VMI Keydets at Furman Paladins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 74
Lyons scores 26, Furman beats VMI 74-72 in OT
Clay Mounce had 14 points and eight rebounds and Noah Gurley scored five of his 13 points for Furman in OT.
The Paladins (18-5, 8-2 Southern Conference), who went into the game ranked No. 5 nationally with 220 made 3-pointers this season, set season lows for 3s (three) and 3-point percentage (12.0).
Gurley converted a three-point play and then Mounce added a jumper and a layup to give Furman a four-point lead with a minute left in OT. VMI's Greg Parham sandwiched a pair of baskets around a jumper by Lyons before Gurley made two free throws to make it 73-69 with 11.9 seconds remaining. Kamdyn Curfman hit a 3-pointer to pull the Keydets within a point and Jalen Slawson missed 1 of 2 free throws with 5.7 seconds to go but the Keydets didn't get off a shot before time expired.
Parham led VMI (6-17, 1-9) with 19 points. The Keydets have lost three games in a row and 10 of their last 11.
Curfman hit a free throw to make it 62-59 with 18 seconds left in regulation before Lyons tied it with a 3 that was originally ruled a 2-pointer before replay review. VMI lost control of the ball in the front court but Alex Hunter's half-court heave for the Paladins bounced off the back of the rim.
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Statistics
 VMI |
 FUR |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 27-61 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 3-25 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 12 |
| 11-16 | FT | 17-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 1,512 | 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 |