The Southern Conference had five out-of-conference games on Saturday, and picked up wins in four of five games, with Furman, Mercer, Wofford, and Western Carolina all collecting victories.
Western Carolina 78 - Asheville 63
Western's Vonterius Woolbright scored 23 points as the Catamounts beat UNC Asheville 78-63 on Saturday night. Woolbright had 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Catamounts. Bernard Pelote scored 13 points, going 6 of 8, Tre Jackson had 12 points, going 4 for 6 from 3-point range. Fletcher Abee led the way for the Bulldogs with 21 points, Drew Pember added 18 points, six rebounds and five assists for for the Bulldogs.
Furman 100 - Bob Jones 58
Furman's Alex Williams' 31 points led the home standing Paladins past Bob Jones 100-58 on Saturday. Williams also pulled down eight rebounds for the Paladins, as JP Pegues scored 21 points and added 12 assists and four steals. Pjay Smith Jr. was 6 of 15 shooting (5 for 14 from 3-point range) to finish with 18 points. The Bruins were led in scoring by Devin Pope, who finished with 16 points and two steals. Kenney Garrick added 11 points for Bob Jones.
Mercer 64 - Georgia State 60
Mercer's Jake Davis posted 26 points leading Mercer past the visiting Georgia State Panthers, 64-60. The Bears held the Panthers scoreless over the final 4:32 to preserve the victory. Davis contributed eight rebounds for the Bears and Amanze Ngumezi scored 13 points, finishing 5 of 9 from the floor and hitting two free throws with 16 seconds left to set the final margin. Alex Holt shot 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Wofford 88 - Coastal Carolina 80
The Terriers' Jeremy Lorenz's 22 points and six rebounds helped Wofford defeat Coastal Carolina 88-80 in a road game for Wofford. Dillon Bailey scored 21 points, shooting 7 for 15 (5 for 13 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free throw line. Jackson Sivills had 16 points and was 5 of 10 shooting (4 for 8 from 3-point range). The Chanticleers (3-6) were led in scoring by Jon Sanders, who finished with 17 points. Kylan Blackmon added 16 points for Coastal Carolina. In addition, Jacob Meyer had 14 points and five assists.
American University 77 - VMI 69
American University picked up a 77-69 win against VMI on Saturday in Lexington. Matt Rogers was 7 of 13 shooting, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Eagles. Elijah Stephens added 18 points, shooting 6 of 12 from the field and 5 for 8 from the line. Lorenzo Donadio had 15 points. The Keydets were led in scoring by Brennan Watkins, who finished with 20 points. VMI also got 11 points and six rebounds from Stephen Olowoniyi, and Tyran Cook finished with nine points.
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