Nov. 27, 2007
Box Score
Greenville, S.C. -
Bowling Green raced out to 37-19 halftime lead and limited Furman to just 32.7% shooting for the game to down the Paladins 67-58 in non-conference action Tuesday evening at Timmons Arena.
Ryne Hamblet paced three Falcons in double figures with 13 points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field and 7-of-7 at the foul line. Nate Miller and Chris Knight added 12 apiece for Bowling Green who shot 50.9% (28-55) from the field.
After Bobby Austin drained two free throws to cut the Bowling Green lead to 16-14 with 11:55 left in the first half, the Falcons reeled off a 21-5 run to end the half and take an 18-point lead to the locker room. Otis Polk came off the bench to tally eight of the Falcons' 21 points in the decisive run. Furman converted just 5-of-25 field goal attempts in the half and only 1-of-9 from three-point range.
Bowling Green led by as many as 22, 41-19, early in the second half and held a 47-26 advantage when Chris Knight scored on a layup with 16:34 remaining. Furman held the Falcons at bay for the next seven minutes going on a 10-0 run to trim the lead to 47-36 with under 10 minutes left.
The Paladins got as close as eight points when Darryl Evans buried a trey to cut the advantage to 59-51 with 2:04 left, but Hamblet made good on all six of his free throw attempts in the final four minutes to hold off the Furman rally.
Stanley Jones, the only Paladin in double figures, led Furman with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor. Evans, Jordan Miller and Alex Opacic each added eight points while Austin led the Paladins with seven rebounds. Furman converted just 17-of-52 field goal attempts, including 4-of-18 (22.2%) from beyond the arc. The Paladins made 20-of-27 attempts at the charity stripe.
The loss drops Furman to 0-5 first the first time since the 1957-58 campaign. Bowling Green, who will travel to Oakland University on Saturday at 4 p.m., improves to 4-2.
Furman begins a seven-game road trip Saturday when it travels to Elon. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
