Western Carolina hosts Foster and Furman

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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Furman Paladins (10-4, 1-0 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (7-7, 0-1 SoCon)

Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Furman visits the Western Carolina Catamounts after Marcus Foster scored 23 points in Furman's 85-62 win over the VMI Keydets.

The Catamounts are 3-3 on their home court. Western Carolina averages 11.5 turnovers per game and is 3- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Paladins have gone 1-0 against SoCon opponents. Furman is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyzhaun Claude is averaging 15.2 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Catamounts. Tre Jackson is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Western Carolina.

Mike Bothwell is scoring 19.6 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Paladins. JP Pegues is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Furman.

LAST 10 GAMES: Catamounts: 5-5, averaging 77.0 points, 35.4 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points per game.

Paladins: 8-2, averaging 83.4 points, 32.7 rebounds, 20.9 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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