Furman Hosts Charleston In Monday Home Finale At The Bi-Lo Center

Feb. 18, 2007

Furman vs. CofC Game Notes
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Greenville, S.C. -- The Furman men's basketball team plays its home finale Monday evening when it hosts the College of Charleston in a 7 p.m. contest at the Bi-Lo Center. The game will be televised live on CSS with Chuck Hussion handling play-by-play and John Kresse proving color commentary.

The Paladins, winners of four of their last five, notched a 69-51 win at The Citadel on Saturday to improve to 14-12 overall and 8-7 in the Southern Conference. Furman can clinch a fifth seed for the upcoming SoCon Tournament and a bye in the first round with a victory over the Cougars or a Western Carolina loss against Appalachian State.

Charleston downed Wofford 71-58 on Saturday to improve to 11-4 in the league and 18-9 overall.

The battle with Charleston, along with an earlier meeting last month with Davidson, mark Furman's first trips to the Bi-Lo Center since the facility hosted the Southern Conference Tournament in 2000 and 2001. Furman's last regular season game at the downtown arena, a 68-55 victory over Old Dominion, took place on November 28, 1999, in the Southern Conference-Holiday Hoops Tournament.

Prior to moving into Timmons Arena in 1997, Furman had played the previous 38 seasons at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium which was razed in 1997 and replaced by the Bi-Lo Center.

Tickets for the Paladins return to downtown Greenville are $13. Season ticket holders can purchase additional tickets for just $11. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets at $8 each by contacting Dwight Covington by phone at (864) 607-5148.