Furman Paladins at The Citadel Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 61
Lyons scores 20 to help Furman beat The Citadel 71-61
Matt Rafferty, who came in averaging a team-leading 17.7 points per game, finished with a season-low eight points but added 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals for Furman.
Lyons, Hunter and Mounce hit back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 13-0 run that pushed the lead to 50-31 with 14:56 remaining and the Paladins (17-5, 6-4 Southern Conference) held on from the there. The Bulldogs missed six consecutive shots and committed two turnovers while going scoreless for four-plus minutes during that stretch.
The Citadel however scored 13 of the next 15 points and later used a 13-5 spurt to trim its deficit to six points with three minutes to go but Rafferty answered with a layup before a basket by Lyons capped the scoring with 1:26 left.
Lew Stallworth had 19 points and five assists and Zane Najdawi added 14 points and nine rebounds for The Citadel (10-11, 2-8).
The Bulldogs, who came in averaging 12.7 made 3s per game, hit just 5 of 19 from behind the arc.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Clay Mounce Steal. | 71 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Zane Najdawi Turnover. | 71 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Zane Najdawi Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Matt Frierson missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 61 |
Statistics
 FUR |
 CIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 21-52 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 13-40 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 8-13 | FT | 14-18 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 7 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 1,411 | 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 |