Game Notes vs. Charleston Southern

Greenville, S.C. – Furman goes for its fifth consecutive victory when it closes out its regular season non-conference schedule on Sunday afternoon versus Charleston Southern at Timmons Arena.
 
Sunday's non-conference finale is set for a 2 p.m. tip-off and fans can purchase tickets on Furman's Ticketmaster page.The Furman-Charleston Southern 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. 
 
 The Paladins are riding a four-game winning streak and have won seven of their last eight games to improve to 8-4 on the season. Last time out, Furman used a 14-3 second half run to ease past Manhattan University, 75-68, in the Bronx on Thursday night. Freshman Alex Wilkins continued his sensational start to his collegiate career by scoring 18 points and dishing out seven assists while junior Cooper Bowser went 8-for-8 from the floor to finish with 16 points, seven rebounds, and three blocked shots.
 
Wilkins leads the Paladins in scoring (16.2 ppg) and assists (4.8 ppg) and has reached double figures in 10 of Furman's 12 games. Bowser has contributed 13.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting a nation-best 81.2% from the field this season. Senior Charles Johnston scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Jaspers to notch his seventh double-double of the season. The 6-foot-11 Sydney, Australia, native is averaging 10.1 points and a team-best 9.7 rebounds per game.
 
Sunday's game marks the 19^th meeting between Furman and Charleston Southern with the Paladins holding an 11-7 series edge. Nick Anderson scored a team-high 14 points to pace the Paladins to a 67-46 victory over the Buccaneers in the most recent meeting at Charleston Southern on November 23, 2024. The Bucs are making their first trip to Greenville since the 2018-19 campaign.
 
Charleston Southern arrives in Greenville at 8-5 on the season following a 113-90 stomping of North Florida on Thursday. The Bucs have won three straight games and posted 107 points per game during the winning streak. Brycen Blaine leads the Buccaneers averaging 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
 
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