NCAAB

Furman Paladins at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Furman Paladins
17-13, 3-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 80
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
20-10, 12-2 Home

ETSU holds off Furman 80-75, stays in SoCon title hunt

The Buccaneers (20-10, 13-4 Southern Conference) had a 14-point lead after Peter Jurkin's 3-point play with 3:36 to play. Furman closed the deficit to 75-72 with a 12-1 rally, capped by Stephen Croone's free throw with 58 seconds left.

T.J. Cromer and Desonta Bradford each made a pair of three throws in the final six seconds to clinch it for ETSU. Cromer finished with 13 points, Deuce Bello and Lester Wilson added 12 each and Isaac Banks scored 10.

Croone led the Paladins (17-13, 11-6) with 19 points, Kris Acox scored 16 and Devin Sibley added 15.

The Buccaneers are a half-game behind conference-leader Chattanooga (13-3). ETSU closes the season, hosting Wofford on Saturday while the Mocs play Samford. Chattanooga then visits VMI on Monday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 75 - 80
2nd 0:01 Desonta Bradford made Free Throw. 75 - 80
2nd 0:01 Desonta Bradford made Free Throw. 75 - 79
2nd 0:01 Foul on John Davis III. 75 - 78
2nd 0:01 Stephen Croone made Free Throw. 75 - 78

Statistics

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25-52 FG 26-54
48 Field Goal % 48
5-22 3PT 9-20
23 Three Point % 45
20-26 FT 19-26
77 Free Throw % 73
36 Rebounds 28
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
24 Defensive Rebounds 20
9 Assists 13
7 Steals 12
1 Blocks 3
21 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 31
6 Fast Break Points 10
38 Points in Paint 32
21 Fouls 23
0 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Freedom Hall (TN)

Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 3,016 | 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