Furman Basketball

Ayanna Khalfani scored 16 points to lead a balanced UNC Greensboro attack, and the Spartans combined it with solid defense to defeat Furman, 64-44, in Ingles Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal round action Thursday evening at Harrah’s Cherokee Center.  With the victory UNCG (20-10), the tournament’s No. 2 seed, advances into Friday’s semfinals to face the winner of Thursday’s Samford/Wofford quarterfinal round matchup.  Furman (15-16), the No. 7 seed, completes its season under first-year head coach Pierre Curtis.