NCAAB

VMI Keydets at Samford Bulldogs

· SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
VMI Keydets
6-24, 1-14 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 79
Samford Bulldogs
18-14, 9-6 Home

Samford beats VMI 79-61 in SoCon opener

Christen Cunningham scored 15 points and Alex Thompson and Wyatt Walker added 13 apiece for the Bulldogs (18-14), who take on No. 2 Furman in Saturday's quarterfinal.

Samford led 38-24 at halftime after shooting 50 percent from the floor and 6 of 13 from behind the arc to VMI's 21.4 percent and 1 of 16. Alex Peters' layup gave Samford a 20-point lead, 54-34, at 13:34 in the second half and the Bulldogs cruised.

QJ Peterson scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Keydets (6-24), who finished shooting 28.4 percent from the floor.

The Bulldogs are in the midst of their best season in 11 years and their first winning season since 2005-06.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 79
2nd 0:27 Justin Hopkins Defensive Rebound. 61 - 79
2nd 0:27 Keith Smith missed Three Point Jumper. 61 - 79
2nd 0:33 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 61 - 79
2nd 0:33 Samford Deadball Team Rebound. 61 - 78

Statistics

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21-74 FG 27-53
28 Field Goal % 51
7-32 3PT 9-21
22 Three Point % 43
12-18 FT 16-23
67 Free Throw % 70
39 Rebounds 42
21 Offensive Rebounds 9
18 Defensive Rebounds 33
11 Assists 17
11 Steals 5
5 Blocks 3
9 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Off Turnovers 11
13 Fast Break Points 12
16 Points in Paint 32
18 Fouls 12
0 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 2,930 | 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
Full Standings