North Carolina Is Hosting Furman In Chapel Hill Tonight Before Heading To Las Vegas For The CBS Sports Classic On Saturday Where They Are Going To Be Facing UCLA

North Carolina is hosting Furman in Chapel Hill tonight before heading to Las Vegas for the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday where they are going to be facing UCLA.

North Carolina is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!

Furman is a member of the Southern Conference!

North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 7-2!

Their most recent game?

An 80-63 win over Elon on Saturday in Chapel Hill!

In North Carolina’s 80-63 win over Elon North Carolina beat Elon 80-63 on Saturday December 11, 2021!

In North Carolina’s 80-63 win over Elon —Dawson Garcia and Caleb Love each scored 22 points.

In North Carolina’s 80-63 win over Elon North Carolina went to the free throw line 35 times, knocking down 27 (77%) to overcome a 23-for-53 (39%) shooting night from the field.

Dawson Garcia hit 8 of 10 from the free throw line and grabbed seven rebounds for the Tar Heels (7-2). Love knocked down 4 of 7 from beyond the 3-point arc and collected three steals. R.J. Davis added 11 points.
”according to an article by the Associated Press”

Furman comes into the game with North Carolina with a record of 7-3!

Their most recent game?

A 73-65 win over Appalachian State in Greenville South Carolina!

In Furman’s 73 -65 win over Appalachian State Jalen Slawson scored 16 points, including six in a late 8-0 run, that powered the Furman men's basketball team to a 73-65 victory over the Appalachian State.

Slawson finished the game shooting 8-of-13 from the field to go with three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Mike Bothwell also contributed 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including three 3-pointers, while adding four rebounds and two assists. Alex Hunter poured in 11 points, six assists and five rebounds. Marcus Foster compiled nine rebounds and eight points, and Conley Garrison eight points and seven rebounds. Joe Anderson came off the bench and dished out a career high five assists.

Bothwell became the 49th member of Furman's 1,000-point club, joining Hunter who also entered the club on November 12 at Louisville.

Justin Forrest and Adrian Delph both scored a game high 17 points for the Mountaineers and were joined in double figures by James Lewis Jr. (12) and Michael Almonacy (10). Delph finished with a double-double after recording 10 rebounds.

The Paladins led for all but seven seconds in the contest, but Appalachian State had cut their advantage down to 61-60 with 4:22 remaining after Forrest made one of two free throws. Furman responded with its 8-0 run, highlight by six points from Slawson, over the next three minutes and extended its lead to nine, 69-60, with 1:23 remaining capped by Slawson's jumper. Donovan Gregory trimmed the Mountaineers' deficit down to six points, 71-65, with 11 seconds to go but Garrison sealed the win for the Paladins with two free throws. Garrison's final free throw with nine seconds left put the final score at 73-65.

Furman opened the game on an 8-3 run and would build its lead out to 10-5 at the 17:56 mark on Bothwell's layup. Appalachian State responded with a 6-2 run and trailed 12-11 with 16:11 remaining. The Paladins came back with a 16-4 run that covered eight minutes and took their largest lead of the game, 28-15, with 8:11 left following a 3-point play from Alex Williams.

The Mountaineers then outscored Furman 19-7 over nearly a seven-minute stretch and made the score 35-34 at the 1:40 mark after a jumper by Delph. Williams and Hunter combined for the Paladins' next five points to increase their lead back to six, 40-34, with 44 seconds remaining. Furman held a 40-36 lead at halftime.

Appalachian State stayed within four points during the opening five minutes of the second half before a 7-0 run by the Paladins made it a nine-point game, 49-40, with 14:40 left on Hunter's layup. The Mountaineers would tie the game five minutes later, 51-51, courtesy of an 11-2 run. Furman managed to push its lead back to six points, 59-53, with 7:04 to go before Appalachian State used a 7-2 run to make it a 61-60 game.

Slawson scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half on 5-of-8 shooting while Bothwell contributed nine.

The Paladins concluded the game shooting 49.1 percent (28-of-57) from the field and held the advantage in points in the paint (40-30), fast break points (10-4) and bench points (14-12).

“according to an article on furmanpaladins.com”

Tip off is set for 7:00pm from the Dean E. Smith Center!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN2!