Men's Basketball Southern Conference

Furman falls to Creighton

OMAHA, NEB. -- Kyle Corver scored 20 points and claimed seven rebounds
to lead the Creighton Bluejays (2-0) to an 82-59 win over Furman (1-1) in
the second round of the Guardians Classic Nov. 18 at Omaha Civic Auditorium.

Corver, a senior All-America forward and MVP selection of the
tournament's Omaha Regional, connected on 7-of-12 field goals and 5-of-9
three-pointers to lead a hot shooting Creighton attack. The Missouri
Valley preseason No. 1 pick Bluejays shot 54.1 percent from the field and
grabbed and early 8-2 lead on the way to 19-5 advantage only six minutes
into the contest.

Furman, which got a game high 22 points from senior forward Karim
Souchu, committed 26 turnovers. Guilherme Da Luz was the only other
Paladin in double figures with 13 points.

""We knew coming in that we had to take care of the basketball against a
veteran Creighton team, but we didn't do it," said Furman head coach Larry
Davis. "This team (Creighton) beat Florida in the NCAAs last year and they
are very experienced, so we knew it was going to be a challenge, but one
that we need. I thought we missed several good shots early and lost our
composure a bit, and they were able to get on top of us."

Furman trailed 38-24 at intermission and 45-31 with 15:37 remaining
before Corver keyed a 14-0 Bluejay run with back-to-back 3-pointers to help
extend the advantage to 59-31 with 11 minutes to play.

Deren Brody added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Larry House scored
10 points for Creighton. Furman's Paco Gonzalez led all rebounders with 10
boards.

Furman and Creighton will advance to the second week of the Guardians
Classic in Kansas City, starting on Monday, November 25. Creighton will
play IUPUI at 6:00 p.m. CST followed by Furman and Notre Dame beginning at
8:30 p.m.