Led by Nick Anderson's 26 points, the Furman Paladins defeated the Samford Bulldogs 95-78 in the Southern Conference Championship quarterfinal

Huff scored eight straight points for the Mocs as part of his 17-point first half outburst to spark UTC to a four-point lead just before intermission, but Smith – who had 14 points of his own in the opening stanza – connected on a 3-pointer in the waning moments to give Chattanooga a 35-34 edge at intermission.

With its 25th victory of the season, Furman (25-8) secured its third trip to the SoCon championship game in the last four years.

Corey Tripp scored 20 points and Wofford cruised to an 85-65 victory over VMI on Sunday night in a Southern Conference Tournament semifinal. The sixth-seeded Terriers

Pjay Smith Jr. scored 25 points and Nick Anderson added five points in the overtime as the Furman Paladins defeated the top-seeded Chattanooga Mocs 80-77 in the Southern Conference Tournament

Asheville, North Carolina; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -2.5; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: Samford squares off against Furman in the SoCon Tournament. The Bulldogs have gone 12-6 against SoCon teams,