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Western Carolina Catamounts at Samford Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
7-11, 0-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 84
Samford Bulldogs
11-8, 5-2 Home

Samford coasts in second half to 84-68 win over W Carolina

Walker finished 11 of 15 from the field. Matt Rose scored 16 points and Marcus Johnson had 13 for the Bulldogs (11-8, 2-4 Southern Conference), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Darius Jones-Gibson added nine points with 10 assists.

Samford shot 52.5 percent from the field and had 19 assists.

Rhett Harrelson hit two 3-pointers in the opening minutes and Western Carolina jumped out to a 12-3 lead. But Samford battled back for a 40-38 halftime lead, and opened the second half on 15-0 run, capped by Rose's 3-pointer, to stretch it to 55-38.

Mike Brown had 21 points and seven assists for the Catamounts (7-11, 2-3). Harrelson and Torrion Brummitt each had 14 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 84
2nd 0:25 Mike Brown Turnover. 68 - 84
2nd 0:34 Marcus Johnson made Layup. 68 - 84
2nd 1:03 Mike Brown made Free Throw. 68 - 82
2nd 1:03 Foul on Christen Cunningham. 67 - 82

Statistics

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26-57 FG 31-59
46 Field Goal % 53
7-20 3PT 8-19
35 Three Point % 42
9-13 FT 14-18
69 Free Throw % 78
29 Rebounds 35
13 Offensive Rebounds 14
16 Defensive Rebounds 21
17 Assists 19
8 Steals 9
2 Blocks 3
18 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 16
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Off Turnovers 24
18 Fast Break Points 8
38 Points in Paint 40
16 Fouls 16
9 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 1,781 | 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