Furman had a heartbreaking home loss this past Sunday to SoCon foe East Tennessee State. The Paladins fell 72-69 after an offensive drought of more than 5 minutes without a field goal late in the 2nd half.
The Paladins came into Wednesday night needing to bounce back from that hard fought loss. They took on Western Carolina on Wednesday night at Bob Jones University. And while it was another hard fought game against a SoCon rival, the Paladins were able to pull one out.
Nick Anderson scored 30 points, including a tying basket late in regulation, and Furman went on to win in overtime 84-75 win over the Catamounts. The Paladins were able to gain separation in the extra frame, outscoring Western 18-9 in OT.
Anderson also added three steals for the Paladins (18-6, 6-5 Southern Conference). Pjay Smith Jr. scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Garrett Hien had 13 points .
Marcus Kell led the Catamounts (6-16, 2-9) in scoring, finishing with 29 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Western Carolina also got a double-double of 13 points, 13 boards from Bernard Pelote.
Furman is back in action at Chattanooga on Saturday for a 4:30 tipoff. You can hear all the action on The Fan Upstate.