Furman basketball

2023 - 3 - 16

No. 13 Furman deals No. 4 Virginia another early NCAA tourney exit (ESPN)

JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded ...

It was a good trap." "We're just soaking it all in," Pegues said. Virginia had a 12-point lead with 15:11 to play but Furman switched to a zone defense and chipped away at the lead, eventually going ahead on a Slawson layup with 5:02 to play. "That's where I thought, 'Okay, we got it back.' Good, tough play and thought we were going to be playing on Saturday. So as soon as I got the ball and I [saw] a shot attempt I had, I knew all I could do at that point was just ride up and shoot it and I had full belief that it was going in and it did." Furman's victory was the first upset of the tournament and they were a trendy pick to get it done. "... "As soon I saw it to into Garrett Hien's hands, I was like, I want the ball," Pegues said. "Couldn't see out of it," Clark said. The Cavaliers rebounded to win the national title in 2019 but have lost in the first round their past two tournament appearances. What a day to be a Paladin." "We played well in [the Southern Conference] championship, but we played better today.

Furman Paladins basketball score vs. Virginia Cavaliers: Live ... (Greenville News)

Furman basketball, in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 43 years, has a chance for the biggest win in program history against Virginia.

The Cavaliers in 2018 became the first No. Furman (27-7) won the Southern Conference and is in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1980. The Paladins’ only win in the tournament came in 1974.

No. 13 seed Furman Upsets No. 4 seed Virginia, 68-67, in NCAA ... (Virginia Sports)

The Paladins made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining to secure their first NCAA Tournament win since 1974.

Hien quickly passed the ball to Pegues, who drilled his first and only 3 of the game with 2.4 seconds remaining. The Paladins led for the next 3:25 of game time before a pair of made free throws by Beekman with 1:37 to play flipped the score to give the Cavaliers the lead, 64-63. Midway through the second half, the Paladins switched to a zone defense, which initially disrupted UVA’s flow on offense as Furman embarked on a 19-4 run to claim its first lead the game, 57-54, with 5:02 to play. The Cavaliers led by as many as 10 points [17-7] before the Paladins scored 15 of the next 21 points to shrink the UVA lead to one, 23-22. McKneely connected on back-to-back 3s – UVA’s first of the game – to extend the Cavaliers’ lead once again back to 12 points [50-38]. Furman (28-7) only led for 3:28 of game time, but outscored Virginia (25-8) 41-35 in the second half.

No. 14 men's basketball upset by Furman in NCAA Tournament (University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily)

Despite the defeat, Bennett saw an outstanding performance from junior forward Kadin Shedrick. After not having started a game in over two months, Bennett ...

The expectations of a highly dominant team will remain, and in the wake of yet another disappointing postseason exit, pressure may begin to mount on the program if things do not change come next March. After a free throw from Clark put the Cavaliers up four points with under 20 seconds remaining, it looked like Virginia was ready to advance. Clark was trapped in the corner by two Furman players after receiving a pass from Beekman. On the other end, graduate student forward Jalen Slawson began to take over the game for Furman. Shedrick was critical for Virginia right from the jump, swatting a layup attempt from junior forward Garrett Hien and converting on his own layup inside. Graduate student forward Jayden Gardner got Virginia going with two early baskets, and when the Cavaliers’ defense inevitably turned up the heat, they only continued to pull away from Furman.

Everything to know about JP Pegues, the Furman basketball March ... (The Tennessean)

Here's everything to know about Furman basketball's JP Pegues, who hit the winning shot in the upset of Virginia in the NCAA Tournament first round.

Pegues [made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining ](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/furman/2023/03/16/furman-march-madness-upset-shot-reaction-virginia-ncaa-tournament-2023/70017344007/)to put the Paladins ahead. [execute the 68-67 upset victory ](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/furman/2023/03/16/furman-basketball-upsets-virginia-in-ncaa-tournament/70007267007/)over No. Pegues made game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 51-49 win over Clarksville Northeast. "I missed all night, credit to the Virginia defense, but winners make big shots and I call myself a winner." Furman’s only win in the tournament was in 1974 against South Carolina. [Listen to Furman radio call of JP Pegues game-winning shot in March Madness upset of Virginia](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/furman/2023/03/16/furman-march-madness-upset-radio-call-virginia-2023-ncaa-tournament/70017222007/)