SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Alyssa Ervin scored off an inbounds pass with less than a second remaining to beat Wofford, 65-64, in Southern Conference women's basketball action Friday evening at Richardson Indoor Stadium.
 
Trailing 64-63, with 1.9 seconds on the clock, Furman's Chantelle Stuart inbounded the ball from in front of the Paladin bench, and her lob pass to a cutting Ervin, who broke free off two screens on the far side of the lane, found the Paladin sophomore free under the basket for the game winner with .4 seconds remaining.
 
The victory was the fifth straight for Furman (14-8, 6-1 SoCon), which took solid control of second place in the league standings behind Chattanooga.
 
Ervin's game deciding shot capped a gritty fourth quarter comeback by the Paladins, who twice trailed by seven points in the final period, including 60-53 with 3:55 remaining.
 
Furman erased the second seven-point deficit with an 8-0 run that featured three consecutive baskets by Clare Coyle, who set up two of her scores off a blocked shot and rebound, and a steal.  Her layup with two minutes to go put the Paladins up, 61-60.
 
A basket and free throw by Gabby Mundy gave Wofford a 63-61 advantage with 33 seconds remaining, but four seconds later Ervin responded with a layup to tie it at 63-63.
 
Wofford's Mia Flor was fouled on a rebound on the Terriers' ensuing possession, and she converted the second of two free throws with 1.9 second left to put Wofford ahead, 64-63.
 
After timeouts by both teams, the Paladins delivered the final blow with Stuart's seventh assist of the game on the inbounds pass to Ervin for her second game winning shot of the season.  The sophomore guard from Galax, Va., put down a baseline jump shot with 20 seconds remaining in Furman's 72-70 win over ETSU in Johnson City on Jan. 8.
 
Ervin finished with a game high 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 work at the free throw line.
 
She was joined in double figures by Coyle, who posted 17 points and 11 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season.  Coyle tallied 11 of her points in the critical fourth quarter.
 
Mundy paced Wofford with 19 points, followed by by Queen Ikhiuwu with 14 points.
 
Furman outrebounded Wofford, 41-34, and outscored the Terriers 36-20 in the paint, which helped offset the Terriers' 8-of-19 shooting from 3-point range.
 
Lauren Bailey connected on 3-of-5 attempts from beyond the arc for Furman.

The victory completed the first half of the SoCon season for Furman, which will play five of its final seven league games at home in Timmons Arena.  The Paladins' 6-1 start in league play is the program's best since the 2004-05 campaign.