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March Madness: Furman earns first NCAA tournament bid in 43 years with SoCon win over Chattanooga

For the first time since 1980, more than four decades ago, Furman is headed to the NCAA tournament.

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The Paladins held on to beat Chattanooga 88-79 and claim the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville, North Carolina on Monday night. That ended a 43-year drought in the NCAA tournament, and avenged their loss to Chattanooga in last year’s conference title game.

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