East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Furman Paladins
· NCAA Men's BasketballEast Tennessee State defeats Furman 78-69
Matthews shot 6 of 11, including 6 of 9 from beyond the arc for the Buccaneers (20-8, 12-3 Southern Conference). Brian Taylor II scored 17 points while going 5 of 15 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the line, to go with eight rebounds. Cam Morris III had 12 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Alex Wilkins finished with 21 points for the Paladins (17-11, 8-7). Charles Johnston and Asa Thomas both added 13 points for Furman. Johnston also had 10 rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Maki Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Maki Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Foul on Asa Thomas. | 76 - 69 |
Statistics
ETSU |
FUR |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 21-60 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 12-24 | 3PT | 6-33 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 14-19 | FT | 21-28 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 66 | Percent Led | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Timmons Arena
Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 2,500 | Capacity:
Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 2,500 | 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 | 22-12 |
| 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 |


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