Slawson's 27 lead Furman past Mercer 70-67

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jalen Slawson scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Furman beat Mercer 70-67 on Wednesday night.

With its 17th consecutive victory over the Bears, Furman (23-7, 14-3 SoCon) setup a Saturday showdown at Samford for the Southern Conference regular season title and No. 1 seed in next week’s SoCon Men’s Basketball Championship.

JP Pegues scored 18 points while going 5 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from distance, and 7 for 10 from the line, and added five assists.

Shawn Walker finished with 15 points for the Bears (12-18, 5-12). Mercer also got 12 points, six rebounds and two steals from Jah Quinones. Jalyn McCreary also had 10 points.

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Both teams next play Saturday. Furman visits Samford and Mercer hosts Citadel.

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