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CHARLOTTE — UNCG made 8 of 10 free throws in the final 37 seconds and held off Furman 66-65 in the first round of the Southern Conference men's basketball tournament on Friday.

The Spartans (8-22), the No. 4 seed in the North Division, will face Wofford, the No. 1 seed from the South Division, today at 4:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal round matchup.

The game had a bizarre ending. The Spartans led by three after Mikko Koivisto made one of two at the line with 5.2 seconds left. Furman's Amu Saaka drove the length of the floor and dunked the ball with 0.2 seconds left, apparently thinking he had tied the game. UNCG in-bounded the ball and time expired.

The Spartans were led by Brandon Evans' 13 points. Koivisto, Brian Cole and Kyle Randall each had 11 points.

FURMAN (13-17) — Sebirumbi 2-4 8-10 12, Saaka 5-15 2-5 14, Co.Reddick 1-2 2-2 4, Dehm 4-10 1-2 12, Miller 1-6 1-1 3, States 2-3 3-4 7, Evans 3-5 0-1 7, Barnes 2-6 1-2 6, Toler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 18-27 65.

UNCG (8-22) — Stywall 2-8 1-2 5, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Koivisto 4-7 1-2 11, Randall 2-9 6-7 11, Toney 2-3 0-0 4, Sellers 1-1 2-4 4, VanDussen 1-3 3-3 5, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Bone 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 2-9 8-11 13, Cole 4-5 2-4 11, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 23-33 66.

Furman 22 43 — 65
UNCG 28 38 — 66

Percentages—Furman (FG .385, FT .667), UNCG (FG .396, FT .697).
3-point goals—Furman 7-24 (Dehm 3-5, Saaka 2-8, Barnes 1-2, Evans 1-3, States 0-1, Miller 0-5), UNCG 5-12 (Koivisto 2-4, Cole 1-1, Evans 1-3, Randall 1-3, Toney 0-1).
Fouled out—Brown, Miller.
Rebounds—Furman 36 (Barnes, Saaka 7), UNCG 33 (Stywall 12).
Assists—Furman 9 (Barnes 3), UNCG 8 (Koivisto, Randall 3).
Blocked shots—Furman 6 (Co.Reddick 3), UNCG 3 (Cole 2).
Turnovers—Furman 15 (Miller 3, Sebirumbi 3), UNCG 11 (Stywall 4).
Steals—Furman 5 (States 2), UNCG 5 (Evans 2, Randall 2).
Total fouls—Furman 28, UNC-Greensboro 28.
A—na.
Officials—Jamie Luckie, John Corio, Rick Ridenhour.