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Furman tops Mercer in SoCon Tourney quarterfinal
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) JP Pegues had 22 points in Furman's 73-58 victory against Mercer on Saturday in a Southern Conference Tournament matchup.
Pegues shot 7 for 11 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free throw line for the Paladins (25-7). Mike Bothwell was 5 of 9 shooting, including 1 for 3 from distance, and went 2 for 3 from the line to add 13 points. Jalen Slawson recorded 12 points and finished 5 of 9 from the field.
The Bears (14-19) were led in scoring by Jalyn McCreary, who finished with 18 points. Mercer also got eight points and eight rebounds from James Glisson III.
Pegues scored eight points in the first half and Furman went into halftime trailing 32-29. Furman pulled off the victory after a 22-2 second-half run erased a five-point deficit and gave them the lead at 51-36 with 11:54 to go.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jalyn McCreary vs. Jalen Slawson (Bears gains possession) | Â |
| 19:31 |  | Â | Shawn Walker Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:29 | | Â | James Glisson III offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | James Glisson III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | Garrett Hien defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:16 | | Â | Garrett Hien turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:05 | | Â | Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:03 | | Â | JP Pegues defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Marcus Foster misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | James Glisson III defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mike Bothwell steals) | Â |
| 18:23 | | +2 | Mike Bothwell makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | | Â | Jalen Slawson shooting foul (Jalyn McCreary draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:07 | | +1 | Jalyn McCreary makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | | +1 | Jalyn McCreary makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | | +3 | Garrett Hien makes three point jump shot (JP Pegues assists) | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | | +2 | Jalen Slawson makes two point layup | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:23 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:21 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:17 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | | Â | Jalen Slawson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Bears defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:55 | | +2 | Kamar Robertson makes two point layup | 8-7 |
| 15:48 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | JP Pegues misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:35 | | Â | Jalen Slawson offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:35 | | Â | Kamar Robertson personal foul (Paladins draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:35 | | Â | Mike Bothwell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:33 | | Â | Ben Vanderwal offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:20 | | +3 | JP Pegues makes three point jump shot (Ben Vanderwal assists) | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Bears offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:49 | | Â | Jah Quinones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:47 | | Â | James Glisson III offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:40 | | Â | Alex Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:40 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary personal foul | Â |
| 14:26 | | +2 | Mike Bothwell makes two point layup | 8-12 |
| 14:06 | | Â | Jah Quinones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Shannon Grant offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Alex Williams shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:54 | | +1 | Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-12 |
| 13:54 | | +1 | Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | | +2 | Mike Bothwell makes two point jump shot | 10-14 |
| 13:19 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Alex Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:06 | | Â | Tyrese Hughey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | Braden Sparks defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:45 | | +3 | Luis Hurtado Jr. makes three point jump shot (Shannon Grant assists) | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | | Â | Mike Bothwell misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:20 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:12 | | Â | Shannon Grant misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | Alex Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Luis Hurtado Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Carter Whitt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | Garrett Hien offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Kamar Robertson steals) | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Braden Sparks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Jalen Slawson misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Jah Quinones defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Kamar Robertson makes two point jump shot (Shawn Walker Jr. assists) | 15-14 |
| 10:40 | | Â | JP Pegues turnover (bad pass) (Shannon Grant steals) | Â |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Shannon Grant makes two point jump shot | 17-14 |
| 10:10 | | +3 | Garrett Hien makes three point jump shot (JP Pegues assists) | 17-17 |
| 9:32 | | Â | Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 9:32 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Braden Sparks shooting foul (JP Pegues draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:19 | | +1 | JP Pegues makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-18 |
| 9:19 | | +1 | JP Pegues makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 8:57 | | Â | Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Shannon Grant offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:35 | | Â | Jalen Slawson shooting foul (Kamar Robertson draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:35 | | +1 | Kamar Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-19 |
| 8:35 | | +1 | Kamar Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 8:20 | | +3 | JP Pegues makes three point jump shot | 19-22 |
| 7:52 | | Â | Kamar Robertson misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:51 | | Â | JP Pegues defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary personal foul (JP Pegues draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:28 | | +3 | Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hien assists) | 19-25 |
| 7:10 | | Â | Marcus Foster personal foul (Shawn Walker Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:59 | | Â | Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Alex Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | James Glisson III personal foul (Garrett Hien draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Garrett Hien misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Kamar Robertson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:16 | | +3 | Shawn Walker Jr. makes three point jump shot | 22-25 |
| 5:51 | | Â | Alex Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | Garrett Hien offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Garrett Hien misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Bears defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:23 | | +2 | James Glisson III makes two point hook shot | 24-25 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Marcus Foster makes two point layup | 24-27 |
| 4:41 | | Â | James Glisson III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:39 | | Â | Ben Vanderwal defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | Garrett Hien misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Ben Vanderwal offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Jah Quinones personal foul (Ben Vanderwal draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Ben Vanderwal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 4:25 | | Â | Ben Vanderwal misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | James Glisson III defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | James Glisson III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Jah Quinones offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Jah Quinones misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | James Glisson III offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:47 | | +2 | James Glisson III makes two point layup | 26-28 |
| 3:31 | | Â | Shawn Walker Jr. shooting foul (Mike Bothwell draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Mike Bothwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Kamar Robertson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Shawn Walker Jr. makes two point layup | 28-28 |
| 2:48 | | Â | Jalen Slawson turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 2:21 | | Â | Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | James Glisson III offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:16 | | +2 | James Glisson III makes two point layup | 30-28 |
| 1:55 | | Â | JP Pegues misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Kamar Robertson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Jah Quinones personal foul (Jalen Slawson draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Jalen Slawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Jalen Slawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Jah Quinones makes two point jump shot | 32-29 |
| 0:03 | | Â | JP Pegues misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Paladins offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Paladins 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Bears 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |