Samford 100-79 Mercer (Feb 5, 2025) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

11-13, 4-7 Conference

	1	2	T
MER	42	37	79
SAM	52	48	100

Samford Bulldogs

19-5, 9-2 Conference

100

TIME		MER	SAM
19:33	Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:21	Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:18	Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Alex Holt missed Layup.	0	0
19:00	Collin Holloway Block.	0	0
18:55	Alex Holt Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:55	Alex Holt made Jumper.	2	0
18:42	Isaiah West missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:39	Tyler Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:30	Cam Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:26	Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:12	Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:09	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:01	Ahmad Robinson Turnover.	2	0
18:01	Isaiah West Steal.	2	0
17:56	Isaiah West made Layup.	2	2
17:56	Foul on Isaiah West.	2	2
17:25	Brady Shoulders missed Layup.	2	2
17:25	Collin Holloway Block.	2	2
17:21	Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:08	Foul on Brady Shoulders.	2	2
16:58	Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:38	Cam Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:35	Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.	2	5
16:32	Tyler Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brady Shoulders.	5	5
16:21	Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
16:18	Samford Offensive Rebound.	5	5
16:18	Foul on Alex Holt.	5	5
16:12	Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
16:10	Cam Bryant Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:02	Tyler Johnson made Jumper.	7	5
15:47	Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	7	5
15:45	Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.	7	5
15:39	Ahmad Robinson made Jumper.	9	5
15:31	Jaden Brownell missed Layup.	9	5
15:29	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:13	Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	9	5
15:09	Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.	9	5
15:04	Tyler Johnson made Three Point Jumper.	12	5
14:45	Rylan Jones missed Jumper.	12	5
14:43	Alex Holt Defensive Rebound.	12	5
14:39	Brady Shoulders made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.	14	5
14:19	Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	14	5
14:16	Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.	14	5
14:07	Ahmad Robinson made Layup.	16	5
13:58	Trey Fort Turnover.	16	5
13:58	Official TV Timeout	16	5
13:44	Ahmad Robinson Turnover.	16	5
13:44	Josh Holloway Steal.	16	5
13:28	Hamed Olayinka missed Layup.	16	5
13:27	Samford Offensive Rebound.	16	5
13:20	Josh Holloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamed Olayinka.	16	8
13:06	Ahmad Robinson Turnover.	16	8
12:54	Josh Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	16	8
12:52	Samford Offensive Rebound.	16	8
12:50	Josh Holloway missed Jumper.	16	8
12:46	Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.	16	8
12:46	Ahmad Robinson Turnover.	16	8
12:46	Lukas Walls Steal.	16	8
12:46	Foul on Ahmad Robinson.	16	8
12:46	Lukas Walls missed Free Throw.	16	8
12:46	Samford Offensive Rebound.	16	8
12:46	Lukas Walls made Free Throw.	16	9
12:38	Tyler Johnson made Layup. Assisted by TJ Grant.	18	9
12:22	Julian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	18	9
12:19	Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.	18	9
12:10	Hamed Olayinka missed Layup.	18	9
12:07	Marcus Overstreet Defensive Rebound.	18	9
11:58	Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.	18	9
11:58	Marcus Overstreet Offensive Rebound.	18	9
11:58	Foul on Lukas Walls.	18	9
11:58	Official TV Timeout	18	9
11:58	Marcus Overstreet made Free Throw.	19	9
11:58	Marcus Overstreet missed Free Throw.	19	9
11:58	Riley Allenspach Defensive Rebound.	19	9
11:39	Riley Allenspach made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.	19	11
11:10	Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.	19	11
11:09	Samford Defensive Rebound.	19	11
10:55	Riley Allenspach made Layup.	19	13
10:42	Foul on Riley Allenspach.	19	13
10:42	Jah Nze missed Free Throw.	19	13
10:42	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	19	13
10:42	Jah Nze made Free Throw.	20	13
10:34	Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Allenspach.	20	16
10:20	Ahmad Robinson Turnover.	20	16
10:20	Riley Allenspach Steal.	20	16
10:15	Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Holloway.	20	19
10:15	Mercer Timeout	20	19
9:54	Alex Holt missed Jumper.	20	19
9:54	Collin Holloway Block.	20	19
9:50	Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.	20	19
9:48	Josh Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.	20	21
9:41	Ahmad Robinson Turnover.	20	21
9:41	Josh Holloway Steal.	20	21
9:37	Josh Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	20	21
9:34	Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.	20	21
9:33	Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamed Olayinka.	20	24
9:33	Foul on Collin Holloway.	20	24
9:23	Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.	23	24
9:09	Rylan Jones Turnover.	23	24
9:00	Tyler Johnson Turnover.	23	24
9:00	Hamed Olayinka Steal.	23	24
8:57	Hamed Olayinka Turnover.	23	24
8:57	Alex Holt Steal.	23	24
8:38	Ahmad Robinson missed Jumper.	23	24
8:35	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	23	24
8:31	Foul on Laurynas Vaistaras.	23	24
8:31	Lukas Walls made Free Throw.	23	25
8:31	Lukas Walls made Free Throw.	23	26
8:29	Laurynas Vaistaras Turnover.	23	26
8:29	Lukas Walls Steal.	23	26
8:26	Collin Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Lukas Walls.	23	28
8:23	Foul on Julian Brown.	23	28
8:09	Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.	23	28
8:06	Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.	23	28
7:59	Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lukas Walls.	23	31
7:26	Brady Shoulders missed Layup.	23	31
7:26	Hamed Olayinka Block.	23	31
7:21	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	23	31
7:20	Collin Holloway Turnover.	23	31
7:20	Tyler Johnson Steal.	23	31
7:20	Foul on Rylan Jones.	23	31
7:20	Official TV Timeout	23	31
7:20	Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.	24	31
7:20	Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.	25	31
7:09	Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.	25	31
7:07	Marcus Overstreet Defensive Rebound.	25	31
6:51	Marcus Overstreet made Layup.	27	31
6:44	Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lukas Walls.	27	34
6:25	Angel Montas Jr. missed Jumper.	27	34
6:22	Marcus Overstreet Offensive Rebound.	27	34
6:21	Marcus Overstreet missed Layup.	27	34
6:17	Julian Brown Defensive Rebound.	27	34
6:00	Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Allenspach.	27	37
5:37	Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	27	37
5:34	Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.	27	37
5:34	Brady Shoulders made Layup.	29	37
5:34	Foul on Lukas Walls.	29	37
5:34	Brady Shoulders missed Free Throw.	29	37
5:33	Marcus Overstreet Offensive Rebound.	29	37
5:33	Marcus Overstreet missed Jumper.	29	37
5:31	Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.	29	37
5:17	Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Holloway.	29	40
5:08	Angel Montas Jr. made Layup.	31	40
4:42	Josh Holloway missed Layup.	31	40
4:39	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	31	40
4:35	Angel Montas Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	34	40
4:14	Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	34	40
4:10	Angel Montas Jr. Defensive Rebound.	34	40
3:55	Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Angel Montas Jr..	37	40
3:46	Samford Timeout	37	40
3:46	Official TV Timeout	37	40
3:37	Foul on Ahmad Robinson.	37	40
3:30	Jaden Brownell Turnover.	37	40
3:30	Marcus Overstreet Steal.	37	40
3:22	Angel Montas Jr. Turnover.	37	40
3:07	Trey Fort made Jumper.	37	42
2:54	Foul on Isaiah West.	37	42
2:54	Angel Montas Jr. missed Free Throw.	37	42
2:53	Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.	37	42
2:44	Hamed Olayinka made Dunk. Assisted by Rylan Jones.	37	44
2:32	Laurynas Vaistaras missed Three Point Jumper.	37	44
2:29	Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.	37	44
2:27	Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper.	37	47
2:25	Mercer Timeout	37	47
2:02	Foul on Jaden Brownell.	37	47
2:02	Alex Holt missed Free Throw.	37	47
2:02	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	37	47
2:02	Alex Holt missed Free Throw.	37	47
2:02	Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.	37	47
1:51	Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.	37	47
1:48	Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.	37	47
1:32	Jaden Brownell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Fort.	37	50
1:01	Angel Montas Jr. made Jumper.	39	50
0:48	Josh Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	39	50
0:45	Alex Holt Defensive Rebound.	39	50
0:41	Foul on Rylan Jones.	39	50
0:41	Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.	40	50
0:41	Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.	41	50
0:41	Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.	42	50
0:24	Foul on Tyler Johnson.	42	50
0:02	Riley Allenspach made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.	42	52
0:00	End of 1st half	42	52

Pete Hanna Center

7:30 PM, February 5, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Homewood, AL

Line: SAM -10.5

Over/Under: 157.5

Attendance: 1,284

Referees:
Sidney Cohen
Michael Husted
Jason Deering

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