Samford Bulldogs at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 71
Samford holds on to beat Jacksonville State 77-71
Jones-Gibson was 5 of 9 from the field and made 10 of 11 free throws. Jamal Shabazz scored 13 points and Alex Peters chipped in 10 for Samford (6-2), which bounced back after having its five-game winning streak snapped against Austin Peay, 74-73 on Nov. 28.
Malcolm Drumwright scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting to lead Jacksonville State (3-7). Christian Cunningham and Cam Biedscheid added 14 points apiece.
The Bulldogs stretched their halftime lead to 59-52 midway through the second half. The Gamecocks used a 6-0 spurt to pull to 59-58, and the Bulldogs answered with a 8-0 surge to make it 67-59 with 3:43 remaining.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Erik Durham and Biedscheid pulled Jacksonville State to 74-71 with 16 seconds left. Jones-Gibson made 3 of 4 free throws to seal it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Cam Biedscheid missed Jumper. | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw. | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Samford Deadball Team Rebound. | 76 - 71 |
Statistics
 SAM |
 JXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 24-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 28-32 | FT | 14-20 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 24 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, AL
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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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |