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Western Carolina Catamounts at Samford Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
6-9, 3-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 85
Samford Bulldogs
6-10, 6-2 Home

Samford dominates W. Carolina 85-71 in Southern Conf. play

Denzel-Dyson drilled 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. Chambers missed just two field goal attempts, hitting 5 of 7 from distance. Alex Thompson and Eric Adams added 13 points apiece for Samford (6-10, 2-1).

The Bulldogs shot 54 Percent (26-48) from the floor while limiting Western Carolina to 25-of-61 shooting (41 percent). The Catamounts made two more from distance but Samford scored 14 more from the line.

Samford led 42-29 at the break. Chambers and Denzel-Dyson opened the second half with back-to-back treys as the Bulldogs pushed their advantage to 59-47 midway of that period.

Matt Halvorsen had 21 points for Western Carolina (6-9, 2-1), which will return home for three straight conference games.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 85
2nd 0:19 Western Carolina Timeout 71 - 85
2nd 0:19 Western Carolina Timeout 71 - 85
2nd 0:20 Jason McMillan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deriece Parks. 71 - 85
2nd 0:27 Deriece Parks Defensive Rebound. 68 - 85

Statistics

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25-61 FG 26-48
41 Field Goal % 54
12-34 3PT 10-19
35 Three Point % 53
9-14 FT 23-29
64 Free Throw % 79
31 Rebounds 33
13 Offensive Rebounds 8
18 Defensive Rebounds 25
19 Assists 18
8 Steals 7
2 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 23
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
22 Fouls 15
1 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 887 | 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