Furman Paladins vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Feb 4, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
FUR	35	26	10	71
ETSU	23	38	14	75

Game Recap

Barkley's 15 help East Tennessee State down Furman 75-71 in OT. Blake Barkley scored 15 points and East Tennessee State beat Furman 75-71 in overtime on Wednesday.

Player Stats

FURMAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Charles Johnston	37	4-7	3-6	0-0	6	1	0	2	3	5	11
21Cooper Bowser	38	8-10	0-0	2-2	8	2	0	1	0	3	18
4Ben Vander Wal	29	4-6	0-0	1-2	8	1	0	0	1	5	9
10Alex Wilkins	36	8-14	1-5	2-5	3	2	0	0	11	3	19
12Tom House	41	4-11	2-8	1-1	3	4	0	0	1	0	11
8Collin O'Neal	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
6Cole Bowser	26	1-4	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	3
2Eddrin Bronson	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	2	0
TOTAL	-	29-5552.7%	7-2626.9%	6-1060.0%	33	15	1	3	19	19	71

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	42	4-13	0-2	7-8	4	3	2	1	4	1	15
15Cam Morris III	32	3-6	0-0	3-8	9	1	1	0	0	1	9
35Jordan McCullum	32	6-10	0-1	2-2	3	1	3	0	0	1	14
11Brian Taylor II	36	5-13	2-4	2-2	4	2	0	0	2	0	14
5Allen Strothers	29	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	4	3	0	2	5	4
4Jaylen Smith	25	4-6	3-3	2-2	3	1	2	0	0	3	13
2Maki Johnson	19	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3	3
55Milton Matthews III	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	3
TOTAL	-	26-6043.3%	7-1741.2%	16-2272.7%	26	12	13	1	9	16	75

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st halfFURETSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Furman.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
+2 (19:21) Ben Vander Wal makes layup.
20
(19:09) Blake Barkley misses 10-foot hook shot.
(19:06) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) Ben Vander Wal misses layup.
(18:43) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
(18:30) Brian Taylor II misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:27) Alex Wilkins Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Alex Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:52) Jordan McCullum makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
22
(17:26) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(17:12) Foul on Ben Vander Wal.
(17:06) Allen Strothers bad pass turnover.
+3 (16:57) Tom House makes 26-foot three point jumper (Charles Johnston assists).
52
(16:33) Blake Barkley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:30) Jordan McCullum Offensive Rebound.
(16:28) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(16:25) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Charles Johnston traveling turnover.
+2 (16:02) Brian Taylor II makes layup (Blake Barkley assists).
54
+2 (15:44) Cooper Bowser makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Eddrin Bronson assists).
74
(15:14) Blake Barkley bad pass turnover.
(15:14) Eddrin Bronson Steal.
(15:02) Foul on Maki Johnson.
(14:41) team shot clock turnover .
(14:22) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
(14:10) Jordan McCullum misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:07) Eddrin Bronson Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
(14:04) Eddrin Bronson turnover.
(13:54) Jaylen Smith misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:52) Furman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:34) Charles Johnston makes 3-foot dunk (Ben Vander Wal assists).
94
(13:10) Milton Matthews III misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:07) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
+3 (12:47) Charles Johnston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin O'Neal assists).
124
(12:23) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(12:20) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Collin O'Neal bad pass turnover.
(12:10) Blake Barkley Steal.
+3 (12:04) Jaylen Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper.
127
+2 (11:37) Cooper Bowser makes 8-foot hook shot.
147
(11:15) Cam Morris III misses 7-foot hook shot.
(11:12) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Charles Johnston misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:01) Milton Matthews III Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Allen Strothers misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:39) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:18) Tom House makes 7-foot jumper.
167
+3 (9:57) Milton Matthews III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
1610
(9:37) Foul on Milton Matthews III.
+2 (9:27) Cooper Bowser makes 3-foot dunk.
1810
+2 (9:05) Allen Strothers makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
1812
(8:49) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(8:49) Jordan McCullum Steal.
(8:43) Brian Taylor II misses layup.
(8:41) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
(8:32) Blake Barkley bad pass turnover.
(8:19) Charles Johnston bad pass turnover.
(8:19) Allen Strothers Steal.
(8:00) Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:55) Jordan McCullum makes layup (Blake Barkley assists).
1814
+3 (7:39) Alex Wilkins makes 28-foot three point jumper.
2114
+3 (7:09) Maki Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists).
2117
(6:51) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(6:51) Maki Johnson Steal.
(6:34) Allen Strothers misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:30) Alex Wilkins Defensive Rebound.
(6:29) Alex Wilkins turnover.
(6:19) Foul on Cooper Bowser.
(6:16) Blake Barkley out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:05) Ben Vander Wal misses layup.
(6:05) Blake Barkley Block.
(6:02) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Brian Taylor II misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:55) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:41) Alex Wilkins makes layup.
2317
(5:13) Blake Barkley misses 12-foot jumper.
(5:10) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
(5:09) Brian Taylor II misses layup.
(5:07) Eddrin Bronson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:59) Cooper Bowser makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Alex Wilkins assists).
2517
(4:44) Brian Taylor II bad pass turnover.
(4:29) Collin O'Neal misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:26) Charles Johnston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:24) Ben Vander Wal makes 1-foot dunk (Eddrin Bronson assists).
2717
(4:05) Maki Johnson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:02) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Eddrin Bronson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:29) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:29) team shot clock turnover .
(3:17) Foul on Milton Matthews III.
(3:17) Milton Matthews III turnover.
(3:08) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(3:08) Milton Matthews III Steal.
(3:03) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
(3:03) Blake Barkley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:03) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:03) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2718
+3 (2:45) Tom House makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cooper Bowser assists).
3018
(2:44) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
+1 (2:44) Tom House makes free throw 1 of 1.
3118
(2:26) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(2:26) Cooper Bowser Block.
(2:22) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(2:22) Foul on Allen Strothers.
(2:06) Charles Johnston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(2:04) Foul on Cooper Bowser.
+3 (1:39) Brian Taylor II makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3121
(1:18) Alex Wilkins misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:14) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:13) Ben Vander Wal makes layup.
3321
(0:47) Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:43) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Tom House misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:34) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Foul on Charles Johnston.
(0:34) Cam Morris III misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:33) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:07) Alex Wilkins makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
3521
+2 (0:00) Allen Strothers makes driving layup.
3523

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

FUR

ETSU

71Points75

29-55(52.7%)Field Goal(%)26-60(43.3%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)

6-10(60.0%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

36(7)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

15Assists12

1Steals13

3Blocks1

21Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

15Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Freedom Hall Civic Center · Johnson City, TN

attendance: 4,072 (66.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ETSU -5.5

over/under: 141.5