Greenville, S.C. – The Furman Paladins return to the road on Friday night with a trip to the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to face the University of Northern Iowa Panthers.
 
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. EST and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to Dan Scott and Tom Van Hoy call the action on The Fan Upstate at 97.7 FM and 1330 AM in Greenville, 97.1 FM and 1490 AM in Spartanburg, and via the Audacy app. Links for the broadcast, live audio, and live statistics are available at FurmanPaladins.com.
 
Furman (1-2) picked up its first win of the season with an 89-59 triumph over Columbia International Monday night at Timmons Arena. Freshman Alex Wilkins, who leads the Paladins averaging 17.7 points and 4.0 assists per game, poured in a career-best 26 points while fellow freshman Abijah Franklin scored 11 points. Charles Johnston and Asa Thomas tallied 10 points apiece while Johnston added 10 rebounds to post his second double-double of the season.
 
Northern Iowa comes into Friday's matchup at 2-0 following wins over Cal State Northridge and South Dakota State to open the season. Leon Bond III, who was a member of the 2022-23 University of Virginia squad that Furman shocked, 68-67 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, leads the Panthers at 17.0 points per game.
 
Friday's game marks the second meeting between Furman and UNI. The Paladins claimed a 64-55 victory over the Panthers in the only previous meeting on December 6, 2003, at West Gymnasium in Cedar Falls, Iowa, behind 18 points from Robby Bostain and 13 from Quan Prowell. 
  
Following Friday's road trip, Furman returns home to host Ohio Christian on Wednesday, November 19, at Timmons Arena. It was also announced this week that the Paladins' home contest versus Queens on Sunday, November 23 will now be a doubleheader. The Furman women's team hosts Clemson at 2 p.m. before the men's team hosts the Royals at 5 p.m.
 
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