Cunningham scores 20; Samford holds off South Alabama 82-79
Christen Cunningham scored 20 points and Samford held off South Alabama 82-79 on Friday night for its fourth straight win.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Samford Bulldogs
82
South Alabama Jaguars
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | 36 | 46 | 82 |
| USA | 33 | 46 | 79 |
Mitchell Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ UNLV Rebels | L 79-88 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Berry Vikings | W 87-58 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 82-79
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 81-79
Foul on Nick Stover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 81-79
Nick Stover made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 81-78
Nick Stover made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 81-77
Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 81-77
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 80-77
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 79-77
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 79-77
Shaq Calhoun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dederick Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 79-74
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 78-74
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 77-74
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 77-74
Nick Stover made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 77-71
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 76-71
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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LayUpShot 0:29 76-71
Nick Stover made Layup. Assisted by Don MuepoKelly.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 76-69
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 75-69
Foul on Shaq Calhoun.
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LayUpShot 0:47 75-69
Georgi Boyanov made Layup.
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DunkShot 1:01 75-67
Wyatt Walker made Dunk. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 73-67
Georgi Boyanov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dederick Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 73-64
Wyatt Walker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 72-64
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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LayUpShot 1:43 72-64
Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
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LayUpShot 2:03 70-64
Georgi Boyanov made Layup. Assisted by Nick Stover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 70-62
Justin Hopkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 69-62
Foul on Nick Stover.
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LayUpShot 2:33 69-62
Justin Hopkins made Layup. Assisted by Terry Brutus.
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JumpShot 3:01 67-62
Shaq Calhoun made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:31 67-60
Wyatt Walker made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:19 65-60
Georgi Boyanov made Layup. Assisted by Nick Stover.
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LayUpShot 4:32 65-58
Christen Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Wyatt Walker.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:45 63-58
Georgi Boyanov made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:45 63-57
Georgi Boyanov made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:45 63-56
Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
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JumpShot 5:25 63-56
Shaq Calhoun made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:43 63-54
Josh Sharkey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
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PersonalFoul 6:00 60-54
Foul on Ken Williams.
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PersonalFoul 6:59 60-54
Foul on Christen Cunningham.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:20 60-54
Dederick Lee made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:20 60-53
Dederick Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:20 60-52
Foul on Triston Chambers.
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JumpShot 7:50 60-52
Ken Williams made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:20 60-50
Foul on Herb McGee.
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JumpShot 8:39 60-50
Shaq Calhoun made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:51 60-48
Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:39 60-48
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:39 59-48
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:39 58-48
Foul on Herb McGee.
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JumpShot 10:06 58-48
Shaq Calhoun made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:34 58-46
Foul on Alex Peters.
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PersonalFoul 10:51 58-46
Foul on Shaq Calhoun.
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LayUpShot 11:11 58-46
Georgi Boyanov made Layup. Assisted by Don MuepoKelly.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 58-44
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:16 57-44
Foul on Herb McGee.
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PersonalFoul 11:29 57-44
Foul on Trhae Mitchell.
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LayUpShot 11:41 57-44
Shaq Calhoun made Layup. Assisted by Nick Stover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:07 57-42
Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Brutus.
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DunkShot 12:43 54-42
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Dunk.
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JumpShot 13:09 52-42
Christen Cunningham made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 82-79
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:02 82-79
Terry Brutus Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 82-79
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 81-79
Foul on Nick Stover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 81-79
Nick Stover made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 81-78
Nick Stover made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 81-77
Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 81-77
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 80-77
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 79-77
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 79-77
Shaq Calhoun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dederick Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 79-74
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 78-74
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 77-74
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 77-74
Nick Stover made Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:26 77-71
Samford Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 77-71
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:26 76-71
Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 76-71
Josh Sharkey missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 76-71
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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LayUpShot 0:29 76-71
Nick Stover made Layup. Assisted by Don MuepoKelly.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 76-69
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:37 75-69
Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 75-69
Christen Cunningham missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 75-69
Foul on Shaq Calhoun.
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LayUpShot 0:47 75-69
Georgi Boyanov made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:51 75-67
Georgi Boyanov Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:51 75-67
Nick Stover missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:01 75-67
Wyatt Walker made Dunk. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
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RegularTimeOut 1:30 73-67
South Alabama Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 73-67
Georgi Boyanov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dederick Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 73-64
Wyatt Walker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 72-64
Foul on Dederick Lee.
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LayUpShot 1:43 72-64
Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
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LayUpShot 2:03 70-64
Georgi Boyanov made Layup. Assisted by Nick Stover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:16 70-62
South Alabama Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 70-62
Shaq Calhoun missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 70-62
Justin Hopkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 69-62
Foul on Nick Stover.
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LayUpShot 2:33 69-62
Justin Hopkins made Layup. Assisted by Terry Brutus.
Showing the last 40 of 354 events.
Team Stats
SAM
USA
24-57
FG
29-63
42
Field Goal %
46
6-19
3PT
8-27
32
Three Point %
30
28-31
FT
13-18
90
Free Throw %
72
31
Rebounds
35
11
Offensive Rebounds
14
20
Defensive Rebounds
21
14
Assists
14
10
Steals
5
0
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
21
Points Off Turnovers
14
4
Fast Break Points
13
24
Points in Paint
34
17
Fouls
26
15
Largest Lead
4
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