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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University basketball team will continue play in its three-game Southern Conference homestand Sunday at 3 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs square off against the Wofford Terriers in a pivotal league contest to be held at the Pete Hanna Center.
 
The matchup will be broadcast live on ESPN3 with play-by-play specialist Curt Bloom calling the action along with color analyst Tyler Hood. The broadcast will also feature the insight of up-and-coming sideline reporter Hattie Breece.
 
Samford (11-5, 2-1 SoCon) heads into Sunday's game looking to bounce back from Thursday's 83-73 home loss to first-place and league-undefeated Furman. The Bulldogs led by five points, 62-57, with 7:27 remaining to play, but the Paladins used a late 14-0 run to outscore Samford 26-11 down the stretch en route to the victory.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs had their four-game winning streak snapped as they suffered only their second home defeat of the 2016-17 season.
 

QUICK HITTERS
-- Samford boasts four players averaging double figures in scoring this season in Demetrius Denzel-Dyson (13.8), Wyatt Walker (12.4), Christen Cunningham (11.2) and Alex Thompson (10.9).
 
-- The Bulldogs were limited to their lowest scoring output at home this season Thursday in an 83-73 loss to Furman. Samford is averaging 88.4 points per game when playing in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
-- Samford's Cunningham is averaging 7.4 assists per game in his last five outings.
 
-- The Bulldogs' Josh Sharkey set a school record Monday with seven steals against Western Carolina.
 
CUNNINGHAM'S ASSIST FRENZY
On Nov. 27, in the Bulldogs' heartbreaking 106-103 home loss to Nicholls State, Cunningham handed out a career-high 13 assists. Last year, Samford's dynamic floor general became the first player in school history to record back-to-back seasons with at least 125 assists.
 
On Thursday against Furman, Cunningham notched a game-high eight assists and became the fastest player in school history to reach the 100-assist mark in a single season.
 
CUNNINGHAM NEARS HISTORIC 1,000-POINT MARK
Cunningham, who is only a junior and will be playing in his 82nd career game Sunday, sits just 17 points shy of becoming the 27th player in school history to reach the prestigious 1,000-point plateau.
 
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Wofford (6-10, 1-2 SoCon) enters the contest with aspirations of snapping a two-game losing streak. After opening SoCon play with a demonstrative 88-71 home win against Mercer on Dec. 31, the Terriers have suffered back-to-back losses to The Citadel, 104-103 (OT), and Chattanooga, 77-66. Ryan Sawvell led the Terriers with 14 points and six rebounds against the Mocs.
 
In its previous game, Wofford suffered a 104-103 overtime loss against The Citadel. It was Wofford's first loss inside the Benjamin Johnson Arena since Chattanooga defeated the Terriers 77-68 on Jan. 11, 2016.
 
Eric Garcia led all scorers in that contest with 27 points; 23 of which came in the second half. Garcia passed the 1,000-point mark with his performance that night against The Citadel. Garcia currently sits in 43rd place in Wofford history in scoring with 1,019 points. He needs six to pass Twitty Carpenter, Tyler Berg and Tom Miller for sole possession of 41st place.
 
Wofford's free-throw percentage of 77.2 is 13th best nationally and is tops in the conference, just ahead of The Citadel. Garcia is ranked first in the SoCon with a free-throw percentage of 96.1.
 
THE ALL-TIME SERIES - - SAMFORD vs. WOFFORD
On Sunday, the Bulldogs will square off against Wofford for the 17th time in school history. The Terriers currently own a 12-4 advantage in the all-time series, including a season sweep last year. Wofford won 69-64 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a year ago and 78-75 in Birmingham on Feb. 6.
 
Samford is 1-7 when facing the Terriers at home in the Pete Hanna Center with its lone win occurring Feb. 14, 2013, by a score of 40-33. The Bulldogs have not been victorious in the series since then as Wofford currently owns a six-game winning streak.
 

BULLDOG BITES
-- Samford's Walker is averaging a double-double this season with 12.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. He has registered 13 double-doubles in his young, up-and-coming career.
 
-- In his last nine outings, Cunningham is averaging 15.0 points and 6.3 assists per contest. On Dec. 4, he scored a career-high 29 points in Samford's win over Jacksonville State.
 
-- Since the beginning of last season, the Bulldogs have compiled an impressive 19-9 record against non-conference opponents, including a pivotal 69-58 road victory at Nebraska last year. The Bulldogs' monumental win proved to be their first against a Big Ten opponent in school history.
 
-- Last season, Samford's Cunningham became the first player in school history to record back-to-back 125-assist seasons. He finished 2015-16 with a career-high 128 assists and an average of 3.9 pg.
 
-- Already this year, Cunningham has registered 102 assists at a break-neck pace of 6.4 assists per contest. At his current rate, Samford's floor general is on pace to tally 204 assists this season, which would well eclipse the Bulldogs' current school record of 151 achieved by Raijon Kelly in 2012-13.
 
-- Since the beginning of last season, the Bulldogs have tallied a 13-2 record when scoring 80 points or more. On Dec. 28, Samford cruised to a 94-74 home victory over Fort Valley State.
 
SAMFORD'S WALKER IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Bulldogs' Walker heads into Sunday's game ranked sixth in the nation with nine double-doubles this season. Walker, Samford's hard-nosed 6-foot-9 center is also ranked seventh in the country in total rebounds (168) and 18th in the nation in both rebounds per game (10.5) and defensive rebounds per contest (7.4).
 
WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT?
Following Sunday's game against Wofford, the Samford University basketball team will next be in action Wednesday at 7 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs conclude their current three-game SoCon homestand with another key matchup against the Mercer Bears.
 
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