Greenville, S.C. – The Furman men's basketball returns home Wednesday night to open a two-game homestand when it welcomes the Ohio Christian Trailblazers to Timmons Arena.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. EST and tickets can be purchased at FurmanPaladins.com. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and 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 enters Wednesday's home game at 1-3 following a 70-54 setback at Northern Iowa last Friday night. Cooper Bowser paced the Paladins with 16 points and Charles Johnston notched his third double-double in four games with 11 points and 10 rebounds, but Furman managed to connect on just 4-of-30 three-point attempts. Trey Campbell led UNI with 18 points and the Panthers converted on 14-of-17 trips to the foul line. 
 
Freshman Alex Wilkins leads the Paladins averaging 15.8 points and four assists per game while Johnston has posted 10.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Bowser has contributed 10.8 points per game, 7.0 rebounds, and shot 72% from the floor.
 
Wednesday marks the first meeting between the Paladins and Ohio Christian, a member of NAIA and the River States Conference. The Trailblazers are 5-1 on the season following a 70-57 victory over Miami University (Hamilton) on Saturday. Sophomores Parker Penrod and Caleb Schmelzer lead Ohio Christian in scoring.
 
The Paladins conclude the brief two-game homestand on Sunday when they host the Queens Royals as part of a men's and women's doubleheader at Timmons Arena. The Furman women's team entertains Clemson at 2 p.m. before the men host Queens at 5 p.m.
 
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