NCAAB

Western Carolina Catamounts at Samford Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
9-12, 2-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 78
Samford Bulldogs
9-14, 7-4 Home

Samford holds off Western Carolina 78-72

Christen Cunningham scored 13 points, Marcus Johnson added 12, Tyler Hood 11, and the Bulldogs (9-14, 2-8 Southern Conference) made 26 of 28 free throws.

After seven lead changes and four ties, Hood put Samford up 24-22 with a free throw to spark an 11-3 run and the Bulldogs led 35-30 at halftime.

James Sinclair pulled the Catamounts within 47-45 with a jumper in the second half, but Samford replied with a 7-2 run and pulled away. Sinclair hit six straight points and pulled Western Carolina within 74-72 with a 3 with 19 seconds left, but Bradley and Johnson hit a pair of free throws each to blunt the charge.

James Sinclair led Western Carolina (9-12, 4-5) with 26 points, Justin Browning had 12, Mike Brown 11, and Rhett Harrelson 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 78
2nd 0:04 Darius Jones-Gibson Steal. 72 - 78
2nd 0:05 Justin Browning Turnover. 72 - 78
2nd 0:07 Marcus Johnson made Free Throw. 72 - 78
2nd 0:07 Marcus Johnson made Free Throw. 72 - 77

Statistics

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28-57 FG 24-49
49 Field Goal % 49
5-20 3PT 4-12
25 Three Point % 33
11-17 FT 26-28
65 Free Throw % 93
35 Rebounds 26
16 Offensive Rebounds 8
19 Defensive Rebounds 18
12 Assists 14
8 Steals 11
2 Blocks 1
20 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 24
10 Fast Break Points 8
34 Points in Paint 34
24 Fouls 19

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 1,231 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-13
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26
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