The Flames (4-4) return home to tangle with Furman (4-4) tonight at 7pm in the Vines Center.
1 – The Paladins have already played 3 Big South teams this season.
Furman is 0-3, losing to Presbyterian (73-71), UNC Asheville (64-58), and Winthrop (58-57, OT).
2 – Furman has 2 Division I wins this year.
They have defeated UAB, 84-74, and Navy, 79-46.
3 – Niko Medved is in his 4th season as head coach of the Paladins.
He holds a 43-63 overall record, and Furman has improved their record in the Southern Conference in each of his previous 3 seasons.
4 – Furman has 4 players averaging double figures, led by Devin Sibley’s 14.4 points per game.
Daniel Fowler, Kris Acox, and Geoff Beans all score between 12.3 and 10.5 points per game for the Paladins.
5 – The Flames are just 1-4 all-time against the Paladins.
Liberty’s lone win came during the 2014-15 season, when the Flames won 66-52.
6 – Furman defeated Liberty, 79-56, a year ago.
The Flames’ starting lineup against Furman last year was A.C. Reid, Evan Maxwell, Anthony Fields, Lovell Cabbil, and Ryan Hiepler.
7 – KenPom gives Liberty a 49% chance at winning the game.
KenPom predicts the final score to be, 67-66, in favor of Furman.
