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Belmont Takes Down Furman 72-62
Belmont erased a five-point deficit with a 21-2 second-half run and got 15 points from Jack Smiley in the comeback win.
Vincent Neugebauer scored 17 points on Saturday to lead Belmont past Furman 72-62, improving the Bruins to 3-1 while the Paladins fell to 4-1.
Furman entered halftime with a 33-30 lead after controlling the early tempo, with Neugebauer scoring eight points in the opening half before Belmont's second-half surge.
Belmont erased a five-point deficit with a 21-2 second-half run, surging to a 60-46 lead with 5:08 remaining to secure the victory.
Cameron Elwer led Furman with 13 points, followed by Tom House with 11 and Charles Johnston with 10 in the losing effort.
Both teams return to action on Wednesday; Belmont hosts Union while Furman travels to play Radford for their next matchups.