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Pegues has 22 as Furman beats Chattanooga 82-65

AP
Feb 18, 2024

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) JP Pegues scored 22 points as Furman beat Chattanooga 82-65 on Sunday.

Pegues also contributed five rebounds for the Paladins (15-12, 9-5 Southern Conference). Marcus Foster scored 15 points while shooting 4 for 11 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and added six rebounds. Pjay Smith Jr. had 11 points and was 4 of 10 shooting (3 for 8 from 3-point range).

The Mocs (18-9, 10-4) were led by Honor Huff, who posted 26 points and three steals. Noah Melson added 10 points for Chattanooga. In addition, Sam Alexis had nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks.

Furman took the lead with 11:53 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Pegues led the Paladins in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 48-29 at the break. Furman extended its lead to 67-48 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. Foster scored a team-high eight points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
CHAT
Mocs
29
FURM
Paladins
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Paladins gains possession)
19:44		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
19:42		Sam Alexis defensive rebound
19:12		Sam Alexis misses two point jump shot
19:10		Randy Brady offensive rebound
19:09		Randy Brady turnover (traveling)
18:40		Pjay Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:38		Trey Bonham defensive rebound
18:31		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
18:29		Randy Brady offensive rebound
18:26		Ben VanderWal blocks Sam Alexis's two point layup
18:24		Ben VanderWal defensive rebound
18:10	+2	JP Pegues makes two point jump shot	0-2
17:45		Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot
17:43		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
17:39		JP Pegues misses three point jump shot
17:37		Sam Alexis defensive rebound
17:20		Sam Alexis turnover (bad pass)
17:09		Randy Brady shooting foul (Ben VanderWal draws the foul)
17:09	+1	Ben VanderWal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
17:09	+1	Ben VanderWal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
16:46		Garrett Hien shooting foul (Honor Huff draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 3	1-4
16:46	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 2 of 3	2-4
16:46	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-4
16:37	+3	Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Pjay Smith Jr. assists)	3-7
16:13		Sam Alexis misses three point jump shot
16:11		JP Pegues defensive rebound
16:03		Pjay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:01		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
15:54		TV timeout
15:40		Trey Bonham misses two point layup
15:38		Tyrese Hughey defensive rebound
15:19		Myles Che personal foul (JP Pegues draws the foul)
15:09		Tyrese Hughey misses three point jump shot
15:07		Sam Alexis defensive rebound
14:47		Marcus Foster blocks Myles Che's two point layup
14:45		Pjay Smith Jr. defensive rebound
14:42		Honor Huff personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
14:36		JP Pegues misses two point jump shot
14:34		Cooper Bowser offensive rebound
14:25		Pjay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:23		Demetrius Davis defensive rebound
14:14		Tyrese Hughey blocks Trey Bonham's two point layup
14:12		Jan Zidek offensive rebound
14:08		Jan Zidek misses two point layup
14:06		Trey Bonham offensive rebound
14:04		Jump ball. (Mocs gains possession)
14:01		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
13:59		Cooper Bowser defensive rebound
13:54		JP Pegues misses three point jump shot
13:52		Trey Bonham defensive rebound
13:41	+3	Myles Che makes three point jump shot (Trey Bonham assists)	6-7
13:30		Tyrese Hughey misses three point jump shot
13:28		Trey Bonham defensive rebound
13:17		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
13:15		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
12:52		Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Honor Huff steals)
12:47		Pjay Smith Jr. blocks Trey Bonham's two point layup
12:45		Pjay Smith Jr. defensive rebound
12:42		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Pjay Smith Jr. draws the foul)
12:39		Marcus Foster offensive foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
12:39		Marcus Foster turnover (offensive foul)
12:25		Honor Huff misses two point layup
12:23		Noah Melson offensive rebound
12:23		Tyrese Hughey shooting foul (Noah Melson draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Noah Melson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
12:23	+1	Noah Melson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
11:53	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot	8-9
11:34		Jan Zidek misses three point jump shot
11:32		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
11:25	+2	Ben VanderWal makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	8-11
11:02	+2	Honor Huff makes two point layup	10-11
10:51		Demetrius Davis shooting foul (Cooper Bowser draws the foul)
10:51		TV timeout
10:51	+1	Cooper Bowser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-12
10:51	+1	Cooper Bowser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-13
10:31		Myles Che misses three point jump shot
10:29		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Garrett Hien makes two point dunk (Carter Whitt assists)	10-15
10:18		Sam Alexis turnover (traveling)
9:51		Marcus Foster misses two point layup
9:49		Garrett Hien offensive rebound
9:47	+2	Garrett Hien makes two point layup	10-17
9:24		Honor Huff misses two point jump shot
9:22		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
9:16	+2	Ben VanderWal makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	10-19
9:16		Mocs 30 second timeout
9:03	+3	Tyler Millin makes three point jump shot (Trey Bonham assists)	13-19
8:42		Sam Alexis blocks Carter Whitt's two point layup
8:40		Paladins offensive rebound
8:36	+2	JP Pegues makes two point jump shot	13-21
8:13		Randy Brady misses three point jump shot
8:11		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
8:00	+3	Pjay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben VanderWal assists)	13-24
7:40		TV timeout
7:32		Trey Bonham turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Hien steals)
7:28	+3	Pjay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Davis Molnar assists)	13-27
6:57		Sam Alexis misses two point jump shot
6:55		JP Pegues defensive rebound
6:46	+3	JP Pegues makes three point jump shot (Pjay Smith Jr. assists)	13-30
6:14		Randy Brady misses three point jump shot
6:12		JP Pegues defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Davis Molnar makes two point layup (JP Pegues assists)	13-32
6:05		Mocs 30 second timeout
5:43		Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot
5:41		Pjay Smith Jr. defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Pjay Smith Jr. makes two point jump shot	13-34
5:14		Ben VanderWal shooting foul (Trey Bonham draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Trey Bonham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-34
5:14	+1	Trey Bonham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-34
5:02	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point dunk (Marcus Foster assists)	15-36
4:47		Cooper Bowser personal foul (Trey Bonham draws the foul)
4:42		Trey Bonham turnover (bad pass) (Carter Whitt steals)
4:37		Trey Bonham blocks Marcus Foster's two point layup
4:35		Myles Che defensive rebound
4:30	+3	Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Demetrius Davis assists)	18-36
4:08		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
4:06		Jan Zidek defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Myles Che makes two point jump shot	20-36
3:53		Paladins 30 second timeout
3:53		TV timeout
3:41	+3	JP Pegues makes three point jump shot (Ben VanderWal assists)	20-39
3:24		Noah Melson turnover (lost ball)
3:06		Ben VanderWal turnover (bad pass) (Trey Bonham steals)
2:55		JP Pegues shooting foul (Honor Huff draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-39
2:55	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-39
2:37	+3	JP Pegues makes three point jump shot	22-42
2:33		JP Pegues technical foul
2:33	+1	Honor Huff makes technical free throw 1 of 2	23-42
2:33	+1	Honor Huff makes technical free throw 2 of 2	24-42
2:21		Trey Bonham misses two point layup
2:19		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
2:19		Trey Bonham personal foul (Garrett Hien draws the foul)
1:57		Garrett Hien misses two point layup
1:55		Paladins offensive rebound
1:55		Myles Che personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-43
1:55	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-44
1:43		Jan Zidek misses three point jump shot
1:41		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
1:33		Trey Bonham personal foul (JP Pegues draws the foul)
1:33	+1	JP Pegues makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-45
1:33	+1	JP Pegues makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-46
1:11		Jan Zidek turnover (traveling)
0:58	+2	Marcus Foster makes two point layup (Garrett Hien assists)	24-48
0:52		Marcus Foster technical foul
0:52	+1	Honor Huff makes technical free throw 1 of 2	25-48
0:52	+1	Honor Huff makes technical free throw 2 of 2	26-48
0:38		Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot
0:36		Sam Alexis offensive rebound
0:33	+3	Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Trey Bonham assists)	29-48
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CHAT
Mocs
36
FURM
Paladins
34

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
19:38		Garrett Hien offensive rebound
19:34		Sam Alexis blocks Marcus Foster's two point layup
19:32		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
19:08	+2	Sam Alexis makes two point dunk (Honor Huff assists)	31-48
18:54		Tyler Millin personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
18:42		JP Pegues misses two point layup
18:40		Garrett Hien offensive rebound
18:32		JP Pegues misses two point jump shot
18:30		Myles Che defensive rebound
18:12		Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot
18:10		Sam Alexis offensive rebound
18:06	+2	Sam Alexis makes two point layup	33-48
17:54		Myles Che personal foul (Garrett Hien draws the foul)
17:46	+3	Pjay Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hien assists)	33-51
17:31		Garrett Hien personal foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
17:28		Sam Alexis offensive foul (Garrett Hien draws the foul)
17:28		Sam Alexis turnover (offensive foul)
17:07	+2	Garrett Hien makes two point layup (JP Pegues assists)	33-53
16:38	+2	Sam Alexis makes two point layup	35-53
16:29		Noah Melson blocks JP Pegues's two point layup
16:27		Ben VanderWal offensive rebound
16:24	+2	Ben VanderWal makes two point layup	35-55
16:03		Sam Alexis misses two point jump shot
16:01		JP Pegues defensive rebound
15:47		Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot
15:45		Sam Alexis defensive rebound
15:23		Sam Alexis misses two point jump shot
15:21		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
15:08		JP Pegues misses two point jump shot
15:06		Ben VanderWal offensive rebound
15:05		Randy Brady personal foul (Ben VanderWal draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:00	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point alley-oop dunk (JP Pegues assists)	35-57
14:28		Mocs turnover (shot clock violation)
14:22		Noah Melson personal foul
14:12		Pjay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:10		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Honor Huff makes two point jump shot (Noah Melson assists)	37-57
13:43		JP Pegues misses two point jump shot
13:41		Tyrese Hughey offensive rebound
13:38	+2	Tyrese Hughey makes two point layup	37-59
13:21	+3	Noah Melson makes three point jump shot (Jan Zidek assists)	40-59
12:59		Carter Whitt misses three point jump shot
12:57		Noah Melson defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Noah Melson makes two point jump shot	42-59
12:34		Pjay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:32		Jan Zidek defensive rebound
12:25		Cooper Bowser personal foul
12:12	+2	Demetrius Davis makes two point dunk (Honor Huff assists)	44-59
11:51		Marcus Foster turnover (bad pass) (Honor Huff steals)
11:47		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
11:45		Randy Brady offensive rebound
11:35		Garrett Hien personal foul (Jan Zidek draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:32	+2	Honor Huff makes two point layup (Randy Brady assists)	46-59
11:13		Garrett Hien turnover (bad pass) (Jan Zidek steals)
11:06		Marcus Foster shooting foul (Honor Huff draws the foul)
11:06	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 3	47-59
11:06		Honor Huff misses regular free throw 2 of 3
11:06	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 3 of 3	48-59
10:43		Ben VanderWal turnover (lost ball) (Honor Huff steals)
10:38		Noah Melson turnover (traveling)
10:21		Ben VanderWal misses three point jump shot
10:19		Jan Zidek defensive rebound
10:01		Jan Zidek misses two point layup
9:59		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
9:38	+3	Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hughey assists)	48-62
9:25		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
9:23		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
8:57		Tyrese Hughey offensive foul (Demetrius Davis draws the foul)
8:57		Tyrese Hughey turnover (offensive foul)
8:48		Sam Alexis turnover (lost ball)
8:38	+3	Tyrese Hughey makes three point jump shot (Marcus Foster assists)	48-65
8:03		Myles Che turnover (bad pass)
7:53		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:35	+2	JP Pegues makes two point layup	48-67
7:16	+3	Myles Che makes three point jump shot (Honor Huff assists)	51-67
6:54	+3	JP Pegues makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hughey assists)	51-70
6:31		JP Pegues personal foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
6:27		Honor Huff turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Hughey steals)
6:20	+3	Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Ben VanderWal assists)	51-73
6:17		Mocs 30 second timeout
6:17		TV timeout
6:11	+2	Randy Brady makes two point layup (Myles Che assists)	53-73
5:50		JP Pegues misses three point jump shot
5:48		Sam Alexis defensive rebound
5:25		Ben VanderWal personal foul (Sam Alexis draws the foul)
5:25	+1	Sam Alexis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-73
5:25		Sam Alexis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:25		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
5:07		Garrett Hien turnover (bad pass) (Randy Brady steals)
5:01	+3	Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Randy Brady assists)	57-73
4:47		Myles Che personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
4:47	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-74
4:47	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-75
4:24		Demetrius Davis misses three point jump shot
4:22		Sam Alexis offensive rebound
4:20	+2	Sam Alexis makes two point layup	59-75
4:20		Garrett Hien shooting foul (Sam Alexis draws the foul)
4:20		Sam Alexis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:20		Ben VanderWal defensive rebound
4:20		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Ben VanderWal draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Ben VanderWal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-76
4:20		Ben VanderWal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		Randy Brady defensive rebound
4:02		Jan Zidek misses three point jump shot
4:00		Tyrese Hughey defensive rebound
3:47		Pjay Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball)
3:47		TV timeout
3:38		Jan Zidek misses two point jump shot
3:36		JP Pegues defensive rebound
3:16		Ben VanderWal misses two point layup
3:14		Ben VanderWal offensive rebound
3:05		JP Pegues misses three point jump shot
3:03		Randy Brady defensive rebound
2:56		Honor Huff misses two point layup
2:54		Tyrese Hughey defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Tyrese Hughey makes two point layup (Pjay Smith Jr. assists)	59-78
2:24		Noah Melson misses three point jump shot
2:22		Ben VanderWal defensive rebound
2:02		Pjay Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:00		Randy Brady defensive rebound
1:53		Ben VanderWal shooting foul (Randy Brady draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Randy Brady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-78
1:53	+1	Randy Brady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-78
1:45		Demetrius Davis personal foul (Pjay Smith Jr. draws the foul)
1:45		Pjay Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:45		Myles Che defensive rebound
1:17		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
1:15		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
1:14		Noah Melson personal foul (JP Pegues draws the foul)
1:14	+1	JP Pegues makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-79
1:14	+1	JP Pegues makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-80
1:02		Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot
1:00		Randy Brady offensive rebound
0:57		Ben VanderWal personal foul (Randy Brady draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Randy Brady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-80
0:57		Randy Brady misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:57		Ben VanderWal defensive rebound
0:54	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	62-82
0:39		Myles Che misses three point jump shot
0:37		Cason Collins defensive rebound
0:21		Cason Collins misses two point layup
0:19		Randy Brady defensive rebound
0:14	+3	Noah Melson makes three point jump shot (Randy Brady assists)	65-82
0:00		End of period

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Noah Melson makes three point jump shot (Randy Brady assists)