Asheville, N.C. – Wofford connected on nine of its last 11 shots and ended the game on a 13-2 run to erase a four-point deficit as the sixth-seeded Terriers edged No. 5 seed Furman, 92-85, in the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship Game Monday night at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C.
 
Furman (25-9) trailed 77-69 with under seven minutes to play when Cooper Bowser knocked down a pair of free throws and Garrett Hien drained a three to start a late Paladin rally. Wofford's Kyler Filewich and Furman's Nick Anderson traded a pair of free throws before Hien converted in the paint and PJay Smith Jr. followed with his fourth triple of the night to give the Paladins an 80-79 lead. Smith stole the ball from Corey Tripp and Bowser found Anderson for another three to put the Paladins ahead 83-79 with 2:34 remaining.
 
Filewich's layup trimmed the Furman lead to 83-81 and Jackson Sivills put Wofford back in front with a three on the next possession with 1:26 to go. The Terriers forced Furman into a shot clock violation on its next trip down the floor, and after Tripp converted on two free throws, the Paladins missed a pair of three-point opportunities on the next possession. Wofford made all six of its free throw attempts in the final 27 seconds to seal its first league tournament title since 2019.
 
The Terriers (19-15) shot 54.2% from the field, including 68.4% over the final 20 minutes, while connecting on 14-of-28 three-point attempts and 26-of-33 trips to the charity stripe. Sivills led Wofford with 20 points on 4-of-7 shooting behind the arc and Justin Bailey finished with 19. Dillon Bailey hit 4-of-7 triples to score 15 points and the tournament's most outstanding player, Filewich, added 13 points.
 
Smith went 6-of-12 from the floor and 11-for-11 at the foul line to score a game-high 27 points. With his 11 free throws, the senior increased his run of consecutive made free throws to 43. The LaVergne, Tenn., native, who averaged 25.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game for the tournament, earned first team all-tournament honors. Anderson, who joined Smith on the first team, added 15 points and Hien, who won 108 games as a Paladin, contributed 13 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Charles Johnston and Bowser rounded out the Paladins double-figure scorers with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Bowser was selected second team all-tournament.
 
Furman shot 48.2% and connected on 18-of-20 trips to the line. The Paladins managed a 28-24 edge in points in the paint and committed just eight turnovers.
 
Wofford scored the first eight points of the game and led by as many as 13 points in the first half before Furman rallied to take a 39-37 advantage into halftime. The lead changed hands five times in the second half, with Sivills' three with 1:26 remaining giving the Terriers the lead for good.
 
First Team All-Tournament 
PJay Smith Jr., Furman
Nick Anderson, Furman
Honor Huff, Chattanooga
Kyler Filewich, Wofford
Corey Tripp, Wofford
 
Second Team All-Tournament 
Rickey Bradley, VMI
Jackson Sivills, Wofford
Ahmad Robinson, Mercer
Augustinas Kiudulas, VMI 
Cooper Bowser, Furman
 
MVP – Kyler Filewich, Wofford