Pettway Leads Catamounts to Sixth Straight Victory

Cullowhee, N.C. – Freshman Tahlan Pettway scored a game-high 23 points to pace five Catamounts in double figures as Western Carolina men’s basketball closed the regular season on a six-game winning streak, capping it with a commanding 86-67 victory on Saturday night over chromatic rival Furman on Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center. Trailing by six, 26-20 with 5:11 to play in the first half, the Catamounts closed on a 17-to-4 run to flip the scoreboard, leading by seven at the break, and then never looked back. WCU held the advantage throughout the second half on the way to a…