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Robert Allen's three-pointer with 5.6 seconds left gave Samford a 75-73 win at Furman.

Samford SAM 13-9, 3-6 SoCon

Furman FUR 16-5, 5-4 SoCon

Samford SAM

13-9, 3-6 SoCon

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Jan. 26, 2019

Furman FUR

16-5, 5-4 SoCon

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Samford SAM	39	36	75
Furman FUR	32	41	73

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Allen's Late Three Lifts Basketball To 75-73 Win At Furman

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Samford's Robert Allen hit a three-pointer with 5.6 seconds to go to lift the Bulldog men's basketball team with a 75-73 Southern Conference win at Furman Saturday afternoon at Timmons Arena.

With the win, Samford improves to 13-9 overall and 3-6 in Southern Conference play. The win marks Samford's first SoCon road win of the season. Furman falls to 16-5 overall and 5-4 in league contests.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Josh Sharkey led Samford with 21 points and 12 assists.
Allen finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Brandon Austin and Myron Gordon added 12 points each for the Bulldogs.
For Furman, Matt Rafferty had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Noah Gurley scored 15 points for the Paladins, while Clay Mounce added 13 points.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford jumped out to an early 13-7 lead with 14:18 to go in the first half after a pair of free throws by Sharkey.
Furman fought back to cut the lead to 15-13, but Samford scored the next six points to take a 21-13 lead at the 9:51 mark in the first half after a three-pointer by DeAndre Thomas.
Furman closed to within three again at 31-28, but Samford closed the half with an 8-4 run to take a 39-32 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Furman scored the first six points of the second half to cut the lead to one at 39-38 with 17:20 to go.
Samford pushed the lead back out to six at 47-41 with 14:26 to go after a dunk by Gordon.
Furman came back to tie the game at 49-49 with 11:18 left in the second half.
With Samford leading, 53-49, Furman went on a 14-4 run to take a 63-57 lead with 7:59 to go.
The Paladins pushed their lead to 10 points at 71-61 with 4:21 to play.
Samford answered with a 9-0 run to cut the lead to one at 71-70 with 2:06 left in regulation after a jumper by Sharkey.
Furman's Rafferty made two free throws to make the score 73-70 with 21 seconds to go.
Thomas then made a layup to cut the lead to 73-72 with 14 seconds left.
After a Furman turnover, Allen hit the game winner off an assist from Sharkey to lift the Bulldogs to the 75-73 victory.