Furman Men's Basketball
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By: Jordan Caskey
Worcester, Mass. – Sophomore Abijah Franklin totaled a team-high 15 points to lead four Paladins in double figures and Furman answered a second half run by Holy Cross to down the Crusaders, 80-67, Wednesday night on Bob Cousy Court at Hart Center Arena.
Another win for the ‘Dins ‼️🏀#ALLDIN // #BetterTogether // #BuildHere pic.twitter.com/iZ0ObaD0QM
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The Paladins built a 42-28 halftime lead in its first true road game of the season and held a 57-43 advantage with under 13 minutes remaining before the Crusaders used an 11-1 spurt to trim the Furman lead to 58-54 on Tristen Watson’s layup with 10:29 left. Following a Furman timeout, Charles Johnston scored on a putback, Tom House converted on 1-of-2 trips to the line, and Cameron Elwer nailed a triple to push to margin back to double digits at 64-54. Kole Hanson responded with a basket for Holy Cross, but back-to-back slams by Johnston and Franklin extended the Furman lead to 68-56 with 7:58 to go and the Crusaders got no closer the rest of the night.
Another Paladin DUNK! This time by Abijah Franklin!!! pic.twitter.com/RNyP8dFvdq
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Franklin finished 6-of-14 from the floor to pace the Paladins while graduate student Marcus Kell scored 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Johnston notched his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Luka Toews rounded out the double-figure performers with 11 points.
DUNK by Charles Johnston! pic.twitter.com/gtYv55CUFl
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The Paladins limited Holy Cross (0-3) to 38% shooting and the Crusaders made good on just 9-of-18 trips to the foul line. Furman fashioned a 50-28 edge in points in the paint and managed a 45-34 rebounding advantage.
Charles Johnston fights off defenders under the basket! pic.twitter.com/pBSVzTOdca
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Watson led the Crusaders with 20 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, and three blocked shots. Arius Alijosius added 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three-point range and Jaelon Germany totaled 12 points.
Setting the pace 🏀 pic.twitter.com/FUhQDg6YQ3
— Furman Basketball (@FurmanMBB) November 12, 2026
The Paladins, who improved to 4-0 on the season, will travel to Nashville, Tenn., where they will take on Missouri Valley Conference power Belmont on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET
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