NCAAB

Samford Bulldogs at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Samford Bulldogs
12-14, 3-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 68
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
13-10, 8-4 Home

Johnson hits game-winner; Samford edges ETSU 71-68

Christen Cunningham took a high screen and drove toward the basket, which drew a double team, and found Johnson open on the wing.

Samford (12-14, 5-8 Southern) had five players in double figures, led by Darius Jones-Gibson with 13 points. Johnson finished with 12.

Tyler Hood made a corner 3-pointer to cut Samford's deficit to 66-64 and after an A.J. Merriweather basket, Johnson hit a 3 to make it 68-67. Later, Jones-Gibson made 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game at 68 with 39 seconds left. After an ETSU turnover, Johnson's game-winner capped a 7-0 run to close the game. Jalen Riley missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Riley led ETSU (13-10, 6-7) with 20 points and Rashawn Rembert added 16.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 68
2nd 0:00 Samford Deadball Team Rebound. 71 - 68
2nd 0:00 Jalen Riley missed Three Point Jumper. 71 - 68
2nd 0:04 Marcus Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 71 - 68
2nd 0:10 Samford Timeout 68 - 68

Statistics

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23-51 FG 24-48
45 Field Goal % 50
10-22 3PT 11-23
45 Three Point % 48
15-21 FT 9-20
71 Free Throw % 45
35 Rebounds 25
9 Offensive Rebounds 3
26 Defensive Rebounds 22
14 Assists 17
9 Steals 8
2 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 16
6 Fast Break Points 21
22 Points in Paint 18
13 Fouls 19

Game Information

Venue: Freedom Hall (TN)

Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 2,715 | 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
Full Standings