Samford 88-69 Western Carolina (Jan 4, 2025) Play-by-Play

Samford Bulldogs

12-3, 2-0 Conference

	1	2	T
SAM	44	44	88
WCU	34	35	69

Western Carolina Catamounts

4-9, 0-2 Conference

TIME		SAM	WCU
19:41	Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:38	Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	Vernon Collins missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:23	Collin Holloway made Layup.	2	0
19:15	CJ Hyland Turnover.	2	0
19:08	Trey Fort made Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones.	4	0
18:45	Cord Stansberry made Layup.	4	2
18:24	Collin Holloway missed Layup.	4	2
18:21	Jaden Brownell Offensive Rebound.	4	2
18:21	Jaden Brownell made Jumper.	6	2
17:56	Bernard Pelote missed Layup.	6	2
17:53	Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:50	Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:46	Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:32	Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland.	6	5
17:20	Jaden Brownell missed Layup.	6	5
17:17	Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.	6	5
17:12	CJ Hyland missed Three Point Jumper.	6	5
17:10	Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.	6	5
16:55	Brandon Morgan missed Jumper.	6	5
16:48	Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.	6	5
16:48	Vernon Collins made Jumper.	6	7
16:28	Trey Fort made Dunk.	8	7
15:57	Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.	8	7
15:56	Samford Defensive Rebound.	8	7
15:56	Official TV Timeout	8	7
15:43	Julian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	8	7
15:42	Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound.	8	7
15:42	Foul on Marcus Kell.	8	7
15:41	Foul on Riley Allenspach.	8	7
15:41	Riley Allenspach Turnover.	8	7
15:33	Foul on Lukas Walls.	8	7
15:27	Foul on Zion Wilburn.	8	7
15:09	Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.	8	10
14:45	Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	8	10
14:41	Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound.	8	10
14:34	Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper.	11	10
14:15	Marcus Kell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Emery.	11	13
14:00	Hamed Olayinka made Dunk. Assisted by Julian Brown.	13	13
13:43	Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.	13	16
13:24	Lukas Walls missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
13:20	Fischer Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	16
13:09	Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fischer Brown.	13	19
12:52	Foul on Bernard Pelote.	13	19
12:52	Hamed Olayinka made Free Throw.	14	19
12:52	Hamed Olayinka made Free Throw.	15	19
12:33	Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.	15	19
12:31	Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.	15	19
12:09	Josh Holloway made Jumper.	17	19
12:06	Foul on Collin Holloway.	17	19
11:46	Chase McKey Turnover.	17	19
11:46	Official TV Timeout	17	19
11:25	Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
11:21	Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.	17	19
11:17	Western Carolina Timeout	17	19
11:17	Chase McKey Turnover.	17	19
11:13	Trey Fort missed Layup.	17	19
11:11	Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound.	17	19
11:01	Trey Fort Turnover.	17	19
11:01	CJ Hyland Steal.	17	19
10:42	Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.	17	19
10:38	Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.	17	19
10:38	Vernon Collins missed Jumper.	17	19
10:34	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	17	19
10:29	Collin Holloway missed Layup.	17	19
10:26	CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.	17	19
10:17	Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland.	17	22
10:00	Collin Holloway made Layup.	19	22
10:00	Foul on Vernon Collins.	19	22
10:00	Collin Holloway made Free Throw.	20	22
9:51	Cord Stansberry Turnover.	20	22
9:51	Hamed Olayinka Steal.	20	22
9:21	Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Holloway.	23	22
8:53	Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
8:49	Samford Defensive Rebound.	23	22
8:32	Jaden Brownell made Dunk. Assisted by Collin Holloway.	25	22
8:12	Ice Emery Turnover.	25	22
8:04	Jaden Brownell made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.	27	22
7:41	Ice Emery Turnover.	27	22
7:41	Trey Fort Steal.	27	22
7:36	Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	27	22
7:33	Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound.	27	22
7:33	Rylan Jones Turnover.	27	22
7:33	Marcus Kell Steal.	27	22
7:33	Official TV Timeout	27	22
7:19	Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.	27	22
7:17	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	27	22
7:03	Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.	27	25
6:42	Josh Holloway made Layup.	29	25
6:36	Marcus Kell Turnover.	29	25
6:36	Lukas Walls Steal.	29	25
6:30	Foul on Vernon Collins.	29	25
6:29	Jaden Brownell missed Free Throw.	29	25
6:29	Samford Offensive Rebound.	29	25
6:29	Jaden Brownell made Free Throw.	30	25
6:29	Jaden Brownell made Free Throw.	31	25
6:04	Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.	31	25
6:00	Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.	31	25
5:55	Foul on Lukas Walls.	31	25
5:55	Lukas Walls Turnover.	31	25
5:46	Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.	31	25
5:44	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	31	25
5:33	Brandon Morgan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Emery.	31	28
5:16	Collin Holloway missed Layup.	31	28
5:14	Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.	31	28
4:59	Ice Emery missed Layup.	31	28
4:56	Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.	31	28
4:56	Vernon Collins made Jumper.	31	30
4:31	Josh Holloway missed Jumper.	31	30
4:28	Collin Holloway Offensive Rebound.	31	30
4:21	Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper.	34	30
4:06	Vernon Collins missed Layup.	34	30
4:03	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	34	30
3:58	Hamed Olayinka made Layup. Assisted by Josh Holloway.	36	30
3:52	Foul on Fischer Brown.	36	30
3:52	Fischer Brown Turnover.	36	30
3:52	Official TV Timeout	36	30
3:45	Trey Fort made Layup.	38	30
3:40	Ice Emery Turnover.	38	30
3:40	Rylan Jones Steal.	38	30
3:34	Rylan Jones missed Layup.	38	30
3:29	Fischer Brown Defensive Rebound.	38	30
3:26	Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.	38	30
3:23	Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.	38	30
3:08	Foul on Marcus Kell.	38	30
2:54	Rylan Jones Turnover.	38	30
2:54	CJ Hyland Steal.	38	30
2:48	Brandon Morgan missed Layup.	38	30
2:47	Julian Brown Defensive Rebound.	38	30
2:47	Foul on Bernard Pelote.	38	30
2:47	Julian Brown made Free Throw.	39	30
2:47	Julian Brown made Free Throw.	40	30
2:37	Marcus Kell Turnover.	40	30
2:37	Josh Holloway Steal.	40	30
2:30	Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	40	30
2:27	CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.	40	30
2:06	Bernard Pelote made Layup.	40	32
1:35	Collin Holloway Turnover.	40	32
1:35	Cord Stansberry Steal.	40	32
1:25	Brandon Morgan missed Jumper.	40	32
1:22	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	40	32
1:11	Josh Holloway Turnover.	40	32
0:54	Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.	40	32
0:50	Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.	40	32
0:39	Hamed Olayinka made Layup.	42	32
0:33	Foul on Josh Holloway.	42	32
0:33	Foul on CJ Hyland.	42	32
0:33	CJ Hyland Turnover.	42	32
0:30	Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.	42	32
0:26	Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.	42	32
0:09	Foul on Hamed Olayinka.	42	32
0:09	Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.	42	33
0:09	Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.	42	34
0:00	Josh Holloway made Layup.	44	34
0:00	End of 1st half	44	34

Ramsey Center

3:00 PM, January 4, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Cullowhee, NC

Line: SAM -11.5

Over/Under: 160.5

Attendance: 2,798

Referees:
Zelton Steed
Sidney Cohen
Jordan Arnold

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Samford	2-0	-	12-3
Mercer	2-0	-	9-6
UNC Greensboro	2-0	-	9-6
Furman	1-1	1	13-2
Chattanooga	1-1	1	9-6
East Tennessee State	1-1	1	8-7
Wofford	1-1	1	7-8
VMI	0-2	2	6-9
The Citadel	0-2	2	5-8
Western Carolina	0-2	2	4-9

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