Samford Bulldogs at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Love scores 23 points and Arizona goes up big early in 96-64 win over Samford
Anthony Dell'Orso and Trey Townsend scored 14 points each and Jaden Bradley and KJ Lewis 11 apiece. Arizona (5-5) shot 58%, sank 25 of 31 free throws and outscored the Bulldogs (9-3) by 25 off fast breaks.
Jaden Brownell scored 13 points and Trey Fort and Julian Brown 11 each for the Bulldogs, who shot 37% with 12 3-pointers on 35 attempts. Samford came in as the nation's second-highest scoring team at 90.5 points per game but was held well under that average in having a five-game win streak snapped.
Samford outscored Arizona 13-4 to open the second half and got within 14 but no closer. The Wildcats finished the final minutes on a 23-8 run capped by consecutive 3s from Dell'Orso.
Arizona shot 61% thanks to 26 fast-break points for a 56-33 first-half lead going up by double figures for good with eight minutes left in the period.
Samford plays at Alabama A&M on Saturday. Arizona is home against Central Michigan on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Conrad Martinez Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Brody Boyer missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Arizona Timeout | 64 - 96 |
Statistics
 SAM |
 ARIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 32-55 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 12-35 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 8-15 | FT | 25-31 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 37 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 12,847 | 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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |