GREENVILLE, S.C. -- UNC Greensboro converted three Furman turnovers into baskets in the final minute of play to erase a three-point deficit on the way to a 59-56 victory in Southern Conference women's basketball action Thursday evening at Timmons Arena.

The victory improved UNCG to 15-8 overall and 4-4 in SoCon action, while the loss evens Furman's record at 12-12 and 2-6 in SoCon play.

After Hannah Hansson collected a blocked perimeter shot and deposited it to give Furman a 54-51 lead with 1:36 remaining, UNCG's Nia Howard stepped in front of a Paladin pass and converted a layup to cut the Paladins' lead to 54-53 with 53 seconds to go.

Furman turned it over on its inbound attempt, and the Spartans quickly took advantage with an Ayanna Khalfani basket in the paint.

The Paladins' Jada Session drained two free throws to give Furman a 56-55 lead with 16 seconds to go, but it didn't hold up as Khalfani drove hard down the left side of the lane for a layup and 57-56 advantage with 10 seconds remaining.

Following a timeout, Furman's Evie DePetro's pass on the perimeter was picked off by Jayde Gamble, who was sent to the free throw line, where she drained a pair of chances with two seconds left for the game's final points.

Gamble led the Spartans with 14 points, followed by Khalfani and Isys Grady with 12 points apiece.

Furman got a game and career high 24 points from Niveya Henley, who made 8-of-14 shots, including 3-of-5 3-pointers.

Jada Session was the only other Paladin in double figures with 10.

Furman was forced to compete without the services of starting junior forward Kate Johnson (11.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg), who sustained an knee injury early in the second quarter of last Saturday's game at Chattanooga, as well as the team's top two point guards — redshirt junior Tate Walters (10.0 ppg), who missed her fourth game with an ankle injury, and senior Paraskevi Koilia, who is also injured.

DePetro, whose season high in minutes (16) had come in a pre-Christmas win over Bob Jones, played 28 minutes and tallied seven points and a career high six assists.

The game featured 16 lead changes and eight ties.  With Johnson unavailable, UNCG was able to compile a 46-32 edge in rebounding, including a 20-9 differential on the offensive glass, converting it to a 20-8 scoring advantage.

Furman plays host to Western Carolina this Saturday at 2:00 p.m.