No. 6 Wofford wins the SoCon Tournament title

No. 6 Wofford 92, No. 5 Furman 85

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Hot shooting from three-point range in the second half helped No. 6 seed Wofford to a 92-85 win over No. 5 Furman in the Ingles Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship game on Monday night at Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville.

Jackson Sivills made his fourth and final 3-pointer of the night with 1:26 remaining, giving the Terriers the lead for good, 84-83.

From there Wofford did the remainder of its scoring from the free-throw line, converting on eight straight for its sixth SoCon tournament title and first since 2019.

The Terriers made 8-of-13 three-point attempts in the second half when they outscored the Paladins 55-46.

Wofford held a 77-69 lead with 6:53 remaining but Furman went on a 14-2 run for an 83-79 advantage with 2:34 left in regulation. Wofford's Kyle Filewich, the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, scored on a layup with 1:49 remaining to cut the deficit to 83-81 before Sivills' big shot.

The Terriers finished 14-of-28 for the game on shots beyond the arc. Furman was 8-of-16 in the first half but cooled off in the second half, making just 5-of-17 to finish 13-of-33.

Wofford made 13-of-19 field goals overall for a blistering 68.4 percent in the second half. They finished the game 26-of-48 (54.2 percent). Furman was 27-of-56 overall (48.2 percent).

Furman made 42 three-pointers in its three games, one off the record of 43 by Chattanooga in the 2023 tournament. The Mocs, though, set the mark in four games. Wofford finished this year's tournament with 37 made 3-pointers.

Sivills led Wofford in scoring with 20 points. Justin Bailey contributed 19, Dillon Bailey 15, Filewich 13 and Corey Tripp 11.

Furman also had five players in double figures led by PJay Smith's 27. Others in double figures were Nick Anderson (15); Garrett Hien 13; Charles Johnston (12); and Cooper Bowser (11).

Records: Wofford 19-15, Furman 25-9.

STATS TO KNOW

- Wofford becomes the first No. 6 seed to win the SoCon Championship in the 21st century

- Wofford won its sixth conference tournament title since 2010

- Monday’s title game was the first to not feature the league’s top seed since 2014

All-Tournament Team
First team
Nick Anderson, Furman

PJay Smith, Furman
Honor Huff, Chattanooga
Kyler Filewich, Wofford (MOP)

Corey Tripp, Wofford
 
Second team
Cooper Bowser, Furman

Ahmad Robinson, Mercer

Rickey Bradley Jr., VMI
Augustinas Kiudulas, VMI

Jackson Sivills, Wofford
 
Knight Commission Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Don Douglass, Wofford

2025 Ingles Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship
Friday, March 7 (ESPN+/Nexstar)
Game 1 - (8) Mercer 67, (9) Western Carolina 66
Game 2 - (7) VMI 73, (10) The Citadel 62
 
Saturday, March 8 (ESPN+)
Game 3 - (1) Chattanooga 76, (8) Mercer 61
Game 4 - (7) VMI 64, (2) UNCG 57

Game 5 - (6) Wofford 72, (3) ETSU 60

Game 6 - (5) Furman 95, (4) Samford 78
 
Sunday, March 9 (ESPNU)
Game 7 - (5) Furman 80, (1) Chattanooga 77 (OT)
Game 8 - (6) Wofford 85, (7) VMI 65
 
Monday, March 10 (ESPN)
Championship - (6) Wofford 92, (5) Furman 85