Men's Basketball Picks Up 68-42 Win Over Kentucky Wesleyan

Thursday, November 7

Birmingham, Ala.

6:30 PM (CT)

Samford University

1-1,0-0SoCon

Kentucky Wesleyan

-00,00 GMAC

Team	1	2	F
Ky. Wesleyan	21	21	42
Samford	33	35	68

Men's Basketball Picks Up 68-42 Win Over Kentucky Wesleyan

11.7.19 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's basketball team picked up its first win of the 2019-20 season with a 68-42 win over Kentucky Wesleyan Thursday evening in the Pete Hanna Center.

With the win, Samford improves to 1-1 on the young season. The game counted as an exhibition game for the Kentucky Wesleyan.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Brandon Austin led Samford with 17 points in the win.
Robert Allen scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Jalen Dupree had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Josh Sharkey dished out 10 assists, to go along with his seven points.
For Kentucky Wesleyan, Mohamed Abu Arisha led the team with seven points.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford got off to a hot start, scoring the first 11 points in the game to take an early 11-0 lead with 16:47 left in the first half after a free throw by Dupree.
Kentucky Wesleyan fought back to close to within seven points at 18-11 with 10:25 to go in the first period following a jumper by Adam Goetz.
Samford pushed its lead out to as many as 18 points in the first half at 33-15 with 2:24 left in the half.
The Bulldogs took a 33-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Samford opened the second half on an 18-4 run to take a 51-25 lead with 12:45 left after a layup by Donte Tatum.
The Bulldogs pushed their lead out to 30 points at 59-29 with 10:26 left in the game after a three-point play by Allen.
KWC could get no closer than 26 points the rest of the way and Samford came away with the 68-42 victory.

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