Furman Paladins at Elon Phoenix
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Asa Thomas' 21 points help Furman down Elon 97-88
Thomas shot 6 for 12 (5 for 11 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Paladins (5-4). Cooper Bowser scored 19 points while shooting 7 of 7 from the field and 5 for 9 from the line and added eight rebounds and three blocks. Ben Vanderwal finished 6 of 7 from the field and scored 13 points.
The Phoenix (4-4) were led in scoring by Chandler Cuthrell, who finished with 25 points and seven rebounds. Elon got 21 points from Randall Pettus II and 12 points from Ja'Juan Carr.
A 14-0 Furman run in the first half narrowed Elon's lead to two points. The teams entered the break tied at 44-44, while Thomas led their club in scoring with 12 points. Furman took the lead for good with 14:32 remaining in the second half on a dunk from Bowser to make it a 55-54 game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 97 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 97 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Asa Thomas made Free Throw. | 97 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Asa Thomas made Free Throw. | 96 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:04 | DeMarco Johnson subbing in for Elon | 95 - 88 |
Statistics
 FUR |
 ELON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 29-68 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 11-34 | 3PT | 11-34 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 24-31 | FT | 19-25 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 23 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 18 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 49 | Percent Led | 42 |
Game Information
Location: Elon, NC
Attendance: 1,468 | 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 |
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 26-6 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |