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Johnston scores 21, Furman defeats Chattanooga 78-67

AP
Jan 07, 2026

Chattanooga Mocs, Tenn. (AP) Charles Johnston's 21 points helped Furman Paladins defeat Chattanooga 78-67 on Wednesday.

Johnston also had eight rebounds for the Paladins (11-5, 2-1 Southern Conference). Tom House scored 17 points while going 5 of 12 (5 for 9 from 3-point range). Asa Thomas shot 3 of 6 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 16 points, while adding eight rebounds.

Jordan Frison led the Mocs (6-10, 0-3) in scoring, finishing with 25 points. Tedrick Washington Jr. added 15 points and two steals for Chattanooga. Jikari Johnson also had 10 points.

Furman took the lead for good with 3:40 to go in the first half. The score was 39-30 at halftime, with House racking up 14 points. Johnston's 15-point second half helped Furman close out the 11-point victory.

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

1st Half
FURM
Paladins
39
CHAT
Mocs
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Paladins gains possession)
19:58	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup (Alex Wilkins assists)	2-0
19:58	+3	Tate Darner makes three point jump shot (Josh Bowman assists)	2-3
19:08		Alex Wilkins turnover (bad pass)
19:05		Jordan Frison misses two point jump shot
19:03		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
18:53		Asa Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:51		Charles Johnston offensive rebound
18:21		Brennan Watkins personal foul
18:18	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup (Alex Wilkins assists)	4-3
17:59		Brennan Watkins misses three point jump shot
17:57		Tate Darner offensive rebound
17:39	+2	Jordan Frison makes two point jump shot	4-5
17:28		Josh Bowman blocks Ben Vander Wal's two point layup
17:17		Jordan Frison defensive rebound
17:17	+2	Jordan Frison makes two point jump shot	4-7
17:02	+2	Ben Vander Wal makes two point layup (Alex Wilkins assists)	6-7
16:35		Alex Wilkins personal foul
16:26	+3	Tate Darner makes three point jump shot (Jordan Frison assists)	6-10
16:23		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
16:21		Jordan Frison defensive rebound
16:15		Cole Bowser blocks Latif Diouf's two point layup
16:13		Alex Wilkins defensive rebound
16:07		Abijah Franklin misses two point layup
16:05		Mocs defensive rebound
15:57		Latif Diouf misses three point jump shot
15:55		Ben Vander Wal defensive rebound
15:47		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
15:45		Billy Smith defensive rebound
15:04		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
15:02		Cole Bowser defensive rebound
14:57		Abijah Franklin turnover (traveling)
14:57		TV timeout
14:46	+3	Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Makai Richards assists)	6-13
14:22		Makai Richards personal foul
14:17	+3	Abijah Franklin makes three point jump shot (Owen Ritger assists)	9-13
13:56	+2	Teddy Washington Jr. makes two point driving layup	9-15
13:39		Abijah Franklin misses three point jump shot
13:37		Cole Bowser offensive rebound
13:37		Jikari Johnson personal foul (Cole Bowser draws the foul)
13:30		Teddy Washington Jr. personal foul
13:19	+3	Asa Thomas makes three point jump shot (Owen Ritger assists)	12-15
12:49		Teddy Washington Jr. misses two point layup
12:47		Cole Bowser defensive rebound
12:31		Makai Richards blocks Owen Ritger's two point layup
12:29		Tate Darner defensive rebound
12:28		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
12:27		Abijah Franklin defensive rebound
12:11		Asa Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:11		Parker Robison defensive rebound
12:11		Tate Darner misses three point jump shot
12:09		Abijah Franklin defensive rebound
11:56	+3	Tom House makes three point jump shot (Asa Thomas assists)	15-15
11:35	+2	Teddy Washington Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Makai Richards assists)	15-17
11:16		Abijah Franklin turnover (Tate Darner steals)
11:10	+2	Billy Smith makes two point jump shot (Tate Darner assists)	15-19
11:07		Paladins 60 second timeout
11:07		TV timeout
10:47		Jordan Frison shooting foul (Alex Wilkins draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-19
10:47	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
10:19		Brennan Watkins misses two point jump shot
10:17		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
10:03		Ben Vander Wal turnover
9:59		Ben Vander Wal blocks Jordan Frison's two point layup
9:57		Mocs offensive rebound
9:47		Alex Wilkins personal foul
9:43		Tate Darner misses two point jump shot
9:41		Josh Bowman personal foul
9:26		Alex Wilkins misses two point layup
9:24		Ben Vander Wal offensive rebound
9:16	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point jump shot	19-19
9:12		Brennan Watkins misses two point jump shot
9:10		Brennan Watkins offensive rebound
9:04		Alex Wilkins personal foul
8:49		Charles Johnston personal foul
8:34		Jordan Frison misses three point jump shot
8:32		Billy Smith offensive rebound
8:21		Latif Diouf turnover (Ben Vander Wal steals)
8:01		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
7:59		Billy Smith defensive rebound
7:59		Billy Smith turnover (Abijah Franklin steals)
7:54		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
7:52		Latif Diouf defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Teddy Washington Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-21
7:22	+3	Tom House makes three point jump shot (Abijah Franklin assists)	22-21
7:00		Teddy Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:58		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
6:45		Latif Diouf shooting foul (Ben Vander Wal draws the foul)
6:45		TV timeout
6:45		Ben Vander Wal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:45		Ben Vander Wal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:45		Teddy Washington Jr. defensive rebound
6:40	+3	Jikari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Frison assists)	22-24
6:21		Ben Vander Wal turnover (Teddy Washington Jr. steals)
5:59	+2	Jordan Frison makes two point jump shot	22-26
5:46		Teddy Washington Jr. personal foul (Tom House draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Tom House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
5:46	+1	Tom House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
5:37	+3	Jikari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Parker Robison assists)	24-29
5:36		Eddrin Bronson shooting foul (Jikari Johnson draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Jikari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-30
5:21		Mason Smith misses three point jump shot
5:19		Ben Vander Wal offensive rebound
5:06	+3	Tom House makes three point jump shot (Ben Vander Wal assists)	27-30
4:45		Brennan Watkins misses three point jump shot
4:43		Cole Bowser defensive rebound
4:31	+3	Eddrin Bronson makes three point jump shot (Ben Vander Wal assists)	30-30
4:05		Jordan Frison turnover (bad pass)
3:40	+3	Tom House makes three point jump shot (Eddrin Bronson assists)	33-30
3:24		Eddrin Bronson personal foul
3:24		TV timeout
3:15		Houston Holland misses three point jump shot
3:13		Eddrin Bronson defensive rebound
2:58		Makai Richards blocks Eddrin Bronson's two point layup
2:56		Cole Bowser offensive rebound
2:54		Cole Bowser turnover (Houston Holland steals)
2:50		Houston Holland misses two point layup
2:45		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
2:44		Tom House misses three point jump shot
2:43		Mocs defensive rebound
2:28		Tate Darner turnover
2:17	+3	Asa Thomas makes three point jump shot	36-30
1:59		Jordan Frison misses two point layup
1:57		Jordan Frison offensive rebound
1:56		Jordan Frison misses two point jump shot
1:56		Cole Bowser defensive rebound
1:34		Billy Smith personal foul (Asa Thomas draws the foul)
1:34		Asa Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:34	+1	Asa Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-30
1:18		Jikari Johnson turnover (Cole Bowser steals)
1:05	+2	Cole Bowser makes two point dunk	39-30
1:05		Mocs 30 second timeout
0:44		Jordan Frison misses two point jump shot
0:42		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
0:25		Tom House misses two point layup
0:23		Ben Vander Wal offensive rebound
0:20		Tom House misses three point jump shot
0:18		Mocs defensive rebound
0:02		Billy Smith misses two point layup
0:00		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FURM
Paladins
39
CHAT
Mocs
37

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Houston Holland turnover (Alex Wilkins steals)
19:17	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point jump shot	41-30
19:10	+3	Brennan Watkins makes three point jump shot	41-33
19:02	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point layup	43-33
18:43		Josh Bowman misses two point jump shot
18:41		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
18:33		Ben Vander Wal misses three point jump shot
18:31		Tate Darner defensive rebound
18:23		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
18:23		Tate Darner offensive rebound
18:23		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
18:21		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
18:13	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point dunk (Alex Wilkins assists)	45-33
17:45		Mocs 30 second timeout
17:45		TV timeout
17:36		Tate Darner misses three point jump shot
17:34		Billy Smith offensive rebound
17:25		Latif Diouf misses two point layup
17:23		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
16:41	+3	Charles Johnston makes three point jump shot (Alex Wilkins assists)	48-33
16:35	+3	Jordan Frison makes three point jump shot (Latif Diouf assists)	48-36
16:17		Alex Wilkins turnover
15:53		Latif Diouf turnover
15:53		TV timeout
15:43		Eddrin Bronson turnover
15:24		Jordan Frison misses three point jump shot
15:22		Alex Wilkins personal foul
15:17		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
15:15		Tate Darner offensive rebound
15:02	+2	Jordan Frison makes two point jump shot	48-38
14:56		Teddy Washington Jr. personal foul
14:40		Asa Thomas misses two point layup
14:38		Makai Richards defensive rebound
14:21		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
14:19		Abijah Franklin defensive rebound
13:50	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup	50-38
13:29		Cole Bowser personal foul
13:28		Eddrin Bronson personal foul
13:26		Makai Richards offensive foul
13:26		Makai Richards turnover (offensive foul)
13:13		Teddy Washington Jr. personal foul
13:02		Tom House misses two point layup
13:00		Makai Richards defensive rebound
12:55		Tate Darner misses three point jump shot
12:53		Eddrin Bronson defensive rebound
12:48		Houston Holland personal foul
12:44	+2	Ben Vander Wal makes two point jump shot	52-38
12:18	+2	Makai Richards makes two point layup (Parker Robison assists)	52-40
11:49		Tom House turnover
11:49		TV timeout
11:30		Ben Vander Wal shooting foul (Makai Richards draws the foul)
11:30	+1	Makai Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-41
11:30		Makai Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:30		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
11:05		Makai Richards shooting foul (Charles Johnston draws the foul)
11:05		Charles Johnston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:05		Charles Johnston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:05		Jikari Johnson defensive rebound
10:59		Tate Darner misses three point jump shot
10:57		Cole Bowser defensive rebound
10:42	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup (Asa Thomas assists)	54-41
10:29	+2	Jordan Frison makes two point layup	54-43
10:08		Tom House misses three point jump shot
10:06		Tate Darner defensive rebound
9:56	+3	Jikari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tate Darner assists)	54-46
9:25		Makai Richards shooting foul (Alex Wilkins draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-46
9:25	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-46
9:12	+3	Jordan Frison makes three point jump shot (Latif Diouf assists)	56-49
9:04	+3	Asa Thomas makes three point jump shot (Alex Wilkins assists)	59-49
8:53		Jikari Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:51		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
8:38		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
8:36		Mocs defensive rebound
8:23		Brennan Watkins turnover (Charles Johnston steals)
8:04	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup	61-49
7:43		Charles Johnston personal foul
7:43		TV timeout
7:43		Teddy Washington Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:43	+1	Teddy Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-50
7:29		Tom House misses three point jump shot
7:27		Cole Bowser offensive rebound
7:23		Jordan Frison personal foul (Asa Thomas draws the foul)
7:23	+1	Asa Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-50
7:23	+1	Asa Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-50
7:05		Tate Darner misses three point jump shot
7:03		Josh Bowman offensive rebound
6:55	+3	Jordan Frison makes three point jump shot (Josh Bowman assists)	63-53
6:39		Josh Bowman blocks Alex Wilkins's two point layup
6:37		Ben Vander Wal offensive rebound
6:36		Ben Vander Wal misses two point layup
6:34		Jordan Frison defensive rebound
6:28	+3	Jordan Frison makes three point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)	63-56
6:16		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
6:14		Teddy Washington Jr. defensive rebound
6:10		Ben Vander Wal personal foul
5:46		Asa Thomas blocks Jordan Frison's three point jump shot
5:44		Tom House defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Cole Bowser makes two point jump shot (Charles Johnston assists)	65-56
5:14		Teddy Washington Jr. misses two point layup
5:14		Teddy Washington Jr. misses two point layup
5:12		Cole Bowser defensive rebound
5:03		Tom House misses two point layup
5:01		Mocs defensive rebound
4:49		Billy Smith misses two point layup
4:47		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
4:31		Alex Wilkins misses two point layup
4:29		Parker Robison defensive rebound
4:11		Teddy Washington Jr. misses two point layup
4:09		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
4:06	+3	Tom House makes three point jump shot (Alex Wilkins assists)	68-56
4:02		Mocs 30 second timeout
4:02		TV timeout
3:45		Jordan Frison turnover (Tom House steals)
3:28		Alex Wilkins turnover (Teddy Washington Jr. steals)
3:15		Charles Johnston shooting foul (Billy Smith draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Teddy Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-57
3:15	+1	Teddy Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-58
2:48		Alex Wilkins misses two point layup
2:46		Makai Richards defensive rebound
2:41		Makai Richards turnover
2:32		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
2:30		Charles Johnston offensive rebound
2:21		Charles Johnston misses two point layup
2:19		Charles Johnston offensive rebound
2:18	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup	70-58
2:06	+3	Teddy Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot	70-61
1:48		Paladins 60 second timeout
1:39	+2	Cole Bowser makes two point layup (Asa Thomas assists)	72-61
1:24	+2	Teddy Washington Jr. makes two point layup	72-63
1:24		Cole Bowser shooting foul (Teddy Washington Jr. draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Teddy Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-64
1:24		Teddy Washington Jr. personal foul (Asa Thomas draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Asa Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-64
1:24	+1	Asa Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-64
1:19		Jordan Frison misses two point layup
1:17		Cole Bowser defensive rebound
1:02		Alex Wilkins misses two point layup
1:00		Alex Wilkins turnover
0:51	+3	Jordan Frison makes three point jump shot	74-67
0:36		Brennan Watkins personal foul (Asa Thomas draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Asa Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-67
0:36	+1	Asa Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-67
0:27		Jordan Frison misses two point jump shot
0:25		Ben Vander Wal defensive rebound
0:21		Billy Smith personal foul (Alex Wilkins draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-67
0:21	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-67
0:12		Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jikari Johnson offensive rebound
0:08		Jikari Johnson turnover
0:00		End of period

Jikari Johnson turnover