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Furman Paladins at Mercer Bears

· SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
Furman Paladins
11-21, 1-14 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 49
Mercer Bears
18-15, 11-3 Home

Furman beats Mercer, advances to SoCon championship

The Paladins (11-21) received the Southern Conference's lowest seed with only five regular-season conference wins. But after three tournament victories, they advanced to the championship game Monday night against top-seeded Wofford.

Acox gave Furman the late momentum and a 46-44 lead on a putback dunk off a missed 3-pointer with 4:08 left. Twice more over the next 2:26, he put the Paladins back in the lead, the second time for good at 50-48.

Stephon Jelks made 1 of 2 free throws for Mercer (18-15) with 1:24 left, the Bears' final points. Gene Langan had a good look on a 3-pointer in the final seconds, but it rimmed out.

Ike Nwamu led the Bears with 15 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 49
2nd 0:03 John Davis III Offensive Rebound. 52 - 49
2nd 0:03 Gene Langan missed Three Point Jumper. 52 - 49
2nd 0:09 Furman Timeout 52 - 49
2nd 0:09 Stephen Croone made Free Throw. 52 - 49

Statistics

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17-52 FG 15-52
33 Field Goal % 29
2-16 3PT 6-21
13 Three Point % 29
16-23 FT 13-17
70 Free Throw % 76
45 Rebounds 31
18 Offensive Rebounds 10
27 Defensive Rebounds 21
4 Assists 11
5 Steals 9
2 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 12
9 Fast Break Points 2
22 Points in Paint 12
15 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 5,545 | Capacity:

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
Full Standings