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Furman Falls To Davidson 68-61
Jan. 22, 2005
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Brendan Winters and Jason Morton scored 17 points each to lead Davidson to a 68-61 win over Furman in Southern Conference basketball action Saturday in front of 3,118 fans at Timmons Arena.
The victory marked the sixth straight decision for Davidson (11-7, 7-0 SoCon) and 16th consecutive triumph over Furman (10-8, 3-3 SoCon). It also represented the 250th career coaching victory and 135th SoCon coaching win for Wildcat mentor Bob McKillop, who moved into a tie with former Chattanooga head coach Mack McCarthy for most conference victories in SoCon history.
The loss snapped a nine-game home winning streak for Furman, which got 16 points from Tony Carter and 15 points from Robby Bostain.
Winters, a junior guard from Denver, Colo., converted only 4-of-12 field goal attempts, including a pair of 3-pointers, but drained 7-of-8 free throws for his 17 points, 13 of which came in the second half. Morton, meanwhile, found the mark on 6-of-7 field goal attempts, including 5-of-6 3-pointers, for his new career high 17 points.
The Wildcats shot 51.1 percent for the contest (23x45), including 9-of-19 from 3-point range, and outrebounded the Paladins 34-24 behind Logan Kosmalski's 10 boards. Furman countered with a 44.9 percent shooting effort (22x49), but the Paladins struggled at the free throw line, converting only 9-of-20 attempts for a season low 45.0 percent.
With the game tied 29-29 at intermission, Davidson outscored Furman 10-6 over the first four minutes of the second half to go on top 39-34 following a Morton 3-pointer at the 15:59 mark.
Furman answered with a basket by Bostain and a steal and layup by Carter with 12:30 left to make it 39-38.
Davidson then fashioned a 9-2 spurt to take a 48-41 lead following a Winters 3-pointer at the 10:21 juncture. After Furman fought back with a free throw by Ben Earle and a Geore Brozos 3-pointer to make it 48-45, the Wildcats countered with a Winters jumper and a Morton 3-pointer for a 53-45 advantage with 7:29 remaining.
Davidson stretched its lead to 61-48 on a Kosmalski layup with 3:10 to go before Furman rallied with a 10-0 run to make it 61-58 on a Bostain jumper with 37 seconds remaining. Davidson, however, closed by making 7-of-8 free throws to secure the victory.
Furman returns to action on Monday when it entertains Elon in a 7:00 p.m. game. Davidson's next contest is on Wednesday when it will play host to East Tennessee State in a 7:00 p.m. contest.
