Samford Bulldogs at VMI Keydets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
78 - 75
Sharkey's double-double, key free throws lead Samford by VMI
Donte Tatum had 16 points and six rebounds for Samford (8-8, 2-0 Southern Conference). Robert Allen added 11 points. Deandre Thomas had 10 points for the Bulldogs.
Samford trailed 40-37 at halftime and 47-41 with 14:57 remaining in the second half. The Bulldogs took the lead for good at 54-53 and quickly pushed their advantage to nine points on a jumper by Sharkey and back-to-back 3-pointers by Tatum and Allen. The lead reached 67-53 on another 3-pointer by Allen.
Samford led 75-67 on a free throw by Sharkey with 1:28 to go before VMI's Garrett Gilkeson hit a 3-pointer and Travis Evee made two free throws and a 3-pointer, cutting the Keydets' deficit to 76-75 with five seconds left. Gilkeson then fouled Sharkey, who made both free throws for the final margin.
Evee had 24 points for the Keydets (5-11, 0-3), who have lost four consecutive games. Gilkeson scored a career-high 22 points and had 10 rebounds. Kamdyn Curfman had six rebounds.
Samford plays Wofford at home on Wednesday. VMI plays Western Carolina at home on Wednesday.
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Statistics
 SAM |
 VMI |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 27-66 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 16-38 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 16-25 | FT | 5-5 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 14 | Fouls | 23 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Lexington, VA
Attendance: 786 | 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 |