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GAME 27 — February 25, 1999 Furman Paladins (11-15, 5-11, #5 SoCon South) vs. VMI Keydets (12-14, 9-7, #4 SoCon North) Southern Conference Tournament First Round Game Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro Coliseum Noon (EST) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS Furman Paladins ppg rpg VMI Keydets ppg rpg G 15 Marcus Dilligard 6-4 195 So. LaBelle, Mo. 8.3 3.4 G 24 Andre Quarles 5-11 170 Jr. Louisa, Va. 8.8 2.3 G 23 Kyle Julius 6-3 190 Fr. Thunder Bay, Ontario 8.3 1.4 G 12 Jason Bell 6-1 180 Sr. Dale City, Va. 19.2 3.2 F 24 Bubba Smith 6-4 190 Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn. 7.8 2.5 F 34 Aaron Demory 6-3 205 Jr. Woodbridge, Va. 10.0 6.3 F 42 Stanisla Makshantsev 6-8 230 Jr. Alma Ata, Kazakhstan 14.9 6.4 F 22 Matt Matheny 6-4 190 Sr. Roanoke, Va. 9.9 4.0 C 32 Daniel Quigley 6-7 210 Sr. Tipton, Ind. 11.7 9.0 F 3 Nick Richardson 6-7 215 So. Charlotte, N.C. 9.0 5.2 Larry Davis (Asbury '78) Bart Bellairs (Warren Wilson '79) 20-35 (2nd Year at Furman), 20-35 (2nd Year Overall), 1-1 (vs. VMI) 66-70 (5th Year at VMI), 87-97 (7th Year Overall), 5-2 (vs. Furman) FURMAN-VMI SERIES INFORMATION 1998-99 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS ✔ Thursday's Furman-VMI game will mark the 83rd meeting between the Paladins North Division Conference Overall and Keydets in a series that got its start with a 54-33 VMI in Lexington during the Appalachian State 13 - 3 .813 19 - 7 .731 1938-39 season. Furman leads the series 53-29. Davidson 11 - 5 .688 16 - 10 .615 East Tennessee State 9 - 7 .563 16 - 10 .615 ✔ Thursday's first round clash will mark the third time in the past four years Furman and VMI have squared off in Southern Conference Tournament play. The Keydets VMI 9 - 7 .563 12 - 14 .462 defeated the Paladins 91-89 in overtime in the 1995-96 tournament, and a year later North Carolina Greensboro 5 - 11 .313 7 - 19 .269 VMI again topped Furman in overtime by an 87-84 score. Furman's last win over VMI Western Carolina 2 - 14 .125 6 - 20 .231 in conference tournament action was a 76-51 decision in the preliminary round of the 1992-93 tournament in Asheville, N.C. Overall Furman stands 6-5 against VMI in South Division Conference Overall Southern Conference Tournament play. College of Charleston 16 - 0 1.000 25 - 2 .926 Chattanooga 9 - 7 .563 15 - 11 .577 ✔ Furman snapped a five-game VMI series winning streak by downing the Keydets Wofford 8 - 8 .500 11 - 15 .423 84-51 in Greenville on Jan. 30 behind Daniel Quigley's career high 23 points and 11 Georgia Southern 6 - 10 .375 10 - 16 .385 rebounds. Furman 5 - 11 .313 11 - 15 .423 VMI The Citadel 3 - 13 .188 9 - 17 .346 (53-29) 1938-39 L 33-54 Lexington 1980-81 W 87-82 Lexington (ot) 1999 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 1941-42 L 38-43 Lexington W 75-63 GREENVILLE GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 1947-48 W 55-54 GREENVILLE 1981-82 W 102-80 GREENVILLE 1948-49 L 66-68 Lexington W 92-83 Lexington Thursday, Feb. 25 1949-50 W 58-55 GREENVILLE 1982-83 W 87-58 GREENVILLE 1950-51 W 70-68 Lexington W 65-64 Lexington Game 1 — #4N VMI vs. #5S Furman, noon 1951-52 W 80-76 GREENVILLE 1983-84 W 70-58 GREENVILLE Game 2 — #3S Wofford vs. #6N Western Carolina, after G1 1956-57 W 81-79 Shreveport, La.@ W 81-65 Lexington Game 3 — #4S Georgia Southern vs. #5N UNC Greensboro, 6:00 1961-62 L 61-76 Richmond, Va.* 1984-85 L 62-71 Lexington Game 4 — #3N East Tennessee State vs. #6S The Citadel, after G3 1962-63 L 68-88 Lexington W 63-58 GREENVILLE Friday, Feb. 26 W 91-85 GREENVILLE 1985-86 L 64-71 Lexington 1963-64 L 51-64 Lexington W 72-70 GREENVILLE (ot) Game 5 — #1S College of Charleston vs. Game 1 Winner, Noon W 70-64 GREENVILLE 1986-87 W 90-71 GREENVILLE Game 6 — #2N Davidson vs. Game 2 Winner, after G5 L 73-77 Charlotte, N.C.* W 84-78 Lexington (ot) Game 7 — #1N Appalachian State vs. Game 3 Winner, 6:00 1964-65 L 83-98 Lexington 1987-88 L 60-69 Lexington Game 8 — #2S Chattanooga vs. Game 4 Winner, after G7 L 67-69 GREENVILLE W 82-64 GREENVILLE 1965-66 L 83-90 Lexington L 73-78 Asheville, N.C.* Saturday, Feb. 27 W 73-72 GREENVILLE 1988-89 L 82-91 Lexington (3ot) Game 9 — G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner, noon 1966-67 L 96-105 Lexington W 87-81 GREENVILLE Game 10 — G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner, after G9 L 57-71 GREENVILLE W 81-73 Asheville, N.C.* Sunday, Feb. 28 1967-68 L 80-83 Lexington 1989-90 W 94-71 GREENVILLE W 76-73 GREENVILLE L 75-84 Lexington Game 11 — Championship Game, 12:30 (ESPN) W 62-52 Charlotte, N.C. 1990-91 W 87-67 GREENVILLE 1968-69 L 55-83 Lexington L 79-80 Lexington (ot) W 71-68 GREENVILLE 1991-92 W 74-57 GREENVILLE PALADIN POINTERS 1969-70 L 66-67 Lexington W 72-65 Lexington W 53-52 GREENVILLE 1992-93 W 73-61 GREENVILLE ✒ 1970-71 W 93-68 GREENVILLE W 85-69 Lexington FURMAN MAKING 46TH SOCON TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE...Thursday's W 88-79 Lexington W 76-51 Asheville, N.C.* Furman-Appalachian State game will mark the Paladins' 46th appearance in 1971-72 W 97-62 Lexington 1993-94 W 67-55 GREENVILLE Southern Conference Tournament action. Furman, which made its debut in SoCon W 104-66 GREENVILLE W 67-64 Lexington Tournament play with a 73-68 loss to North Carolina State during the 1951-52 W 126-80 GREENVILLE* 1994-95 W 60-59 GREENVILLE season, has posted a 34-39 record in conference tournament action over the years. 1972-73 W 86-49 Lexington 1995-96 L 57-83 Lexington W 94-60 GREENVILLE L 89-91 Greensboro, N.C.* (ot) Included in that history are six championships (1971, '73, '74, '75, '78, and '90). 1973-74 W 80-66 GREENVILLE 1996-97 L 60-62 GREENVILLE Furman, however, has not appeared in a championship game since 1980 and has 1974-75 W 80-68 Lexington L 84-87 Greensboro, N.C.* (ot) not advanced past the quarterfinals since 1991. W 94-81 GREENVILLE* 1997-98 L 81-87 Lexington 1975-76 L 69-82 GREENVILLE ✒ 1976-77 L 86-99 Lexington @ Louisiana Invitational Tournament STUDY IN FUTILITY...Furman's recent Southern Conference Tournament 1977-78 W 102-79 GREENVILLE * Southern Conference Tournament history has been about as productive as congressional hearings on campaign 1978-79 W 80-65 Lexington finance reform. Furman is 0-5 in its last five tournament games, 7-17 overall in league 1979-80 W 84-67 Lexington In Greenville: Furman leads 33-4 W 107-75 GREENVILLE In Lexington: VMI leads 20-15 W 87-75 GREENVILLE* Neutral Sites: VMI leads 5-4 notes continued on page 4... FURMAN IN SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS Year Score Result Opponent Site Furman Top`Scorer Opponent Top Scorer 1951-52 68-73 L North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C. Frank Selvy-27 Speight-28 1952-53 87-91 L West Virginia Raleigh, N.C. Nield Gordon-37 Sottile-29 1953-54 84-68 W Davidson Morgantown, W.Va. Frank Selvy-36 Hobbt Cobb-16 (ot) 81-85 L Richmond Morgantown, W.Va. Darrell Floyd-32 Ken Daniels-19 1954-55 63-97 L Washington & Lee Morgantown, W.Va. Darrell Floyd-20 Lee Marshall-24 1955-56 84-70 W Virginia Tech Richmond, Va. Darrell Floyd-43 Terry Penn-22 74-77 L West Virginia Richmond, Va. Darrell Floyd-31 Rod Hundley-42 1956-57 71-90 L Richmond Richmond, Va. Jimmie Herring-18 Warren Mitchell-20 1957-58 59-73 L George Washington Richmond, Va. Byron Pinson-21 Bill Telasky-24 1958-59 88-93 L The Citadel Richmond, Va. Pete Carlisle-26 Art Musselman-36 1959-60 74-82 L William & Mary Richmond, Va. Dag Wilson-25 Bev Vaughn-24 1960-61 (3ot) 84-86 L William & Mary Richmond, Va. Jerry Smith-30 Jeff Cohen-26 1961-62 61-76 L VMI Richmond, Va. Gerald Glur-25 Norm Halberstadt-26 1962-63 57-54 W George Washington Richmond, Va. Jerry Smith-16 Kenny Legins-14 63-81 L West Virginia Richmond, Va. Jerry Smith-26 Rod Thorn-37 1963-64 73-77 L VMI Charlotte, N.C. Leroy Peacock-25 Bill Blair-22 1965-66 73-78 L William & Mary Charlotte, N.C. Steve Lawerence-29 Tim Walter-17 1966-67 55-64 L Davidson Charlotte, N.C. Don Webster-22 Wayne Huckel-17 1967-68 62-52 W VMI Charlotte, N.C. Dick Esleeck-27 Mike Manis-19 63-79 L Davidson Charlotte, N.C. Dick Esleeck-28 Joe Suttor-25 1968-69 64-66 L Richmond Charlotte, N.C. Dick Esleeck-27 Kenny Foster-21 1969-70 67-82 L William & Mary Charlotte, N.C. Joe Brunson-29 Bob Sherwood-24 1970-71 95-82 W The Citadel Charlotte, N.C. Jerry Martin-22 Ben Ledbetter-19 83-79 W Davidson Charlotte, N.C.