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Samford Bulldogs at Western Carolina Catamounts

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Samford Bulldogs
11-4, 6-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 65
Western Carolina Catamounts
5-10, 3-4 Home

Denzel-Dyson leads Samford to 70-65 win over W Carolina

Leading 33-25 at halftime, Samford trailed 56-52 after Western Carolina's Elijah Pughsley scored three straight 3-pointers. The Bulldogs regained the lead 64-63 after Denzel-Dyson's free throw and a layup, and Josh Sharkey and Christen Cunningham combined for six free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Alex Thompson scored 10 points and Sharkey had seven steals for the Bulldogs (11-4, 2-0), who made 28 of 37 free throws, outscoring Western Carolina by 21 at the line.

Onno Steger made five 3-pointers for 15 points, Marc Gosselin and Pughsley scored 12 apiece, and Devin Peterson added 10 with five assists for the Catamounts (5-10, 0-2), who have lost two straight.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 70 - 65
2nd 0:08 Justin Hopkins Defensive Rebound. 70 - 65
2nd 0:08 Haboubacar Mutombo missed Jumper. 70 - 65
2nd 0:09 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 70 - 65

Statistics

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19-46 FG 24-60
41 Field Goal % 40
4-13 3PT 10-21
31 Three Point % 48
28-37 FT 7-9
76 Free Throw % 78
29 Rebounds 38
5 Offensive Rebounds 13
24 Defensive Rebounds 25
11 Assists 17
10 Steals 4
2 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Off Turnovers 12
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
15 Fouls 29
11 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Ramsey Center

Location: Cullowhee, NC
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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