GREENVILLE, S.C. --
Jada Session scored 18 points including a go-ahead layup in a second overtime, and Furman drained its final six free throw attempts to maintain its advantage and outlast Wofford, 93-88, in Southern Conference women's basketball action in front of 2,007 fans Saturday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
The contest, which featured 53 fouls, 64 free throws, and included five foul disqualifications, took three hours to decide and saw Furman (13-11, 3-5 SoCon) gain the season split with Wofford (14-7, 6-2 SoCon).
Session's go-ahead basket, a tip-in off a
Jaelyn Acker missed 3-pointer, put Furman up, 84-82, less than a minute into the second extra frame. Â After Wofford's Abby Privett converted one of two free throws, guard
Bella LaChance drove the baseline for a layup to extend the Paladins' lead to 86-83 with just over three minutes to go.
Evangelia Paulk, who poured in a game high 29 points, pulled Wofford to within 86-85 with a floating jumper at the 2:04 mark, but the Paladins countered with a
Kate Johnson free throw for an 87-85 edge with 1:35 remaining. Â
Wofford's ensuing possession ended with a missed shot and rebound by Acker, who put down a pair of free throws to give Furman an 89-85 lead. Â The Paladins then salted it away behind Johnson, who collected a rebound, a steal, and two free throws in the final minute.
The decisive second overtime period almost never materialized after Wofford appeared set to record the win after Paulk bottomed out a 3-pointer to give the Terriers a 79-72 lead with 2:38 remaining in the first extra frame. Furman rallied, however, behind baskets from freshmen
Clare Coyle and
Chantelle Stuart, and a tip-in by Session that trimmed the lead to 79-78 at the 1:33 mark.
Wofford's Privett drained one of two free throws to put the Terriers up, 82-80, with 24 seconds to go, but the Paladins responded on their final possession behind Coyle, who maneuvered in the lane for space and a 13-foot jump shot that deflected off the rim and collected on the backboard before rolling through the net to tie the game at 82-82 as time expired.
The Paladins and Terriers were tied 70-70 for two and a half minutes late in the fourth quarter before guard
Tate Walters converted a driving layup with two seconds remaining to give Furman the lead. Â Following a Wofford timeout, Paulk gathered in an in-bounds pass off the side of the lane and was fouled on her shot attempt, which she followed with a pair of free throws to send the game into overtime.
Furman outscored Wofford 27-14 in the second quarter to take a 45-31 lead into halftime, but the Terriers wasted little time in the third period in erasing the deficit. With Paulk tallying 12 points in the period, Wofford outscored the Paladins 27-10 for a 58-55 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
Session and Walters paced Furman with 18 points apiece, and Stuart followed with a season highs in points (14), assists (9), and rebounds (8) Â Coyle finished with 10 points. Â Session's 11 rebounds was a game high and marked her third double-double of the season.
Furman's 50.7 percent shooting performance (34x67) marked a season high versus a NCAA Division I foe and helped offset 25 turnovers that Wofford converted into 24 points. Â The Terriers record 15 more shot attempts in the contest, making 26-of-82 (31.7 percent).
Wofford drained 29-of-37 free throws (78.4 percent) while Furman made good on 23-of-27 attempts at the stripe (85.2 percent).