Charleston win sets up SoCon final

Andrew Goudelock scored 31 points to lead the College of Charleston to an 63-58 win over Furman in the Southern Conference tournament semifinals.

Antwaine Wiggins added 10 points, and Trent Wiedeman had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars (24-9) who will face defending champion Wofford in the championship Monday at 9 p.m. in McKenzie Arena.

Jordan Miller led the Paladins (22-10) with 11 points and Amu Saaka had 10 points.

Furman held the Cougars without a field goal for almost eight minutes in one stretch in the first half and limited Goudelock to 4-of-13 shooting to take a 29-25 lead at halftime.

Furman had two quick spurts that resulted in an 11-point edge in the second half.

Charleston responded to the last an 18-3 run to take a 55-51 lead as Furman went more than seven minutes with only three free throws.

Furman pulled within 59-56 but no closer in the final minute.

See Monday's Times Free Press for more coverage.

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