UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. Furman Paladins

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNCG	38	37	75
FUR	27	54	81

Game Recap

Wilkins leads Furman past UNC Greensboro 81-75 in Southern Conference Tournament semifinal. Alex Wilkins scored 28 of his 34 points in the second half to rally Furman to an 81-75 victory over UNC Greensboro on Sunday night in a Southern Conference Tournament semifinal.

Player Stats

UNC GREENSBORO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Valentino Pinedo	30	3-3	0-0	0-1	5	2	1	2	1	4	6
12Justin Neely	37	9-12	0-2	9-13	5	1	2	0	3	1	27
45Lilian Marville	27	7-8	4-5	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	20
21KJ Younger	33	5-11	2-7	3-4	1	2	2	0	1	2	15
6Noah Norgaard	29	1-10	0-4	3-4	5	3	2	0	1	3	5
2Clinton Efinda	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
16Domas Kauzonas	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
13Donald Whitehead Jr.	18	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	1	2
7Clyde Bailey II	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-4953.1%	6-1931.6%	17-2470.8%	21	9	7	2	10	17	75

FURMAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Charles Johnston	23	3-6	0-1	3-4	6	1	1	1	2	2	9
21Cooper Bowser	24	6-6	0-0	2-3	2	1	0	1	2	3	14
10Alex Wilkins	30	10-17	4-7	10-10	1	5	0	0	3	3	34
2Eddrin Bronson	26	2-6	2-4	6-6	3	1	1	1	0	2	12
3Asa Thomas	15	1-2	1-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	2	4
4Ben Vander Wal	22	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	3	3	0
6Cole Bowser	24	2-4	1-3	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	3	5
0Abijah Franklin	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12Tom House	28	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	4	1	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	25-4852.1%	9-2045.0%	22-2588.0%	22	15	6	3	12	20	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCGFUR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UNC Greensboro.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Furman.
(19:55) Noah Norgaard misses layup.
(19:51) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(19:50) Charles Johnston bad pass turnover.
(19:50) Valentino Pinedo Steal.
+2 (19:43) Justin Neely makes layup (Noah Norgaard assists).
20
(19:26) Alex Wilkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) Valentino Pinedo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:04) Justin Neely makes driving layup.
40
+2 (18:38) Cooper Bowser makes 8-foot hook shot.
42
+2 (18:21) Justin Neely makes layup (KJ Younger assists).
62
(18:10) Alex Wilkins misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:10) Valentino Pinedo Block.
(18:09) Furman Offensive Rebound.
(18:00) Cooper Bowser bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:37) Lilian Marville makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
82
+2 (17:27) Alex Wilkins makes driving layup.
84
(17:12) KJ Younger misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:09) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(17:02) KJ Younger Steal.
+2 (16:56) KJ Younger makes driving layup.
104
(16:26) Charles Johnston misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:23) Cole Bowser Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:21) Tom House makes 28-foot three point jumper (Charles Johnston assists).
107
+2 (15:59) Valentino Pinedo makes driving layup.
127
(15:42) Cole Bowser misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:37) Cole Bowser Offensive Rebound.
(15:22) Abijah Franklin misses layup.
(15:19) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:08) Valentino Pinedo makes layup.
147
(14:55) Cooper Bowser bad pass turnover.
(14:55) Justin Neely Steal.
+1 (14:41) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2.
157
(14:41) Foul on Cooper Bowser.
+1 (14:41) Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2.
167
(14:10) Charles Johnston misses 10-foot hook shot.
(14:08) Domas Kauzonas Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Foul on Domas Kauzonas.
(14:08) Domas Kauzonas turnover.
(14:08) Charles Johnston misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:08) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:08) Charles Johnston makes free throw 2 of 2.
168
(14:07) Cole Bowser misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:02) Donald Whitehead Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Donald Whitehead Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:49) Alex Wilkins misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:48) Furman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:35) Cole Bowser makes layup (Alex Wilkins assists).
1610
(13:20) Foul on Tom House.
+1 (13:20) Noah Norgaard makes free throw 1 of 2.
1710
+1 (13:20) Noah Norgaard makes free throw 2 of 2.
1810
(12:53) Tom House misses layup.
(12:53) Charles Johnston Offensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on Noah Norgaard.
+2 (12:40) Charles Johnston makes layup.
1812
(12:28) Noah Norgaard misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:24) Valentino Pinedo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:13) Valentino Pinedo makes driving layup (Noah Norgaard assists).
2012
(12:06) Alex Wilkins misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Noah Norgaard misses driving layup.
(11:49) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(11:28) Asa Thomas bad pass turnover.
(11:28) Noah Norgaard Steal.
(11:10) KJ Younger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:07) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(10:54) Foul on Lilian Marville.
(10:37) Eddrin Bronson misses 16-foot jumper.
(10:32) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Lilian Marville misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:14) Donald Whitehead Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:08) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(10:05) Furman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:39) Cooper Bowser makes layup (Abijah Franklin assists).
2014
(9:19) Donald Whitehead Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:19) Eddrin Bronson Steal.
(9:15) Foul on Lilian Marville.
+1 (9:15) Eddrin Bronson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2015
+1 (9:15) Eddrin Bronson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2016
(8:47) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
+1 (8:47) KJ Younger makes free throw 1 of 2.
2116
+1 (8:47) KJ Younger makes free throw 2 of 2.
2216
(8:28) Foul on KJ Younger.
+1 (8:28) Eddrin Bronson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2217
+1 (8:28) Eddrin Bronson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2218
(8:13) Domas Kauzonas misses layup.
(8:13) Eddrin Bronson Block.
(8:08) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:04) Alex Wilkins makes driving layup.
2220
(7:52) Donald Whitehead Jr. traveling turnover.
(7:27) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(7:27) KJ Younger Steal.
+2 (7:22) Noah Norgaard makes 20-foot jumper (KJ Younger assists).
2420
(7:00) Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
+1 (7:00) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2421
+1 (7:00) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2422
+2 (6:30) Justin Neely makes 16-foot step back jumpshot.
2622
(6:13) Alex Wilkins misses 19-foot step back jumpshot.
(6:09) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) Clyde Bailey II misses driving layup.
(6:01) Cooper Bowser Block.
(5:58) Valentino Pinedo Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:47) KJ Younger makes 29-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists).
2922
(5:20) Eddrin Bronson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
+1 (5:03) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2.
3022
+1 (5:03) Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2.
3122
(4:34) Tom House misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:29) Clinton Efinda Defensive Rebound.
(4:13) Foul on Asa Thomas.
+1 (4:13) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2.
3222
+1 (4:13) Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2.
3322
+2 (3:53) Charles Johnston makes 7-foot hook shot (Tom House assists).
3324
(3:21) Valentino Pinedo bad pass turnover.
(3:21) Asa Thomas Steal.
+2 (3:06) Charles Johnston makes layup (Tom House assists).
3326
+2 (2:43) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
3526
(2:28) Alex Wilkins misses layup.
(2:28) Valentino Pinedo Block.
(2:24) Clyde Bailey II Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Justin Neely bad pass turnover.
(2:12) Cole Bowser Steal.
(2:03) Asa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:03) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:03) Foul on Clyde Bailey II.
+1 (2:03) Asa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
3527
(1:56) Foul on Asa Thomas.
(1:44) KJ Younger misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:41) UNC Greensboro Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:41) Foul on Ben Vander Wal.
(1:41) Valentino Pinedo misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:40) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Abijah Franklin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:18) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:03) KJ Younger makes 23-foot three point jumper (Noah Norgaard assists).
3827
(0:38) Eddrin Bronson misses 15-foot jumper.
(0:35) Valentino Pinedo Defensive Rebound.
(0:11) KJ Younger misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:05) Eddrin Bronson Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Foul on Ben Vander Wal.
(0:02) Ben Vander Wal turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNCG

FUR

75Points81

26-49(53.1%)Field Goal(%)25-48(52.1%)

6-19(31.6%)3-Point(%)9-20(45.0%)

17-24(70.8%)Free Throw(%)22-25(88.0%)

24(6)Rebounds(Offensive)25(6)

9Assists15

7Steals6

2Blocks3

11Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Timmons Arena · Greenville, SC

attendance: 5,285 (211.4%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: FUR -5.5

over/under: 147.5