Bothwell and the Furman Paladins visit conference foe East Tennessee State

Furman Paladins (17-8, 9-3 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (12-13, 4-8 SoCon)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: East Tennessee State -5.5; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: Mike Bothwell and the Furman Paladins take on Jordan King and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers on Monday.

The Buccaneers are 7-4 in home games. East Tennessee State averages 11.2 turnovers per game and is 6-4 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Paladins are 9-3 against conference opponents. Furman is 1-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The teams play for the second time this season in SoCon play. The Paladins won the last meeting 78-69 on Jan. 13. Conley Garrison scored 23 points to help lead the Paladins to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: King is averaging 14.5 points for the Buccaneers. Ledarrius Brewer is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games for East Tennessee State.

Alex Hunter is shooting 42.0% from beyond the arc with 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Paladins, while averaging 14 points and 3.2 assists. Bothwell is shooting 45.6% and averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games for Furman.

LAST 10 GAMES: Buccaneers: 3-7, averaging 74.5 points, 29.9 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.1 points per game.

Paladins: 8-2, averaging 76.6 points, 32.2 rebounds, 17.3 assists, 9.4 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by