GREENVILLE, S.C. – Senior Lee Skinner scored a season-high 17 points and pulled in a game-high seven rebounds as the Wofford men's basketball team held off a Furman rally to take the outright Southern Conference Regular Season Championship, 62-60, Saturday evening at Timmons Arena.
 
The Terriers conclude the regular season 25-6 overall and 16-2 in Southern Conference play. Wofford's 25 regular season wins and 16 SoCon wins are both new school records, surpassing the 2009-10 team's 23 wins and 15-3 league record.
 
"What this team has accomplished is remarkable," said Wofford head coach Mike Young, who moved into eighth place in Southern Conference history with his 214th career victory. "To go into the tournament as regular season champions and with 25 wins is unbelievable. I'm really excited about this team and looking forward to the preparation for next Saturday's game."
 
The Terriers will begin their quest for a fourth Southern Conference Tournament title in six years on Saturday at noon. Wofford will face the winner of the first-round game between eighth-seeded UNCG and ninth-seeded Samford. That game kicks off the tournament Friday at 6 p.m. inside the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C.
 
Furman certainly didn't make Saturday's win easy. The Paladins trailed by just a point at the half after shooting 56 percent in the opening 20 minutes. Wofford responded out of the locker room with an 18-6 run to take a 13-point lead, and was in front by eight after a Karl Cochran 3-pointer with 1:29 to go.
 
Back came the Paladins. Devin Sibley hit from three with the shot clock winding down and John Davis drained another triple on the next possession. It cut Wofford's lead to three and, after fouling the Terriers over the next several possessions, Furman was within two with 30 seconds remaining.
 
"It was tough," Young added. "[Coach Medved] did a nice job with his team and they had some guys make some shots that haven't been as big of contributors all year. We made adjustments and got out of here with the win."
 
A big call followed. C.J. Neumann drove the lane as Wofford was trying to avoid being fouled. The Terriers found the 6-foot-7 junior, who went up and was fouled hard by Geoff Beans. The officials ruled the foul intentional, giving Neumann two free throws and Wofford the ball. Neumann connected on both, got fouled again and went 1 of 2 the second time, pushing the Terriers back in front by five.
 
Sibley put up a 3-point attempt that was off the mark and Wofford went back to the line. It all but wrapped up the victory. A triple by John Davis at the buzzer made the final margin just two points.
 
Skinner led the Terriers with 17 points on 4-of-9 shooting. Maybe more importantly, he knocked down 9 of 10 at the foul line and finished with a game-high seven rebounds. Cochran joined his fellow senior in double figures with 11 points and added five boards. Junior Spencer Collins had nine points and Neumann had seven to go with five boards.
 
For Furman, freshman John Davis scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-6 from long range. He averaged just 3.0 points heading into the game and blew away his previous career-high of 14. Freshman Devin Sibley scored 15 and junior Kendrec Ferrara added 13.
 
Wofford was outshot 41 percent to Furman's 50 percent. The Paladins were also 9-of-22 (41 percent) from three, while the Terriers missed their first seven before finishing the game 3 for 14 (21 percent). A big Terrier advantage was at the foul line, going 19-of-28 to Furman's 5-of-12 showing. Both teams were dead even on the glass with 31 rebounds apiece.
 
Wofford Notes:
- Wofford finished the regular season 25-6, 16-2 SoCon, marking its most regular season wins and Southern Conference wins in program history.
- Senior Lee Skinner scored a season-high 17 points and made a season-high nine free throws. His nine free throws also ties for the most in a game by a Terrier this year.
- Mike Young moved into eighth place in Southern Conference coaching victories with his 214th. His overall record is 214-191 (.529), including 125-102 (.551) in SoCon games.
- The regular season championship is the first outright title for the Terriers. Wofford won the SoCon South Division title in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
- The win is Wofford's fifth straight in the series against Furman, improving to 52-83 all-time.
- Wofford heads to the SoCon Tournament on a five-game winning streak and 12-1 in its last 13 games.