NCAAB

Furman Paladins at Samford Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
20-8, 8-5 Away
Final
80 - 72
20-8, 12-3 Home

Smith scores 32, Furman downs Samford 80-72

PJay Smith Jr. drains 6 3-pointers in Furman win

Smith added four steals for the Paladins (20-8, 8-7 Southern Conference). Cooper Bowser scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Nick Anderson had 13 points and went 4 of 10 from the field (3 for 8 from 3-point range).

Jaden Brownell led the Bulldogs (20-8, 10-5) in scoring, finishing with 25 points, two steals and two blocks. Josh Holloway and Trey Fort each recorded 14 points.

Both teams play again on Saturday. Furman hosts VMI and Samford hosts Western Carolina.

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Matchup Prediction

Samford: 76.7%
Furman: 23.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 80 - 72
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 80 - 72
2nd 0:00 Samford Offensive Rebound. 80 - 72
2nd 0:01 Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper. 80 - 72
2nd 0:04 PJay Smith Jr. made Free Throw. 80 - 72

Statistics

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23-53 FG 26-67
43.4 Field Goal % 38.8
11-26 3PT 11-32
42.3 Three Point % 34.4
23-27 FT 9-11
85.2 Free Throw % 81.8
37 Rebounds 35
9 Offensive Rebounds 14
28 Defensive Rebounds 21
18 Assists 14
9 Steals 11
4 Blocks 6
16 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 18
17 Fast Break Points 11
20 Points in Paint 30
12 Fouls 20
21 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 2,165 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Chattanooga 13-3 - 21-8
UNC Greensboro 12-4 1 19-10
Samford 11-5 2 21-8
East Tennessee State 11-6 2.5 18-12
Furman 10-7 3.5 22-8
Wofford 10-7 3.5 16-14
VMI 7-9 6 13-16
Mercer 5-12 8.5 12-18
Western Carolina 4-13 9.5 8-20
The Citadel 0-17 13.5 5-23
Full Standings