Pjay Smith scores 29 as Furman defeats Tulane 75-67

AP
Nov 15, 2024

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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1st Half
TUL
Green Wave
28
FURM
Paladins
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kaleb Banks vs. Cooper Bowser (Ben VanderWal gains possession)
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		Tyler Ringgold turnover (lost ball)
17:29		Cooper Bowser misses two point layup
17:27		Cooper Bowser offensive rebound
17:27		Gregg Glenn III shooting foul (Cooper Bowser draws the foul)
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		Jump ball. Gregg Glenn III vs. PJay Smith Jr. (Green Wave gains possession)
16:57		Rowan Brumbaugh misses two point jump shot
16:55		Ben VanderWal defensive rebound
16:46	+3	Nick Anderson makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hien assists)	4-13
16:27		Kaleb Banks misses two point layup
16:25		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
16:25		Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Kaleb Banks draws the foul)
16:25		Kaleb Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:25		Kaleb Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:25		Nick Anderson defensive rebound
16:18		PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:16		Percy Daniels defensive rebound
15:57		Asher Woods misses two point jump shot
15:55		PJay Smith Jr. defensive rebound
15:36		Tom House misses three point jump shot
15:34		Paladins offensive rebound
15:34		Rowan Brumbaugh personal foul
15:34		TV timeout
15:32		Eddrin Bronson turnover (bad pass) (Kam Williams steals)
15:13		Tyler Ringgold misses three point jump shot
15:11		Percy Daniels offensive rebound
15:10		Garrett Hien personal foul
15:08	+3	Asher Woods makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists)	7-13
14:38		Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot
14:36		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
14:23		Kam Williams turnover (bad pass) (Eddrin Bronson steals)
14:16		Tyler Ringgold shooting foul (Tom House draws the foul)
14:16		Tom House misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:16	+1	Tom House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-14
13:53		Gregg Glenn III misses two point jump shot
13:51		Davis Molnar defensive rebound
13:31	+3	PJay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cooper Bowser assists)	7-17
13:17		Gregg Glenn III misses two point layup
13:15		Davis Molnar defensive rebound
13:06		PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:04		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
12:43		Davis Molnar personal foul
12:31		Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Gregg Glenn III draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Gregg Glenn III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-17
12:31		Gregg Glenn III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:31		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
12:25		Garrett Hien turnover (bad pass) (Kaleb Banks steals)
12:19	+2	Kaleb Banks makes two point layup	10-17
11:54	+2	Eddrin Bronson makes two point layup	10-19
11:43		Asher Woods misses two point jump shot
11:41		Ben VanderWal defensive rebound
11:27		Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot
11:25		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
11:20		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass)
11:20		TV timeout
10:56		Gregg Glenn III blocks Nick Anderson's two point layup
10:54		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
10:32		Kam Williams misses three point jump shot
10:25		Gregg Glenn III offensive rebound
10:25	+2	Gregg Glenn III makes two point layup	12-19
10:22		Ben VanderWal turnover (out of bounds)
10:07		Gregg Glenn III turnover (out of bounds)
9:44		Charles Johnston misses two point jump shot
9:42		Davis Molnar offensive rebound
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		Nick Anderson misses three point jump shot
8:58		Mari Jordan defensive rebound
8:49		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
8:47		Davis Molnar defensive rebound
8:43		Jump ball. Rowan Brumbaugh vs. Davis Molnar (Paladins gains possession)
8:15		PJay Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:13		Paladins offensive rebound
8:13		Paladins turnover (shot clock violation)
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		Kaleb Banks misses two point layup
7:07		Davis Molnar defensive rebound
7:00	+3	PJay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nick Anderson assists)	17-27
7:00		Green Wave 30 second timeout
7:00		TV timeout
6:46		Asher Woods offensive foul
6:46		Asher Woods turnover (offensive foul)
6:32		Garrett Hien misses three point jump shot
6:30		Asher Woods defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Tyler Ringgold makes two point layup	19-27
5:46		Tyler Ringgold blocks Garrett Hien's two point layup
5:44		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
5:26		Asher Woods misses three point jump shot
5:24		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
5:09		Tom House misses three point jump shot
5:07		Mari Jordan defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Mari Jordan makes two point jump shot (Asher Woods assists)	21-27
4:17		Nick Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:15		Green Wave defensive rebound
4:03		Gregg Glenn III misses three point jump shot
4:01		Ben VanderWal defensive rebound
3:54		Nick Anderson misses three point jump shot
3:52		Asher Woods defensive rebound
3:46		Eddrin Bronson shooting foul (Asher Woods draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
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		Cooper Bowser turnover (lost ball) (Kam Williams steals)
3:04		Gregg Glenn III misses two point jump shot
3:02		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
2:54		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
2:52		Ben VanderWal offensive rebound
2:44		Tyler Ringgold blocks Ben VanderWal's two point jump shot
2:42		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
2:30		Mari Jordan misses two point jump shot
2:28		Mari Jordan offensive rebound
2:25		Mari Jordan misses two point jump shot
2:23		Green Wave offensive rebound
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		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) (Charles Johnston steals)
1:28	+2	Davis Molnar makes two point layup (Charles Johnston assists)	25-32
1:21		Asher Woods turnover (bad pass) (PJay Smith Jr. steals)
1:12		PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:11		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
1:11		Kam Williams misses three point jump shot
1:10		Paladins defensive rebound
0:48		PJay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:46		Kam Williams defensive rebound
0:37	+3	Tyler Ringgold makes three point jump shot (Gregg Glenn III assists)	28-32
0:29		Paladins 30 second timeout
0:14		Tyler Ringgold personal foul
0:06		Kam Williams personal foul
0:02		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
0:01		Tyler Ringgold defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Pjay Smith scores 29 as Furman defeats Tulane 75-67

1st Half TULGreen Wave28FURMPaladins32

1st Half
TUL
Green Wave
28
FURM
Paladins
32