NCAAB

Samford Bulldogs at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
Samford Bulldogs
19-15, 8-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 81
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
26-7, 13-2 Home

Cromer, ETSU cruise past Samford in SoCon Tournament

East Tennessee State player gets up on one-handed alley-oop

Cromer made 11 of 18 from the field and 10 of 11 free throws. Desonta Bradford added 13 points and five assists for third-seeded ETSU (26-7), which will face No. 1 seed UNC-Greensboro in the championship game on Monday.

Cromer scored 14 points, including three 3s and a conventional 3-point play, during a 23-6 run to open the game and ETSU never trailed. He finished with six 3-pointers and 25 points in the first half as the Bucs took a 41-28 lead into the break. A.J. Merriweather hit a 3 before Cromer added three more during a 12-0 spurt that gave ETSU its biggest lead, 53-30, with 15:28 to play.

Christen Cunningham led No. 7 seed Samford (19-15) with a career-high 30 points. Alex Thompson and Wyatt Walker scored 14 apiece.

ETSU made just one field goal, but hit 12 of 13 free throws, in the final seven minutes as the Bulldogs trimmed their deficit to eight in the closing seconds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 81
2nd 0:20 Desonta Bradford Defensive Rebound. 72 - 81
2nd 0:20 Christen Cunningham missed Layup. 72 - 81
2nd 0:25 Alex Thompson Defensive Rebound. 72 - 81
2nd 0:25 T.J. Cromer missed Free Throw. 72 - 81

Statistics

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26-64 FG 22-52
41 Field Goal % 42
6-20 3PT 13-23
30 Three Point % 57
14-18 FT 24-31
78 Free Throw % 77
37 Rebounds 32
13 Offensive Rebounds 6
24 Defensive Rebounds 26
11 Assists 15
10 Steals 11
3 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 15
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 20
4 Fast Break Points 10
34 Points in Paint 14
23 Fouls 19
0 Largest Lead 23

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 5,079 | 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