Williams leads South Alabama over Samford 72-70 in 2OT
Ken Williams made two free throws with 20 seconds left in the second overtime and scored 19 points and South Alabama held on in a wild finish to edge Samford 72-70 on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
South Alabama Jaguars
72
Samford Bulldogs
70
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 34 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 72 |
| SAM | 31 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 70 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ UCF Knights | L 69-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks | W 83-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Ohio Bobcats | L 77-86 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:04 72-70
Foul on Iman Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 72-70
Matt Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 72-67
Ken Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 71-67
Ken Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 70-67
Foul on Marcus Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 70-67
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 70-66
Foul on Tafari Whittingham.
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DunkShot 1:09 70-66
Tafari Whittingham made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Stover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 68-66
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 68-65
Foul on Barrington Stevens.
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PersonalFoul 3:28 68-65
Foul on Georgi Boyanov.
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DunkShot 3:42 68-65
Nick Stover made Dunk. Assisted by Ken Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 66-65
Marcus Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 66-64
Foul on Barrington Stevens.
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LayUpShot 4:37 66-64
Nick Stover made Layup. Assisted by Georgi Boyanov.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 64-64
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 64-63
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 64-62
Foul on Tafari Whittingham.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 64-62
Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
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LayUpShot 3:16 64-62
Ken Williams made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:00 62-62
Foul on John Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 62-62
Ken Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barrington Stevens.
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DunkShot 1:21 59-62
Tafari Whittingham made Dunk. Assisted by Ken Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:31 57-62
Matt Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 57-59
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 57-58
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 57-57
Foul on Shaq Calhoun.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 57-57
Tafari Whittingham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:35 56-57
Foul on Eric Adams.
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JumpShot 2:35 56-57
Tafari Whittingham made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:08 54-57
Marcus Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
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JumpShot 3:41 54-54
Ken Williams made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:27 52-54
Ken Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Calhoun.
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JumpShot 5:03 49-54
Iman Johnson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 49-52
Georgi Boyanov made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 48-52
Georgi Boyanov made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:22 47-52
Foul on Matt Rose.
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LayUpShot 6:05 47-52
Georgi Boyanov made Layup. Assisted by Ken Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:28 45-52
Tafari Whittingham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:28 44-52
Foul on Matt Rose.
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LayUpShot 7:18 44-52
Tafari Whittingham made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:29 42-52
Foul on Jamal Shabazz.
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PersonalFoul 7:44 42-52
Foul on Matt Rose.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:48 42-52
Matt Rose made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:48 42-51
Matt Rose made Free Throw.
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JumpShot 8:02 42-50
Matt Rose made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Adams.
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JumpShot 8:30 42-48
Ken Williams made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:08 40-48
Matt Rose made Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
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PersonalFoul 9:11 40-46
Foul on John Brown.
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LayUpShot 9:21 40-46
Iman Johnson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:18 40-44
Foul on Alex Peters.
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PersonalFoul 10:35 40-44
Foul on Alex Peters.
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LayUpShot 11:02 40-44
Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:57 40-42
Marcus Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:57 40-41
Foul on Barrington Stevens.
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LayUpShot 12:43 40-41
Marcus Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Iman Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:22 40-39
Marcus Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:22 40-38
Marcus Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:22 40-37
Foul on Nick Davis.
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JumpShot 14:21 40-37
Nick Stover made Jumper. Assisted by Barrington Stevens.
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End Game 0:00 72-70
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 72-70
Matt Rose Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 72-70
Tafari Whittingham missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:04 72-70
South Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 72-70
Tafari Whittingham missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 72-70
Foul on Iman Johnson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:05 72-70
South Alabama Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 72-70
Matt Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:07 72-67
Samford Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 0:10 72-67
Samford Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 72-67
Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 72-67
Ken Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 71-67
Ken Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 70-67
Foul on Marcus Johnson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:32 70-67
South Alabama Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:33 70-67
Matt Rose Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:39 70-67
Eric Adams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:39 70-67
Ken Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 70-67
Georgi Boyanov Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 70-67
Christen Cunningham missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 70-67
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 70-66
Foul on Tafari Whittingham.
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DunkShot 1:09 70-66
Tafari Whittingham made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Stover.
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Steal 1:11 68-66
Nick Stover Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:12 68-66
Eric Adams Turnover.
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Steal 1:13 68-66
Eric Adams Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:15 68-66
Ken Williams Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 68-66
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:20 68-65
Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 68-65
Christen Cunningham missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 68-65
Foul on Barrington Stevens.
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Steal 1:26 68-65
Darius Jones-Gibson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:27 68-65
Nick Stover Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:49 68-65
Ken Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 68-65
Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:14 68-65
Samford Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:14 68-65
Tafari Whittingham missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:45 68-65
Alex Peters Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:59 68-65
Christen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:59 68-65
Ken Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
USA
SAM
26-69
FG
25-67
38
Field Goal %
37
5-25
3PT
6-24
20
Three Point %
25
15-26
FT
14-27
58
Free Throw %
52
54
Rebounds
44
22
Offensive Rebounds
18
32
Defensive Rebounds
26
17
Assists
15
8
Steals
15
6
Blocks
6
23
Turnovers
18
1
Team Turnovers
0
23
Total Turnovers
18
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
22
14
Fast Break Points
10
38
Points in Paint
28
22
Fouls
21
7
Largest Lead
10
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