East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Furman Paladins
ETSU beats Furman 84-76; advances to SoCon tourney finals
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Ge'Lawn Guyn hit four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, and Desonta Bradford scored 15 to help No. 2 seed East Tennessee State beat third-seeded Furman 84-76 Sunday in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament.
Isaac Banks added 12 points, on 5-of-6 shooting, and seven rebounds for ETSU (23-10), which will face No. 1 seed Chattanooga (28-5) in the championship game Monday night.
Devin Sibley scored six points during a 9-0 run that pulled Furman (18-15) within 66-60 with 4:52 to play.
The Buccaneers answered with seven-straight points -- capped by a Guyn 3 -- to push their lead to 13 with 3:20 left.
The Paladins trailed by at least two possessions the rest of the way.
ETSU shot 54 percent from the field, including 8 of 15 from 3-point range, and made 24 of 27 foul shots.
Sibley scored a career-high 29 for Furman. Kris Acox added 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Game Information
Asheville, NC
Referee:Tim Gattis
Referee:Todd Austin
Referee:Ray Natili
2025-26 Standings
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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