#1 Furman vs #7 UTC (March 6 @7 pm, SOCON Final)

[FU Hoopla]

1 year ago, coach Richey:

[FU Hoopla]

This is amazing:
"J.P. hasn't practiced in about two weeks. Justin Games, our trainer, (who's helped Pegues get ready to play) is one of the best in the country. J.P.'s dealing with some things that he just continues to fight through," Richey said. "He's competitive as they come. He's averaged 21 (points per game) over the last four and he's just gotten better (playing) all year."

[stonemd]

1 We swept them.
2 We won at Chatt and Stephen wasn’t injured til the second half and he still played well.
3 No team has ever won the tournament after playing the Friday play-in game.
4 Bothwell and Slawson stayed for this.

[apaladin]

I think the 4 games in 4 nights is a factor but overrated too. These are 20 year olds,they don’t get tired after a night’s/day rest they will be ready to go. Remember our tenth place team played 4/4 and the title game went down to the wire.

[FU Hoopla]

[FU Hoopla]

[FU Hoopla]

[Davemeister]

3 No team has ever won the tournament after playing the Friday play-in game.

Let's pray that Glass Ceiling stays intact.

[gofurman]

Go Furman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In retrospect having watched Wofford UTC I do think I woulda preferred Woffd.. we know what they bring etc. known entity. UTC has an unknown in the returning star. And that dude is a killer. He can put up 30, receive the entry pass and no one is tall enough to get in his field of vision, pass from the high post, rebound.. dude is averaging 22 points in his first few games back... and is the part that runs that offense Good they have played 4 in 4 days.. Maybe that helps - didn't look tired last night though. Stephens (?)

[FU Hoopla]

[Monday]

This is amazing:
"J.P. hasn't practiced in about two weeks. Justin Games, our trainer, (who's helped Pegues get ready to play) is one of the best in the country. J.P.'s dealing with some things that he just continues to fight through," Richey said. "He's competitive as they come. He's averaged 21 (points per game) over the last four and he's just gotten better (playing) all year."

I noticed last night that Pegues was limping a little after the game. Hopefully, we're not the ones fatigued after a very tough win. And with UTC shooting over 50% through 3 games fatigue doesn't look to have bothered them. So much has been made about Both and Slaw coming back but Stephens has a similar story.

Definitely feeling more apaladin than Hoopla going into this one.

[FU Hoopla]

[Roundball]

I don’t bet and know nothing about how it works. But, what does it mean that Furman is only a 4 point favorite after opening at 8 last night? More $ going to the Mocs?

[fu77fan]

If we bring our “A” game, we will win. If we play like we did in the 2nd half yesterday, we will get blown out. I am hoping we play our best game of the year in the biggest game of the year!!

GO DINS

[FU Hoopla]