Francis Alonso scored 31 points, including 10 in a row as No. 2 seed UNC Greensboro rallied late in the game to stave off an upset by seventh-seeded Samford in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament on Saturday.
Brandon Austin had 26 points as Samford rolled past The Citadel 100-71 in the Southern Conference Tourney first round on Friday night.
Fletcher Magee made eight 3-pointers on his way to a season-high 36 points, and No. 24 Wofford beat Samford 85-64 on Saturday.
Jordan Lyons scored 17 points as Furman defeated Samford 90-81 on Thursday night.
Zane Najdawi had 24 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks as The Citadel narrowly defeated Samford 87-83 in overtime on Saturday. Lew Stallworth added 23 points for The Citadel. Stallworth also had eight assists and five steals for The Citadel.
Ross Cummings had 23 points as Mercer narrowly defeated Samford 65-62 on Thursday night.
Josh Sharkey matched his career high with 27 points as Samford narrowly beat Chattanooga 80-76 in overtime on Saturday.
Brandon Austin and Ruben Guerrero scored 19 points apiece as Samford topped VMI 84-77 in overtime on Saturday.
Isaiah Miller scored 22 points and Kyrin Galloway added 13 and UNC Greensboro used a late run to beat Samford 75-67 on Thursday night for its second seven-game win streak of the season.
Myron Gordon scored a career-high 25 points and Samford defeated Western Carolina 92-81 on Saturday.
Patrick Good scored 27 points with six 3-pointers and four steals to help East Tennessee State beat Samford 74-66 on Thursday night.
Robert Allen's go-ahead 3-pointer with five seconds left capped Samford's comeback from 10-down in the final five minutes to beat Furman 75-73 on Saturday.
Fletcher Magee scored 31 points, including a late 3-pointer to force overtime, and Storm Murphy hit a 15-footer as time expired to give Wofford a 107-106 win over Samford on Thursday night.
Ross Cummings scored 32 points with four 3-pointers and made all 12 of his free throws, Ethan Stair added 18 with three 3s, and Mercer held off Samford 93-87 on Saturday to end a two-game skid.
Brandon Austin scored a career-high 28 points, including six 3-pointers and Samford held on to defeat The Citadel 80-77 Thursday night, breaking a three-game losing skid.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford | 18-0 | - | 30-5 |
| UNC Greensboro | 15-3 | 3 | 29-7 |
| Furman | 13-5 | 5 | 25-8 |
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Samford | 6-12 | 12 | 17-16 |
| Mercer | 6-12 | 12 | 11-20 |
| The Citadel | 4-14 | 14 | 12-18 |
| VMI | 4-14 | 14 | 11-21 |
| Western Carolina | 4-14 | 14 | 7-25 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Vail | SG | Committed | - |
| Luke Champion | SF | Committed | - |
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-2 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 2 |
