Basketball Drops Hard-Fought SoCon Opener To UNCG, 83-75

Saturday, December 22

Birmingham, Ala.

2:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

10-4

UNCG

12-2

Team	1	2	F
UNCG	36	47	83
Samford	48	27	75

Myron Gordon led Samford with 16 points Saturday vs. UNCG.

Basketball Drops Hard-Fought SoCon Opener To UNCG, 83-75

12.22.18 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's basketball team opened Southern Conference play with an 83-75 setback to defending SoCon champion UNCG Saturday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.

With the loss, Samford falls to 10-4 overall and 0-1 in SoCon play. UNCG improves to 12-2 overall and 1-0 in league contests.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Myron Gordon led Samford in scoring with 16 points.
Ruben Guerrero had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Brandon Austin had 12 points for Samford
Josh Sharkey tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and nine assists.
UNCG was led by Francis Alonso with 30 points, with 17 of those coming from the free-throw line.
Iaiah Miller had 20 points, while Kaleb Hunter added 14 points for the Spartans.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford jumped out to an early 12-6 lead with 15:31 to go in the first half after a three-pointer by Austin.
After UNCG cut the lead to 12-9, Samford went on a 12-2 run to push its lead to 24-11 with 12:45 left in the half after a three-pointer by Austin.
The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 14 points at 33-19 with 6:38 left in the half after a layup by Sharkey.
UNCG cut the lead to eight points at 42-34 with 1:45 to go in the opening period.
Samford closed the half with a 6-2 run to push its lead to 48-36 at halftime.
UNCG opened the second half with a 21-7 run to take a 57-55 lead with 10:25 to go after a pair of free throws by Alonso.
The lead went back-and-forth for the rest of the game.
With the score tied at 75-75, UNCG's Alonso made two free throws to give the Spartans a 77-75 lead with 58 seconds to go.
After a Samford turnover, Alonso made a three-pointer to push the lead to 80-75 with 17 seconds left.
Alonso then made three free throws down the stretch to make the final score 83-75.

UP NEXT

Samford will next play on Saturday, Dec. 29, when the Bulldogs play host to SoCon foe VMI. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center.