With Northern and coach Bill Frieder, Furlow won back-to-back state Class A championships, including an undefeated team in his senior year (1971–72).

Furlow paired with fellow future NBA player Wayman Britt and led the team in scoring as a senior with 14.8 ppg as Northern defeated Pontiac Central High School 86–81 to cap a 25–0 season at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing.

[1] 1972 Flint Northern vs. Pontiac Central He would continue his career in East Lansing and played collegiately for Michigan State.

[2][3] Controversially, Furlow was one of a number of black players who walked out on coach Gus Ganakas before a key Big Ten game on January 4, 1975, against Indiana.

If it hadn't been for Terry when he went to Michigan State, I was still a young guy just coming into high school and he used to say 'Come on and meet me' at what we used to call the old men's gym.

There were some other things that he just couldn’t get past.” On May 23, 1980, Furlow was killed in a car accident when he crashed into a pole on Interstate 71 at 120 mph in Linndale, Ohio after spending the night with former teammate Foots Walker.

[10] An autopsy report confirmed he had cocaine and Valium in his bloodstream when he died, with open beer and marijuana in the car.