Samford Bulldogs @ Eastern Illinois Panthers
52
18-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SAM | 25 | 27 | 52 |
EIU | 17 | 24 | 41 |
41
6-21
Samford Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 8 | 2-13 | 1-8 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | 20-49 | 7-27 | 5-7 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
41% | 26% | 71% |
Eastern Illinois Panthers
starters |
bench |
Mike RobinsonM. Robinson |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
41 | 17-37 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | |
46% | 38% | 67% |
Game Information
Charleston, IL
Referee:Lorenzo Bronson
Referee:Richie Martin
Referee:Jason Baker
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 11-3 | - | 19-8 |
| Mercer | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Wofford | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Furman | 8-6 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Samford | 8-6 | 3 | 15-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 8-6 | 3 | 12-15 |
| Western Carolina | 6-8 | 5 | 10-15 |
| The Citadel | 6-8 | 5 | 9-18 |
| Chattanooga | 4-10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| VMI | 1-13 | 10 | 6-21 |
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 12-4 | - | 20-7 |
| Tennessee State | 11-5 | 1 | 17-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 11-5 | 1 | 16-11 |
| Morehead State | 11-5 | 1 | 15-12 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 10-6 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Lindenwood | 10-6 | 2 | 16-11 |
| Eastern Illinois | 7-9 | 5 | 11-16 |
| Little Rock | 7-9 | 5 | 10-17 |
| Tennessee Tech | 6-10 | 6 | 11-16 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-14 | 10 | 5-21 |
| Western Illinois | 1-15 | 11 | 5-22 |
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