NCAAB

Furman Paladins at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

· SoCon/ASUN Challenge
8-1, 3-1 Away
Final
76 - 73

Smith scores 18, Furman downs Florida Gulf Coast 76-73

Tristen Guillouette elevates for the big-time swat

Garrett Hien made a jumper with 2:50 remaining to give Furman the lead for good, 70-69, with 2:50 remaining. Rahmir Barno's layup with 4 seconds left pulled FGCU to 74-73 before Smith sealed it at the free-throw line.

Smith went 6 of 12 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Paladins (8-1). Nick Anderson scored 10 points while shooting 3 for 12, including 2 for 10 from beyond the arc. Ben Vanderwal shot 3 of 5 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points, while adding three blocks.

The Eagles (3-6) were led in scoring by Zavian McLean, who finished with 19 points and four steals. Jevin Muniz added 16 points for FGCU. Dallion Johnson also had 11 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Florida Gulf Coast: 56.1%
Furman: 43.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 76 - 73
2nd 0:00 Furman Defensive Rebound. 76 - 73
2nd 0:01 Jevin Muniz missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 73
2nd 0:04 PJay Smith Jr. made Free Throw. 76 - 73

Statistics

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27-61 FG 29-55
44.3 Field Goal % 52.7
10-30 3PT 6-18
33.3 Three Point % 33.3
12-16 FT 9-13
75.0 Free Throw % 69.2
34 Rebounds 26
13 Offensive Rebounds 5
21 Defensive Rebounds 21
18 Assists 8
3 Steals 10
3 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 8
10 Fast Break Points 12
30 Points in Paint 34
14 Fouls 15
3 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Alico Arena

Location: Fort Myers, FL
Attendance: 1,908 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Furman 0-0 - 12-1
Samford 0-0 - 10-3
Chattanooga 0-0 - 8-5
East Tennessee State 0-0 - 7-6
Mercer 0-0 - 6-6
UNC Greensboro 0-0 - 6-6
VMI 0-0 - 6-7
The Citadel 0-0 - 5-6
Wofford 0-0 - 5-7
Western Carolina 0-0 - 4-7

2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Alabama 0-0 - 8-5
Lipscomb 0-0 - 7-5
North Florida 0-0 - 7-6
Queens University 0-0 - 7-6
Eastern Kentucky 0-0 - 6-6
Jacksonville 0-0 - 6-6
Austin Peay 0-0 - 4-8
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 - 4-8
Central Arkansas 0-0 - 3-9
Bellarmine 0-0 - 3-10
Stetson 0-0 - 2-10
West Georgia 0-0 - 2-11
Full Standings