Furman Paladins vs. Chattanooga Mocs

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FUR	39	39	78
UTC	30	37	67

Game Recap

Johnston scores 21, Furman defeats Chattanooga 78-67. Charles Johnston's 21 points helped Furman defeat Chattanooga 78-67 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

FURMAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Charles Johnston	30	10-14	1-4	0-2	8	1	1	0	0	3	21
4Ben Vander Wal	31	2-4	0-0	0-2	6	2	1	1	2	2	4
10Alex Wilkins	22	1-10	0-4	6-6	1	7	1	0	4	4	8
12Tom House	34	5-12	5-9	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	0	17
3Asa Thomas	34	3-7	3-5	7-8	8	3	0	1	0	0	16
15Owen Ritger	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5Mason Smith	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Cole Bowser	23	3-3	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	1	1	2	6
0Abijah Franklin	11	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	0	3
2Eddrin Bronson	7	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	3

TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	11-2642.3%	15-2075.0%	39	17	6	3	11	14	78

CHATTANOOGA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
30Josh Bowman	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	2	0	1	0
5Jordan Frison	30	10-20	5-8	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	2	25
0Tate Darner	32	2-8	2-7	0-0	6	2	1	0	1	0	6
13Houston Holland	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
1Brennan Watkins	18	1-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3
23Latif Diouf	10	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	1	0
34Makai Richards	17	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	2	0	2	2	4	3
55Parker Robison	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
10Teddy Washington Jr.	20	5-9	1-2	4-5	2	0	2	0	0	5	15
3Jikari Johnson	17	3-4	3-4	1-1	2	0	0	0	2	1	10
11Billy Smith	25	2-11	1-8	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	5
TOTAL	-	24-6437.5%	13-3438.2%	6-875.0%	26	13	4	4	12	19	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFURUTC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Furman.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Chattanooga.
+2 (19:48) Charles Johnston makes layup (Alex Wilkins assists).
20
+3 (19:26) Tate Darner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Bowman assists).
23
(19:08) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(18:41) Jordan Frison misses 21-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:38) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Asa Thomas misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:21) Charles Johnston Offensive Rebound.
(18:21) Foul on Brennan Watkins.
+2 (18:19) Charles Johnston makes layup (Alex Wilkins assists).
43
(18:01) Brennan Watkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Tate Darner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) Jordan Frison makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
45
(17:19) Ben Vander Wal misses layup.
(17:19) Josh Bowman Block.
(17:16) Jordan Frison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:09) Jordan Frison makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
47
+2 (17:02) Ben Vander Wal makes driving layup (Alex Wilkins assists).
67
(16:35) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
+3 (16:33) Tate Darner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Frison assists).
610
(16:23) Alex Wilkins misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:19) Jordan Frison Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Latif Diouf misses driving layup.
(16:15) Cole Bowser Block.
(16:11) Alex Wilkins Defensive Rebound.
(16:07) Abijah Franklin misses driving layup.
(16:04) Chattanooga Defensive Rebound.
(15:44) Latif Diouf misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:40) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Charles Johnston misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:21) Billy Smith Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Billy Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Abijah Franklin bad pass turnover.
+3 (14:38) Billy Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Makai Richards assists).
613
(14:22) Foul on Makai Richards.
+3 (14:17) Abijah Franklin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Owen Ritger assists).
913
+2 (13:57) Teddy Washington Jr. makes driving layup.
915
(13:40) Abijah Franklin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:38) Cole Bowser Offensive Rebound.
(13:38) Foul on Jikari Johnson.
(13:30) Foul on Teddy Washington Jr..
+3 (13:20) Asa Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Owen Ritger assists).
1215
(12:53) Teddy Washington Jr. misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:50) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(12:36) Owen Ritger misses layup.
(12:36) Makai Richards Block.
(12:33) Tate Darner Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Billy Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:25) Abijah Franklin Defensive Rebound.
(12:18) Asa Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:15) Parker Robison Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Tate Darner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:09) Abijah Franklin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:57) Tom House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Asa Thomas assists).
1515
+2 (11:36) Teddy Washington Jr. makes layup (Makai Richards assists).
1517
(11:16) Abijah Franklin bad pass turnover.
(11:16) Tate Darner Steal.
+2 (11:10) Billy Smith makes driving layup (Tate Darner assists).
1519
(10:47) Foul on Jordan Frison.
+1 (10:47) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
1619
+1 (10:47) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
1719
(10:18) Brennan Watkins misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:16) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Ben Vander Wal bad pass turnover.
(9:55) Jordan Frison misses driving layup.
(9:55) Ben Vander Wal Block.
(9:55) Chattanooga Offensive Rebound.
(9:47) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
(9:46) Tate Darner misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:46) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:45) Foul on Josh Bowman.
(9:32) Alex Wilkins misses driving layup.
(9:31) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:24) Charles Johnston makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
1919
(9:10) Brennan Watkins misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:04) Brennan Watkins Offensive Rebound.
(9:04) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
(8:49) Foul on Charles Johnston.
(8:35) Jordan Frison misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:31) Billy Smith Offensive Rebound.
(8:22) Latif Diouf bad pass turnover.
(8:22) Ben Vander Wal Steal.
(8:01) Charles Johnston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:59) Billy Smith Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Billy Smith bad pass turnover.
(7:59) Abijah Franklin Steal.
(7:56) Charles Johnston misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:53) Latif Diouf Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:45) Teddy Washington Jr. makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1921
+3 (7:22) Tom House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Abijah Franklin assists).
2221
(7:00) Teddy Washington Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:57) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Foul on Latif Diouf.
(6:45) Ben Vander Wal misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:45) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:45) Ben Vander Wal misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:42) Teddy Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:32) Jikari Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Frison assists).
2224
(6:16) Ben Vander Wal bad pass turnover.
(6:16) Teddy Washington Jr. Steal.
+2 (6:02) Jordan Frison makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2226
(5:46) Foul on Teddy Washington Jr..
+1 (5:46) Tom House makes free throw 1 of 2.
2326
+1 (5:46) Tom House makes free throw 2 of 2.
2426
+3 (5:36) Jikari Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Parker Robison assists).
2429
(5:36) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
+1 (5:36) Jikari Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
2430
(5:15) Mason Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:12) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:11) Tom House makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists).
2730
(4:51) Brennan Watkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:48) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:28) Eddrin Bronson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists).
3030
(4:05) Jordan Frison bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:40) Tom House makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eddrin Bronson assists).
3330
(3:24) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
(3:07) Houston Holland misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:03) Eddrin Bronson Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) Eddrin Bronson misses driving layup.
(2:59) Makai Richards Block.
(2:56) Cole Bowser Offensive Rebound.
(2:55) Cole Bowser bad pass turnover.
(2:55) Houston Holland Steal.
(2:51) Houston Holland misses driving layup.
(2:49) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:45) Tom House misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:41) Chattanooga Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Tate Darner bad pass turnover.
+3 (2:17) Asa Thomas makes 25-foot three pointer.
3630
(1:59) Jordan Frison misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:57) Jordan Frison Offensive Rebound.
(1:56) Jordan Frison misses 9-foot jumper.
(1:54) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Foul on Billy Smith.
(1:34) Asa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:34) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:34) Asa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
3730
(1:19) Jikari Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:19) Cole Bowser Steal.
+2 (1:16) Cole Bowser makes 1-foot dunk.
3930
(0:48) Jordan Frison misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(0:45) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(0:25) Tom House misses driving layup.
(0:23) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
(0:20) Tom House misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:16) Chattanooga Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Billy Smith misses layup.
(0:00) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

FUR

UTC

78Points67

26-57(45.6%)Field Goal(%)24-64(37.5%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)13-34(38.2%)

15-20(75.0%)Free Throw(%)6-8(75.0%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)

17Assists13

6Steals4

3Blocks4

11Turnovers12

14(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

15Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 5:00 PM

McKenzie Arena · Chattanooga, TN

attendance: 3,487 (31.7%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: FUR -2.5

over/under: 146.5