Pjay Smith scores 29 as Furman defeats Tulane 75-67
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Pjay Smith Jr.'s 29 points helped Furman defeat Tulane 75-67 on Friday night.
Smith had three steals for the Paladins (4-0). Nick Anderson scored 19 points, shooting 5 for 11 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Davis Molnar finished 3 of 5 from the floor to finish with six points.
Asher Woods finished with 17 points for the Green Wave (3-1). Gregg Glenn III added 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Mari Jordan had 14 points.
Furman took the lead with 18:51 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 32-28 at halftime, with Smith racking up nine points. Smith scored 20 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Furman to an eight-point victory.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Kaleb Banks vs. Cooper Bowser (Ben VanderWal gains possession) | Â | |
19:39 | +2 | Garrett Hien makes two point layup (Ben VanderWal assists) | 0-2 | |
19:11 | +2 | Gregg Glenn III makes two point layup (Mari Jordan assists) | 2-2 | |
18:51 | +3 | PJay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cooper Bowser assists) | 2-5 | |
18:25 | +2 | Kaleb Banks makes two point layup | 4-5 | |
18:06 | +3 | Nick Anderson makes three point jump shot (PJay Smith Jr. assists) | 4-8 | |
17:50 | Â | Tyler Ringgold turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Cooper Bowser misses two point layup | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Cooper Bowser offensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Gregg Glenn III shooting foul (Cooper Bowser draws the foul) | Â | |
17:27 | +1 | Cooper Bowser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-9 | |
17:27 | +1 | Cooper Bowser makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-10 | |
17:04 | Â | Jump ball. Gregg Glenn III vs. PJay Smith Jr. (Green Wave gains possession) | Â | |
16:57 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Ben VanderWal defensive rebound | Â | |
16:46 | +3 | Nick Anderson makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hien assists) | 4-13 | |
16:27 | Â | Kaleb Banks misses two point layup | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Kaleb Banks offensive rebound | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Kaleb Banks draws the foul) | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Kaleb Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Kaleb Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Nick Anderson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:18 | Â | PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Percy Daniels defensive rebound | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Asher Woods misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:55 | Â | PJay Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:36 | Â | Tom House misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Paladins offensive rebound | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh personal foul | Â | |
15:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:32 | Â | Eddrin Bronson turnover (bad pass) (Kam Williams steals) | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Tyler Ringgold misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Percy Daniels offensive rebound | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Garrett Hien personal foul | Â | |
15:08 | +3 | Asher Woods makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists) | 7-13 | |
14:38 | Â | Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:36 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound | Â | |
14:23 | Â | Kam Williams turnover (bad pass) (Eddrin Bronson steals) | Â | |
14:16 | Â | Tyler Ringgold shooting foul (Tom House draws the foul) | Â | |
14:16 | Â | Tom House misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:16 | +1 | Tom House makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-14 | |
13:53 | Â | Gregg Glenn III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Davis Molnar defensive rebound | Â | |
13:31 | +3 | PJay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cooper Bowser assists) | 7-17 | |
13:17 | Â | Gregg Glenn III misses two point layup | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Davis Molnar defensive rebound | Â | |
13:06 | Â | PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:04 | Â | Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound | Â | |
12:43 | Â | Davis Molnar personal foul | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Gregg Glenn III draws the foul) | Â | |
12:31 | +1 | Gregg Glenn III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-17 | |
12:31 | Â | Gregg Glenn III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Garrett Hien defensive rebound | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Garrett Hien turnover (bad pass) (Kaleb Banks steals) | Â | |
12:19 | +2 | Kaleb Banks makes two point layup | 10-17 | |
11:54 | +2 | Eddrin Bronson makes two point layup | 10-19 | |
11:43 | Â | Asher Woods misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Ben VanderWal defensive rebound | Â | |
11:27 | Â | Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:20 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Gregg Glenn III blocks Nick Anderson's two point layup | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Kaleb Banks defensive rebound | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Kam Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Gregg Glenn III offensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | +2 | Gregg Glenn III makes two point layup | 12-19 | |
10:22 | Â | Ben VanderWal turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Gregg Glenn III turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Charles Johnston misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Davis Molnar offensive rebound | Â | |
9:38 | +2 | Davis Molnar makes two point layup | 12-21 | |
9:19 | +2 | Gregg Glenn III makes two point layup | 14-21 | |
9:00 | Â | Nick Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Mari Jordan defensive rebound | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:47 | Â | Davis Molnar defensive rebound | Â | |
8:43 | Â | Jump ball. Rowan Brumbaugh vs. Davis Molnar (Paladins gains possession) | Â | |
8:15 | Â | PJay Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Paladins offensive rebound | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Paladins turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
8:00 | +3 | Kam Williams makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists) | 17-21 | |
7:39 | +3 | Tom House makes three point jump shot (PJay Smith Jr. assists) | 17-24 | |
7:09 | Â | Kaleb Banks misses two point layup | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Davis Molnar defensive rebound | Â | |
7:00 | +3 | PJay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nick Anderson assists) | 17-27 | |
7:00 | Â | Green Wave 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Asher Woods offensive foul | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Asher Woods turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
6:32 | Â | Garrett Hien misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:30 | Â | Asher Woods defensive rebound | Â | |
6:11 | +2 | Tyler Ringgold makes two point layup | 19-27 | |
5:46 | Â | Tyler Ringgold blocks Garrett Hien's two point layup | Â | |
5:44 | Â | Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Asher Woods misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:24 | Â | Garrett Hien defensive rebound | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Tom House misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Mari Jordan defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | +2 | Mari Jordan makes two point jump shot (Asher Woods assists) | 21-27 | |
4:17 | Â | Nick Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Green Wave defensive rebound | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Gregg Glenn III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Ben VanderWal defensive rebound | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Nick Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Asher Woods defensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Eddrin Bronson shooting foul (Asher Woods draws the foul) | Â | |
3:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:46 | +1 | Asher Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-27 | |
3:46 | +1 | Asher Woods makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-27 | |
3:30 | Â | Cooper Bowser turnover (lost ball) (Kam Williams steals) | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Gregg Glenn III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Charles Johnston defensive rebound | Â | |
2:54 | Â | Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:52 | Â | Ben VanderWal offensive rebound | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Tyler Ringgold blocks Ben VanderWal's two point jump shot | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Mari Jordan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:28 | Â | Mari Jordan offensive rebound | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Mari Jordan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Green Wave offensive rebound | Â | |
2:11 | +2 | Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point layup | 25-27 | |
1:55 | +3 | Nick Anderson makes three point jump shot (Davis Molnar assists) | 25-30 | |
1:34 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) (Charles Johnston steals) | Â | |
1:28 | +2 | Davis Molnar makes two point layup (Charles Johnston assists) | 25-32 | |
1:21 | Â | Asher Woods turnover (bad pass) (PJay Smith Jr. steals) | Â | |
1:12 | Â | PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Kam Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Paladins defensive rebound | Â | |
0:48 | Â | PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Kam Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | +3 | Tyler Ringgold makes three point jump shot (Gregg Glenn III assists) | 28-32 | |
0:29 | Â | Paladins 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:14 | Â | Tyler Ringgold personal foul | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Kam Williams personal foul | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Tyler Ringgold defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |