Western Carolina 80, at Furman 77

TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (Interstat) — In a game that defied pregame projections and required an extra five minutes to decide, Western Carolina edged Furman in a tense Southern Conference men’s basketball showdown Saturday at Timmons Arena. The Catamounts, who entered as significant underdogs, secured an 80-77 overtime victory to snap a two-game skid and improve to 5-8 overall. The Paladins, who had won four of their last five, fell to 10-5. The most critical sequence of the contest unfolded in the final chaotic seconds of regulation. With Furman leading 73-71, Western Carolina’s Julien Soumaoro committed a turnover with 28 seconds… Read more...