App State Mountaineers at Furman Paladins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 68
Furman defeats Appalachian State 68-53
William Gates added 13 points and Charlie Reddick 11 rebounds for the Paladins (9-18, 3-11 Southern). Though the Paladins hit only 4 of 17 3-point attempts, they made 25 of 50 overall for 50 percent. They also survived a 45-31 rebounding deficit.
The Mountaineers (8-19, 4-10) got 11 rebounds each from Tommy Spagnolo and Michael Obacha, and had 21 on the offensive glass, but couldn't overcome 19-of-61 shooting for 31.1 percent. Spagnolo scored 16 points, Tab Hamilton 12 and Jay Canty 10.
Leading 61-50 in the last 1 1/2 minutes, Larry Wideman scored a pair of fast-breaks layups in a 7-0 spurt that left the Paladins up 17 points with 30 seconds left.
This was the final Southern Conference meeting between the schools with the Mountaineers going to the Sun Belt Conference next season.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Rantavious Gilbert made Layup. | 53 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Rantavious Gilbert Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Ty Toney missed Free Throw. | 51 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Ty Toney made Free Throw. | 51 - 68 |
Statistics
 APP |
 FUR |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-61 | FG | 25-50 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 12-21 | FT | 14-22 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 1,362 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |