NCAAB

Samford Bulldogs at UNC Greensboro Spartans

· SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
Samford Bulldogs
13-19, 4-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 81
UNC Greensboro Spartans
11-21, 6-10 Home

UNCG beats Samford 81-76 in SoCon tournament opener

UNCG (11-21) led by 11 points early in the second half and never trailed in the period. Samford (13-19) closed the margin to within two points three different times, the latest at 78-76 on Christen Cunningham's jumper with 24 seconds left.

Baldwin made two free throws to push the lead back to four with 21.5 seconds left and Kayel Locke added another free throw to cap the scoring. Locke finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Baldwin had seven rebounds and five assists.

The Spartans advance to face top-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Tevon Saddler added 15 points and Nicholas Paulos scored 13 with Marvin Smith and RJ White adding 10 apiece for UNCG.

Darius Jones-Gibson led the Bulldogs with 19.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 81
2nd 0:02 Diante Baldwin Defensive Rebound. 76 - 81
2nd 0:02 Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 81
2nd 0:07 Tyler Hood Defensive Rebound. 76 - 81
2nd 0:07 Kayel Locke missed Free Throw. 76 - 81

Statistics

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27-52 FG 30-61
52 Field Goal % 49
3-18 3PT 7-14
17 Three Point % 50
19-25 FT 14-21
76 Free Throw % 67
26 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 18
17 Defensive Rebounds 19
7 Assists 13
4 Steals 6
4 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 15
4 Fast Break Points 9
34 Points in Paint 38
18 Fouls 19

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
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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