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Furman outlasts Western Carolina 79-76 in OT, advances to SoCon semis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) JP Pegues scored 28 points and notched an assist on Carter Whitt's go-ahead layup with 47 seconds left in overtime and Furman beat Western Carolina 79-76 on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.
The fifth-seeded Paladins (17-15) advance to play top-seeded Samford in a Sunday semifinal.
Pegues shot 9 for 21 (6 for 11 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Paladins (17-15). Marcus Foster scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Pjay Smith Jr. had 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the floor.
The No. 4 seed Catamounts (22-10) were led by Kamar Robertson with 17 points. Tre Jackson added 15 points and seven rebounds. Vonterius Woolbright pitched in with 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Woolbright had a layup with 29 seconds left to force overtime tied at 69.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Catamounts gains possession) | ||
| 19:43 | | +3 | Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tre Jackson assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:27 |  | +3 | JP Pegues makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hien assists) | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | | +2 | Kamar Robertson makes two point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists) | 3-5 |
| 18:22 | | Ben VanderWal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:20 | | Kamar Robertson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:12 | | +3 | Kamar Robertson makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists) | 3-8 |
| 18:01 | | JP Pegues misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 17:59 | | Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound | ||
| 17:51 | | +3 | Kamar Robertson makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists) | 3-11 |
| 17:47 | | Paladins 30 second timeout | ||
| 17:33 | | +2 | Marcus Foster makes two point layup (Garrett Hien assists) | 5-11 |
| 17:05 | | Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:03 | | Pjay Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:49 | | Marcus Foster misses two point driving layup | ||
| 16:47 | | Tre Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:27 | | Vonterius Woolbright turnover (lost ball) (JP Pegues steals) | ||
| 16:20 | | +2 | Marcus Foster makes two point layup | 7-11 |
| 15:50 | | Jump ball. Kamar Robertson vs. Alex Williams (Paladins gains possession) | ||
| 15:50 | | Kamar Robertson turnover (lost ball) (Alex Williams steals) | ||
| 15:50 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:38 | | Garrett Hien misses two point layup | ||
| 15:36 | | Colin Granger defensive rebound | ||
| 15:11 | | Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:09 | | Alex Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 15:09 | | Colin Granger personal foul | ||
| 14:55 | | +2 | Pjay Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-11 |
| 14:38 | | Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:36 | | Bernard Pelote offensive rebound | ||
| 14:33 | | +2 | Bernard Pelote makes two point putback layup | 9-13 |
| 14:17 | | +2 | Cooper Bowser makes two point alley-oop dunk (Pjay Smith Jr. assists) | 11-13 |
| 14:17 | | Colin Granger shooting foul (Cooper Bowser draws the foul) | ||
| 14:17 | | +1 | Cooper Bowser makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-13 |
| 14:09 | | +3 | Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (Tre Jackson assists) | 12-16 |
| 13:55 | | Carter Whitt misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 13:53 | | Tre Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:32 | | +3 | Tre Jackson makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-19 |
| 13:02 | | Tyrese Hughey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:00 | | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | ||
| 12:50 | | Vonterius Woolbright turnover (lost ball) (Carter Whitt steals) | ||
| 12:43 | | +3 | Alex Williams makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists) | 15-19 |
| 12:09 | | Vonterius Woolbright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:07 | | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | ||
| 11:59 | | +3 | Alex Williams makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists) | 18-19 |
| 11:36 | | +2 | DJ Campbell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 18-21 |
| 11:22 | | Carter Whitt misses two point layup | ||
| 11:20 | | Corneilous Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Alex Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Alex Williams turnover (lost ball) (DJ Campbell steals) | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | DJ Campbell makes two point layup | 18-23 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Marcus Foster makes two point layup | 20-23 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Bernard Pelote makes two point hook shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists) | 20-25 |
| 9:47 | | Corneilous Williams shooting foul (Alex Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Alex Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-25 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Alex Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-25 |
| 9:25 | | DJ Campbell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Ben VanderWal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | JP Pegues makes three point jump shot | 25-25 |
| 8:42 | | Bernard Pelote turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 8:30 | | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Garrett Hien offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | JP Pegues misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | DJ Campbell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Bernard Pelote turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 7:55 | | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Charles Lampten defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Russell Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup | 25-27 |
| 7:22 | | JP Pegues misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Charles Lampten makes two point dunk (Vonterius Woolbright assists) | 25-29 |
| 6:43 | | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Catamounts defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Tre Jackson makes two point jump shot | 25-31 |
| 6:14 | | Alex Williams turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 5:45 | | +3 | Kamar Robertson makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists) | 25-34 |
| 5:22 | | +3 | JP Pegues makes three point jump shot (Pjay Smith Jr. assists) | 28-34 |
| 4:59 | | JP Pegues personal foul | ||
| 4:46 | | +3 | Tre Jackson makes three point jump shot | 28-37 |
| 4:39 | | Kamar Robertson personal foul | ||
| 4:32 | | Alex Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Charles Lampten defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Tyrese Hughey personal foul | ||
| 4:14 | | +3 | Tre Jackson makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists) | 28-40 |
| 3:55 | | +3 | JP Pegues makes three point pullup jump shot | 31-40 |
| 3:24 | | Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Corneilous Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:24 | | Corneilous Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:24 | | Corneilous Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:24 | | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Garrett Hien misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Corneilous Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Garrett Hien personal foul | ||
| 2:21 | | Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | JP Pegues defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +3 | Pjay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alex Williams assists) | 34-40 |
| 1:45 | | Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup | ||
| 1:43 | | Catamounts offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +3 | JP Pegues makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hien assists) | 37-40 |
| 1:10 | | TV timeout | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Vonterius Woolbright makes two point hook shot | 37-42 |
| 0:34 | | +3 | Pjay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alex Williams assists) | 40-42 |
| 0:09 | | Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Charles Lampten offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Russell Jones Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 0:01 | | JP Pegues defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 | | Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:38 | | Alex Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 19:15 | | +2 | JP Pegues makes two point jump shot | 42-42 |
| 18:47 | | Alex Williams shooting foul (Charles Lampten draws the foul) | ||
| 18:47 | | Charles Lampten misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:47 | | Charles Lampten misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 18:47 | | Garrett Hien defensive rebound | ||
| 18:38 | | Charles Lampten shooting foul (JP Pegues draws the foul) | ||
| 18:38 | | +1 | JP Pegues makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-42 |
| 18:38 | | +1 | JP Pegues makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-42 |
| 18:24 | | Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:22 | | Garrett Hien defensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:05 | | Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound | ||
| 17:48 | | +2 | Russell Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup | 44-44 |
| 17:27 | | JP Pegues misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:25 | | Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound | ||
| 17:17 | | Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup | ||
| 17:15 | | Charles Lampten offensive rebound | ||
| 17:11 | | Charles Lampten misses two point layup | ||
| 17:09 | | Pjay Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 17:05 | | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:03 | | Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound | ||
| 16:55 | | Garrett Hien personal foul | ||
| 16:54 | | Catamounts 30 second timeout | ||
| 16:54 | | TV timeout | ||
| 16:35 | | Cooper Bowser blocks Vonterius Woolbright's two point layup | ||
| 16:33 | |