Furman’s Jalen Slawson foreshadowed Virginia upset with sneaker message

Furman introduced its dancing sneakers to the NCAA Match and Jalen Slawson wrote a prescient message on his pair.

On Thursday, No. 13 Furman had the primary upset of the match over No. 4 Virginia 68-67, and Slawson appeared to foretell the end result together with his sneakers, as he wrote an inspirational message on the correct heel.

“You ain’t come this far to solely come this far,” the message learn that doubtless ignited a spark within the Paladins to upstage the Cavaliers in a sport that resulted in a poor cross and a late 3-pointer in Furman’s favor.

With Virginia up by two and a timeout to spare, Virginia’s Kihei Clark inbounded the ball with seven seconds to go, lobbing it to 2 teammates down the courtroom solely to land within the palms of Garrett Hien for a steal.

Hien tossed it to his teammate JP Pegues, who drilled a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds to spare, placing Furman up by one level.

The Cavaliers didn’t reply in a 3-point try, costing them the sport.

Slawson was caught in a viral moment within the tunnel after the sport, saying in disbelief, “He simply freaking threw the ball!”

The fifth-year 6-foot-7 ahead, like many, remained in shock within the aftermath of the sport.

Slawson completed the sport with 19 factors, going 6-for-10 from the sector, together with 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

He has averaged a career-high 15.8 factors this season.

Furman continues its scorching streak, profitable seven consecutive video games, and given Slawson’s message, the Paladins are usually not able to let off the fuel.

The Paladins are set to face San Diego State, which knocked out Charleston 63-57, within the spherical of 32 on Saturday at 12:10 p.m. EST and Slawson is predicted to proceed sporting the inspirational message within the subsequent matchup.