Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-6) at Furman Paladins (7-5)
Date/Time: Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
Site: Greenville, S.C. (Timmons Arena)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+
Radio: Fox Sports Spartanburg (98.3 FM, 1400 AM) 97.1 WPCX (Ryan Clary - PxP)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops


STATS LEADERS

• Sophomore guard Rayshon Harrison leads Presbyterian and ranks second in the Big South Conference in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game. Harrison averages 4.3 boards and a team-leading 2.8 assists per game. Harrison is second in the Big South in free throw percentage at 90 percent. 
• Senior forward Winston Hill is second on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game, while leading the team and ranking second in the Big South in rebounding, averaging 7.1 boards per game.
• Junior guard Trevon Reddish-Rhone is third on the team in scoring averaging 9.8 points per game while second on the team averaging 2.5 assists per game.
• Senior guard Brandon Younger is fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 7.0 points per game.
• Sophomore guard Kobe Stewart averages 6.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.  Stewart is fifth in the Big South averaging 1.8 steals per game.
• Junior forward Owen McCormack averages 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
• Sophomore guard Kirshon Thrash has recorded two games with at least eight points off the bench. Thrash scored a career-high 12 points in the win over Bob Jones.

 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - Presbyterian ranks fourteenth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game, averaging 14.15 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have grabbed at least 17 offensive rebounds in a game six times this season. Presbyterian collected a season-high 20 offensive rebounds in their first meeting with VMI, November 12.
 
REBOUNDS - Presbyterian ranks ninth in the nation in total rebounds with 494 boards this season.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-FURMAN SERIES – Tuesday's game marks the 76^th meeting between Presbyterian and Furman, who leads the all-time series, 58-17. The Blue Hose defeated Furman, 73-71, in their last meeting which came in Clinton, South Carolina, on November 11, 2016.
 
SCOUTING FURMAN – The Paladins enter the game with a 7-5 record including a 4-1 record at home. Furman defeated North Greenville, Radford, College of Charleston, and Appalachian State at home with their lone home setback against Navy.

Senior guard Alex Hunter leads the Paladins in scoring at 18.9 points per game. Hunter has connected on 51 three-point field goals this season. Senior forward Jalen Slawson is second on the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game while grabbing a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per contest. Senior guard Mike Bothwell rounds out Furman's double-figure scorers averaging 14.4 points per game.
 
Furman coach Bob Richey is in his fifth season at the helm of the Paladins program.
 
UP NEXT - Presbyterian returns to action after Christmas with their final non-conference game against Truett McConnell at the Templeton Center, Thursday, December 30 at 7 p.m.