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03/09 03:43 CDT East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Furman Paladins play for
SoCon Championship
East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Furman Paladins play for SoCon Championship
By The Associated Press
Furman Paladins (21-12, 12-8 SoCon) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (23-10,
15-5 SoCon)
Asheville, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State faces Furman in the SoCon Championship.
The Buccaneers have gone 15-5 against SoCon opponents, with an 8-5 record in
non-conference play. East Tennessee State ranks fourth in the SoCon with 14.4
assists per game led by Allen Strothers averaging 3.0.
The Paladins' record in SoCon games is 12-8. Furman averages 11.4 turnovers per
game and is 7-1 when winning the turnover battle.
East Tennessee State's average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is
just 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Furman allows.
Furman averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per
game than East Tennessee State gives up.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Buccaneers won 78-69 in the
last matchup on Feb. 18. Milton Matthews led the Buccaneers with 18 points, and
Alex Wilkins led the Paladins with 21 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brian Taylor II averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the
Buccaneers, scoring 14.6 points while shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc. Blake
Barkley is averaging 14.6 points and 5.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Asa Thomas averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Paladins, scoring 12.5
points while shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc. Wilkins is averaging 16 points
and 4.1 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Buccaneers: 7-3, averaging 76.9 points, 29.9 rebounds, 14.2
assists, 7.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.
Paladins: 5-5, averaging 74.0 points, 32.9 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 3.8 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 72.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
