Greenville, S.C. – Furman plays its second of four nationally televised games during the month of February when it travels to Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn., to face the East Tennessee State Buccaneers Saturday evening on CBS Sports Network. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.
In addition to the national television broadcast, fans can listen to the action 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.
Furman (12-12, 6-5 SoCon) is looking to find its form after dropping three of its last four games, including a 78-69 defeat at Mercer on Wednesday night. Jalyn McCreary totaled 28 points and eight rebounds for the Bears as they rallied from a nine-point second half deficit by outscoring the Paladins 44-29 over the final 20 minutes.
Marcus Foster contributed 19 points and nine rebounds for Furman and
Alex Williams and
Tyrese Hughey reached double figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively, but the Paladins allowed Mercer to shoot 56.7% in the second half and 51.6% for the game.
Saturday's visit to ETSU marks the 69
th series meeting versus the Bucs with the series knotted at 34-34. Furman has won each of the last three meetings and downed ETSU, 82-73, in Greenville, S.C., on January 13 behind 20 points apiece from Williams and
JP Pegues. Last season, Furman claimed a 70-56 victory in Johnson City.
The Bucs grinded out a 57-50 victory over Wofford at Freedom Hall on Wednesday night. Jaden Seymour paced ETSU with 15 points as the Bucs improved to 13-11 overall and 5-6 in the league.
Furman returns home on Wednesday, February 14, to host the VMI Keydets at 7 p.m. inside Timmons Arena.
