Davidson Survives Furman 61-58
DAVIDSON, N.C. -Jake Cohen scored 14 points including four late free throws to ice a charging Furman and secure a 61-58 win on Saturday.
The Wildcats (14-13, 9-8 Southern Conference) led 57-55 with 1:24 to go, and the Paladins missed a shot and had another blocked by Cohen with 9 seconds left. Cohen was quickly fouled and made both free throws for a 59-55 advantage.
Justin Dehm then hit a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left to pull the Paladins (12-15, 6-10) within 59-58. They then fouled Cohen again, who made both shots for the final margin.
Davidson led 53-41 with 5:50 remaining, but Furman went on a 16-2 run to pull within 57-55 on Bryan Barnes’ 3 with 1:24 left.
Cohen was half of a strong showing from Davidson’s star freshmen. Fellow classmate J.P. Kuhlman scored 10 points and pulled down 7 boards.
Davidson started the game with a strong inside presense scoring 9 of their first 11 from the paint and blanking Furman in that same period.
Will Archambault scored 12 points, and the Wildcats scored 22 points off 19 turnovers.
Davidson’s depth was demonstrated through contributions from Will Reigel, who scored a couple of points and dished out two assits, and Dan Nelms who came up with a rejection.
Dehm finished with 22 points for Furman, and leading scorer Amu Saaka (16.4 points per game), was held to nine. The Paladins lost their second straight and fourth in five games.
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