High Point Panthers vs Furman Paladins

Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon

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Final

	1	2	T
Furman FUR	40	31	71
High Point HPU	55	42	97

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Rob Martin scores 22 to lead High Point over Furman 97-71 in season opener

Updated: Nov 4, 2025, 02:02 am

ROCK HILL, S.C -- — Rob Martin's 22 points helped High Point defeat Furman 97-71 on Monday in a season opener.

Martin had four steals for the Panthers. Owen Aquino scored 17 points and added six rebounds and three steals. Conrad Martinez had 17 points and went 6 of 9 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range).

Charles Johnston finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Paladins. Ben Vanderwal and Alex Wilkins both scored 11.

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Game Information

Rock Hill, SC

Referee:Ryan Christian

Referee:Bobby Lineberger

Referee:Michael Husted

NCAA Division I

Southern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
East Tennessee State	13-5	-	23-11
Mercer	11-7	2	19-13
Wofford	11-7	2	19-13
Samford	11-7	2	18-14
Furman	10-8	3	22-13
Western Carolina	10-8	3	15-16
UNC Greensboro	9-9	4	15-19
Chattanooga	7-11	6	13-19
The Citadel	7-11	6	11-22
VMI	1-17	12	6-26

Big South Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
High Point	15-1	-	31-5
Winthrop	13-3	2	23-11
Radford	9-7	6	16-16
Longwood	8-8	7	16-16
UNC Asheville	8-8	7	15-17
Presbyterian	7-9	8	15-18
Charleston Southern	6-10	9	15-17
South Carolina Upstate	5-11	10	13-19
Gardner-Webb	1-15	14	4-29

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