Saturday, January 21, 2012

Wofford 79 Furman 72

Timmons Arena. The Paladins (9-10, 3-5) dropped a spirited 79-72 decision to the Terriers (12-8, 4-4) after building an 11-point lead in the first half and leading by seven at the break. That lead evaporated in the first three minutes of the second half, and Wofford built a 12-point cushion. But Furman went on an 11-2 run to cut the Wofford lead to 70-73 with less than a minute remaining. A Paladin turnover leading to a Terrier layup ended the Furman threat.

Senior Brandon Sebirumbi led the Paladins in scoring for the second game in a row, and sophomore Charlie Reddick added 14. Senior Bryson Barnes had 10 points off the bench. Freshman walk-on David Brown made his second career start in place of Rich Brown, who played 14 minutes off the bench adding seven points, two assists, and a steal before his back spasms returned early in the second half. David scored six points to go with two rebounds and two assists with no turnovers in 21 minutes of play but was on the bench for a seven-minute stretch when Wofford made its decisive run out to the 12-point lead.

Graham practiced all week, but did not play.

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