East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. Furman Paladins

Feb 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ETSU	34	44	78
FUR	34	35	69

Game Recap

East Tennessee State defeats Furman 78-69. Milton Matthews scored 18 points as East Tennessee State beat Furman 78-69 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Cam Morris III	18	4-6	1-1	3-5	7	1	0	1	1	3	12
35Jordan McCullum	24	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	5	2
11Brian Taylor II	40	5-15	2-4	5-6	8	2	0	1	0	1	17
5Allen Strothers	14	3-4	1-2	2-3	1	0	0	0	1	4	9
2Maki Johnson	35	1-4	0-3	2-2	5	0	2	1	0	4	4
24Isaiah Sutherland	14	3-4	2-3	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	8
4Jaylen Smith	30	3-9	0-1	2-3	5	8	1	0	5	4	8
55Milton Matthews III	25	6-11	6-9	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	1	18


TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	12-2450.0%	14-1973.7%	32	11	8	3	9	22	78

FURMAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Charles Johnston	24	3-6	0-3	7-9	10	2	0	0	1	3	13
21Cooper Bowser	26	4-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	2	2	2	9
4Ben Vander Wal	34	1-5	0-2	1-4	11	1	0	0	1	2	3
10Alex Wilkins	33	6-13	1-4	8-8	3	3	0	0	2	2	21
3Asa Thomas	30	4-16	3-12	2-3	3	2	0	0	0	3	13
8Collin O'Neal	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Cole Bowser	15	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
0Abijah Franklin	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
2Eddrin Bronson	13	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0
12Tom House	14	3-9	2-7	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8
TOTAL	-	21-6035.0%	6-3318.2%	21-2875.0%	37	11	1	3	9	16	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfETSUFUR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Furman.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
(19:41) Alex Wilkins misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(19:37) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:26) Cam Morris III makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
20
(19:07) Charles Johnston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:03) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:53) Jordan McCullum misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:49) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:49) Cam Morris III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
40
(18:18) Alex Wilkins misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
(18:13) Asa Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(17:42) Allen Strothers misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:42) Cooper Bowser Block.
(17:41) Allen Strothers Offensive Rebound.
(17:41) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (17:26) Cooper Bowser makes 1-foot dunk (Asa Thomas assists).
42
(17:08) Maki Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:05) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(16:56) Foul on Cam Morris III.
+1 (16:56) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
43
+1 (16:56) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
44
(16:45) Foul on Asa Thomas.
+2 (16:40) Brian Taylor II makes driving layup.
64
(16:23) Cole Bowser misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:23) Furman Offensive Rebound.
(16:23) Furman Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Furman retains its timeout.
(16:04) Tom House misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:00) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
(16:00) Ben Vander Wal bad pass turnover.
(16:00) Jaylen Smith Steal.
(15:56) Jaylen Smith misses layup.
(15:54) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
(15:46) Jaylen Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(15:31) Foul on Cam Morris III.
+3 (15:24) Tom House makes 26-foot three point jumper (Abijah Franklin assists).
67
(15:14) Foul on Cole Bowser.
+1 (15:14) Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
77
+1 (15:14) Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
87
(15:01) Tom House misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(14:58) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:56) Brian Taylor II makes layup.
107
(14:20) Asa Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:15) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(14:14) Jaylen Smith misses layup.
(14:14) Eddrin Bronson Block.
(14:09) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
(13:56) Milton Matthews III misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:53) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Alex Wilkins misses layup.
(13:42) Charles Johnston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:42) Charles Johnston makes 0-foot tip in layup.
109
(13:26) Brian Taylor II misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:24) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:06) Asa Thomas makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists).
1012
(12:48) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
+1 (12:48) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2.
1112
+1 (12:48) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2.
1212
+2 (12:35) Charles Johnston makes layup (Cooper Bowser assists).
1214
(12:18) Jordan McCullum out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:05) Cooper Bowser bad pass turnover.
(12:05) Maki Johnson Steal.
+3 (11:51) Allen Strothers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
1514
(11:35) Ben Vander Wal misses layup.
(11:35) Furman Offensive Rebound.
(11:25) Asa Thomas misses layup.
(11:22) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
(11:13) Asa Thomas misses layup.
(11:11) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Jaylen Smith misses layup.
(10:58) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:53) Alex Wilkins makes layup.
1516
+3 (10:26) Brian Taylor II makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
1816
+2 (10:00) Alex Wilkins makes 9-foot step back jumpshot.
1818
(9:40) Isaiah Sutherland misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:38) Alex Wilkins Defensive Rebound.
(9:30) Alex Wilkins misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(9:27) Collin O'Neal Offensive Rebound.
(9:10) Ben Vander Wal misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:01) Brian Taylor II makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
2018
(8:46) Foul on Allen Strothers.
(8:45) Eddrin Bronson bad pass turnover.
(8:45) Isaiah Sutherland Steal.
(8:32) Allen Strothers out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(8:15) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(8:15) Cooper Bowser misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:15) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:15) Cooper Bowser makes free throw 2 of 2.
2019
+2 (8:04) Maki Johnson makes layup.
2219
(7:43) Eddrin Bronson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:41) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(7:36) Maki Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) Collin O'Neal Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Collin O'Neal misses layup.
(7:10) Isaiah Sutherland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:57) Milton Matthews III makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2519
+2 (6:34) Alex Wilkins makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
2521
(6:09) Milton Matthews III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:07) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:58) Asa Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Wilkins assists).
2524
(5:37) Jaylen Smith misses layup.
(5:35) Jaylen Smith Offensive Rebound.
(5:35) Foul on Charles Johnston.
(5:35) Brian Taylor II misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(5:31) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
+1 (5:05) Charles Johnston makes free throw 1 of 2.
2525
+1 (5:05) Charles Johnston makes free throw 2 of 2.
2526
(4:53) Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:51) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Foul on Milton Matthews III.
(4:39) Alex Wilkins misses layup.
(4:39) Maki Johnson Block.
(4:39) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) East Tennessee State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) East Tennessee State retains its timeout.
+3 (4:20) Milton Matthews III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
2826
(4:06) Cole Bowser bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:50) Isaiah Sutherland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
3126
+3 (3:25) Asa Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Wilkins assists).
3129
(2:50) Brian Taylor II misses 22-foot step back jumpshot.
(2:47) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) Ben Vander Wal misses dunk.
(2:44) Brian Taylor II Block.
(2:38) Milton Matthews III Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Brian Taylor II misses layup.
(2:32) Alex Wilkins Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) Foul on Brian Taylor II.
(2:32) Ben Vander Wal misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:32) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:32) Ben Vander Wal makes free throw 2 of 2.
3130
(2:28) Asa Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:25) Tom House Offensive Rebound.
(2:18) Foul on Allen Strothers.
+1 (2:18) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
3131
+1 (2:18) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
3132
(2:01) Milton Matthews III misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:00) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
(2:00) Foul on Cooper Bowser.
(1:49) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(1:49) Jaylen Smith turnover.
(1:30) Asa Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:28) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:16) Allen Strothers makes driving layup.
3332
(1:15) Foul on Asa Thomas.
+1 (1:15) Allen Strothers makes free throw 1 of 1.
3432
(0:57) Foul on Allen Strothers.
+1 (0:57) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
3433
+1 (0:57) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
3434
(0:49) Jaylen Smith bad pass turnover.
(0:40) Eddrin Bronson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(0:09) Cooper Bowser Block.
(0:05) Jordan McCullum Offensive Rebound.
(0:04) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(0:02) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Alex Wilkins misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ETSU

FUR

78Points69

26-58(44.8%)Field Goal(%)21-60(35.0%)

12-24(50.0%)3-Point(%)6-33(18.2%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)21-28(75.0%)

38(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

11Assists11

8Steals1

3Blocks3

11Turnovers9

22(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

13Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Timmons Arena · Greenville, SC

attendance: 2,500 (100%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: FUR -1.5

over/under: 140.5