GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Amu Saaka and Darryl Evans scored 14 points each and Furman held on for a 69-67 win over North Carolina-Asheville.
Noah States added 12 points, Brandon Sebirumbi 11 and Chris Toler chipped in 10 rebounds for the Paladins (2-0), who led 34-26 at halftime.
Furman held the Bulldogs (1-1) to 31 percent shooting (9 of 29) in the first half, and led by as many as 14, 25-11, on States’ 3-pointer with 7:57 remaining until halftime.
The Bulldogs, who finished with 17 second-chance points, scored 15 of those in the second half and improved their shooting to 41.9 percent (13 of 31) to keep it close after halftime.
