Samford Bulldogs at VMI Keydets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 67
69 - 67
Samford holds on late to edge VMI 69-67 in Southern play
Justin Hopkins scored a season-best 13 points, Wyatt Walker 11 and Sharkey finished with four.
QJ Peterson led VMI (5-15, 2-7) with 21 points and Armani Branch added 14. In the last 2:28, Peterson stole the ball from Denzel-Dyson and fed to Adrian Rich for a layup, cutting the gap to 67-65, and Peterson hit with 1:26 left to make the score 69-67 after a basket by Sharkey.
Samford missed twice in the final minute and VMI controlled the rebound each time, but Branch had the ball stolen once and also missed a potential game-tying jumper as time ran out.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Samford Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Armani Branch missed Jumper. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:11 | QJ Peterson Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Wyatt Walker missed Layup. | 69 - 67 |
Statistics
SAM |
VMI |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 26-60 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 9-15 | FT | 7-13 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Cameron Hall
Location: Lexington, VA
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Location: Lexington, VA
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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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