last 15 meetings versus the Mocs and have won six of the last seven at Timmons Arena.
