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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's basketball team improved to 4-0 with a 66-57 win over Miles College Wednesday night in the Pete Hanna Center. This marks Samford's first 4-0 start since the 1997-98 season.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Ruben Guerrero scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Samford to the win.
• Josh Sharkey had 10 points and five assists.
• Myron Gordon also had 10 points for the Bulldogs.
• As a team, Samford won the rebounding battle, 39-31.

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Miles jumped out to a 9-2 lead, but Samford answered with a 10-0 run to take a 12-9 lead with 14:09 left in the first half after a layup by Guerrero.
• Samford pushed its lead to seven points at 34-27 with 2:41 left in the half after a pair of free throws by Guerrero.
• Samford took a 36-35 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• Miles came back to take a 40-38 lead with 17:52 to go in the game.
• Samford answered with a 6-0 run to take a 44-40 lead with 15:20 to play after a jumper by Robert Allen.
• Miles fought back to take a 54-50 lead with 7:11 to play in the game.
• Samford used a 15-1 run to take a 65-55 lead with 1:35 to go after a three-pointer by Gordon.
• Samford finished the game with a 66-57 victory.

 
UP NEXT

• Samford will play its first road game of the 2018-19 season when the Bulldogs play at Cleveland State Sunday. The game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. (CT) start from Cleveland, Ohio.