Samford Bulldogs vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers
SoCon Championship - Final
19-16, 8-10 SoCon
69
19-16, 8-10 SoCon
29-5, 15-3 SoCon
76
29-5, 15-3 SoCon
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 3-8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 26 | 17 | 8-17 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | 18 | 5-15 | 3-11 | 5-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
69 | 24-59 | 6-23 | 15-29 | 41 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 29 | |
41% | 26% | 52% |
Samford Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 25 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 11-14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | 23 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 8-13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 11 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | 6 | 3-12 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 4 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
76 | 23-53 | 5-18 | 25-37 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | |
43% | 28% | 68% |
ETSU vs SAM Videos
Samford goes dancing for first time since 2000 with SoCon title win
Ebby Asamoah drains a long 3 from downtown
Rylan Jones' steal leads into 3-pointer for Samford
Game Information
Asheville, NC
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 3-0 | - | 11-5 |
| Wofford | 3-0 | - | 11-5 |
| Furman | 2-1 | 1 | 11-5 |
| Samford | 2-1 | 1 | 9-7 |
| UNC Greensboro | 2-1 | 1 | 6-10 |
| Mercer | 1-2 | 2 | 9-7 |
| VMI | 1-2 | 2 | 6-10 |
| Western Carolina | 1-2 | 2 | 5-9 |
| Chattanooga | 0-3 | 3 | 6-10 |
| The Citadel | 0-3 | 3 | 3-13 |
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