Samford Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
55 - 70
Cincinnati uses 2nd half to down Samford 70-55
Cincinnati (4-1) trailed 35-30 at halftime and tightened up the defense in the second half in which Samford (2-2) shot 6 for 29 from the field (20.7 percent). The Bearcats outscored Samford 21-6 in the first 10 minutes after intermission and led 51-41 on Troy Maupin's 3. The Bearcats led by double digits the rest of the way.
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson led Samford with 14 points and Triston Chambers added 12.
The Bearcats raced to a 13-2 lead punctuated by Washington's dunk with 13:59 left before the break. Samford rallied outscoring Cincinnati 31-4 over the next 10 minutes and led 33-17 on Justin Hopkins' 3.
Cincinnati then used a 13-2 run to get back in it.
Despite shooting just 4 for 20 from 3, the Bearcats dominated the interior outscoring Samford 30-10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. | 55 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. | 54 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Kyle Washington. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Kevin Johnson Turnover. | 53 - 70 |
Statistics
 SAM |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-58 | FG | 27-63 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 9-11 | FT | 12-20 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |