Recap: Furman 97, Elon 61
With the win, Furman improved to 6-1 overall, while Elon fell to 2-5 overall on the season. Furman will return to action Wednesday afternoon for a 3 p.m. tip-off against UT-Arlington at the Schar Center. The win marked Furman’s third-straight over the Phoenix.
Bothwell scored his career-high 20 points by connecting on 8-of-13 shots from the field, including 4-for-8 from three-point land, while adding six rebounds, three assists and a steal to round out what was a complete night of basketball across the board.
Mounce posted his 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, including going 6-of-10 from three-point range. Mounce added seven rebounds, five steals and three assists to his overall worksheet to finish out arguably his most impressive all-around performance of the season.
Rounding out the double-figure scorers for the Paladins were both Jordan Lyons and Alex Hunter, who added 13 points apiece. Lyons finished the night connecting on 5-of-12 shooting from the field, including going 2-for-7 from three-point land and was 1-for-1 from the free throw line. Lyons added three assists and a steal to round out his night.
Hunter connected on 5-of-9 shots from the field and was 3-for-7 from three-point range, while adding four rebounds, dishing out three assists, and recorded one steal with just one turnover.
The Paladins would put the clamps down defensively on the Phoenix in the opening half of play, as Furman held the Phoenix scoreless from the field in the final 6:13 of the opening half of play to take a 46-30 lead into the half break. Bothwell scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half, already eclipsing his previous career-high of 13 points established against VMI last February in a Furman home win.
The sophomore from Cleveland Heights, OH, connected on three of his first-half triples to account for nine of his 15 points in the opening frame.Meanwhile, Mounce also knocked down all three of his first-half triples, as the Paladins knocked down 8-of-17 from three-point range in the opening frame.
The Paladins opened the second half with a 10-0 run to extend its lead to 26 points, at 56-30, with Mounce ending the run with back-to-back three-pointers, prompting an Elon timeout. Elon would trim the Paladin lead to 19, at 76-57, following a three-pointer by Zak Ervin and jumper by Hunter McIntosh with 5:37 remaining.
However, Bothwell answered with a three-pointer to put Furman’s cushion back to 22 points (79-57) and it would commence a 21-4 run to close out the 36-point road win for the Paladins. Furman went 17-for-37 from three-point land, tying the record for most three-point field goals made against a Division I opponent, matching the 17 triples by the Paladins against Davidson in 2005 and The Citadel and 2018.
Elon placed a trio of players in double figures, led by McIntosh’s 13 points, while Simon Wright and Ervin chipped in with 11 and 10 points, resepctively. For the game, Furman out-shot the Phoenix 52.9%-35.3%, as the Paladins connected on 36.68% from the field, while going 17-for-37 from three-point range, which was good for 45.9% from long range.
The Phoenix knocked down 18-of-51 shots from the field, and were just 5-for-24 (20.8%) from three-point range. The Phoenix did connect on 20-of-24 from three charity stripe, while the Paladins went 8-of-9 from the stripe on the night.
The Paladins also held advantages in points in the paint (32-18), points off turnovers (23-11), second-chance points (12-8), fast-break points (12-0), rebounds (35-32), assists (19-10) and bench points (36-21). Furman’s 97 points in the win were a season-high, marking the second-straight game in which the Paladins have reached that point total in a game. The Paladins forced the Phoenix into 19 miscues, while committing just 10 turnovers on the night.
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