Furman Paladins at East Tennessee State Buccaneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pegues and Furman take down East Tennessee State 65-63
Pegues had five rebounds for the Paladins (13-12, 7-5 Southern Conference). Marcus Foster added 11 points while shooting 4 for 10, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc, and he also had eight rebounds. Tyrese Hughey finished 3 of 3 from the field to finish with eight points.
Quimari Peterson finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Buccaneers (13-12, 5-7). Jadyn Parker added 13 points, nine rebounds and five blocks for East Tennessee State. In addition, Jaden Seymour finished with 12 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Seymour's dunk with 1:03 to play gave ETSU a 63-61 lead. Pegues was fouled on a 3-point shot and made 2-of-3 free throws to tie it and Seymour missed a potential go-ahead jumper on the other end before Pegues was fouled and hit the winning foul shots.
Furman leads its all-time series with the Buccaneers 35-34.
Pegues put up six points in the first half for Furman, who led 30-29 at the break. Pegues scored a team-high nine points for Furman in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jaden Seymour Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | East Tennessee State Timeout | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | JP Pegues missed Free Throw. | 65 - 63 |
Statistics
 FUR |
 ETSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-48 | FG | 23-58 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-19 | FT | 13-22 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 4,566 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| East Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Mercer | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Samford | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Chattanooga | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| VMI | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Western Carolina | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| UNC Greensboro | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| The Citadel | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |