NCAAB

East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Samford Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
16-5, 5-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
96 - 86
Samford Bulldogs
13-8, 6-4 Home

ETSU outlasts Samford 96-86 in double-overtime victory

Samford's Christian Cunningham sent the game into its second overtime when he hit a contested 3 at the buzzer as he was drifting left to tie it at 78.

Bradford made 1 of 2 free throws with 23 seconds left in regulation tying it at 70. Josh Sharkey missed a 3 with two seconds left at the end of regulation.

Tevin Glass' two free throws gave the Buccaneers a nine-point lead (61-52) lead with 5:50 remaining in regulation. Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made back-to-back 3s capping Samford's 11-1 run for a one-point lead.

David Burrell scored 14 points for East Tennessee State (16-5, 6-2 Southern), Glass had 12, and A.J. Merriweather added 10.

Denzel-Dyson finished with 26 points before fouling out in the first overtime for Samford (13-8, 4-4). Wyatt Walker added 17 points and 11 rebounds and Cunningham had 16.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 96 - 86
4th 0:01 Samford Defensive Rebound. 96 - 86
4th 0:01 Jason Williams missed Three Point Jumper. 96 - 86
4th 0:05 Desonta Bradford made Free Throw. 96 - 86
4th 0:05 Desonta Bradford made Free Throw. 95 - 86

Statistics

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31-66 FG 28-68
47 Field Goal % 41
5-20 3PT 6-21
25 Three Point % 29
29-39 FT 24-32
74 Free Throw % 75
39 Rebounds 41
12 Offensive Rebounds 15
27 Defensive Rebounds 26
16 Assists 10
7 Steals 12
7 Blocks 3
19 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
31 Points Off Turnovers 14
18 Fast Break Points 8
44 Points in Paint 42
24 Fouls 32
14 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, 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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