Western Carolina Catamounts at Furman Paladins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 83
Furman edges Western Carolina 83-79 with late run
Gurley broke a tie with a layup at the 4:12 mark, his jumper made it 73-69 and he followed with two free throws at 2:18. In that stretch the Catamounts, the last unbeaten team in the league, missed two shots and had a turnover
After Mason Faulker ended the drought for Western Carolina, Jordan Lyons made 4 of 5 free throw and Clay Mounce added another to make it 79-71 with less than a minute to go.
Alex Hunter made four free throws in the final 30 seconds to offset a couple 3-pointers.
Lyons led the Paladins (14-4, 5-1) with 20 points, Mounce added 15, Hunter 13 apiece and Jalen Slawson 12. Reserve Mike Bothwell was the only other Paladin to score, getting 10.
Carlos Dotson scored 21 points on 10 of 14 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds for Western Carolina (12-5, 4-1). Matt Halvorsen and Onno Steger scored 14 points apiece and Faulker had 12 points and 10 assists.
The Catamounts, who had a five-game winning streak end, was off to its best start in 20 years.
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Statistics
 WCU |
 FUR |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 28-61 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 13-31 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 6-8 | FT | 19-25 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 1,695 | 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 |