Spartanburg, S.C. – Four Paladins scored on double figures and Furman's defense held Wofford without a basket for a stretch of nearly seven minutes in the second half to claim a 76-67 victory over the Terriers in Southern Conference men's basketball action Saturday evening at Richardson Indoor Stadium. 
 
The victory improved Furman to 18-11 overall and 9-7 in SoCon play. Furman is in a fourth-place tie in the league standings with two games to go. Wofford slipped to 18-11 overall and 10-6 in the conference.
 
After Chace Watley's three-point play trimmed the Furman lead to 60-59 with 7:42 left, the Paladins held Wofford without a field goal for the next 6:32 to take control of the game. Eddrin Bronson bullied his way to the basket for two points and Charles Johnston completed a three-point play on Furman's next possession. Following two Wofford free throws, Alex Wilkins found Ben Vander Wal for a layup and converted a jumper of his own with 2:45 remaining to push the margin to 69-61.
 
Kahmare Holmes' 1-for-2 effort at the line and a Watley bucket cut the Furman lead back to 69-64, but the Paladins converted on 7-of-8 trips to the foul line in the final minute to secure the win an earn a regular season series split versus the Terriers. The victory, Furman's second straight at Richardson Indoor Stadium, also marked its seventh true road win of the season and its 81^st in the last 10 seasons.
 
Furman connected on eight of its first 10 three-point attempts, including 6-for-6 from Asa Thomas, to build a 43-27 first half lead. The Terriers answered by scoring the final nine points of the half to slice the Furman advantage to 43-36 at intermission and stretched the spurt into a 21-1 run by opening the second half on a 12-1 run. Down 48-44, Wilkins buried a triple and Tom House connected on a pair of free throws to rally the Paladins, who allowed just six field goals the rest of the night as Wofford finished two for its last 15 from the floor. 
 
Thomas paced the Paladins with 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting from three-point range while Wilkins finished with 15 points and five assists. Johnston and Cooper Bowser added 13 points apiece.
 
Furman shot 51.9% from the field, connected on 9-of-17 three-point attempts, and converted on 13-of-17 trips to the charity stripe. The Paladins fashioned a 35-30 rebounding edge and outscored the Terriers 36-32 in the paint.
 
Holmes led Wofford with a game-high 20 points while Cayden Vasko scored 13 and Rex Stirling posted 10. The Terriers shot 43.9% but hit on just 7-of-26 three-point tries and 10-of-19 free throw attempts.
 
Furman wraps up its regular season home slate on Wednesday night when it hosts The Citadel at 6 p.m. inside Timmons Arena. The Senior Night showdown will be televised on Nexstar affiliates throughout the region and streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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