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HOUSTON, Texas. – The Samford men's basketball team shot 64.9 percent for the game on its way to a 113-90 win at Houston Baptist Saturday evening.
 
The 113 points are the most for Samford since a 116-103 win at The Citadel on Feb. 10, 2018. With the win, Samford improves to 6-5. Houston Baptist falls to 0-9 with the loss.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Jalen Dupree led seven double-figure scorers with a career-high 23 points.
• Brandon Austin had 21 points and nine rebounds.
• Josh Sharkey posted a double-double with 18 points and 15 assists.
• Logan Dye scored a career-high 16 points.
• Robert Allen had 15 points, while Donte Tatum added 11 points.

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Houston Baptist took an early 4-1 lead with 18:28 to go in the first half after two free throws by Jalon Gates.
• Samford fought back to take a 15-10 lead with 15:26 to go in the half after a layup by Sharkey.
• The Bulldogs stretched their lead to 18 points at 55-37 after a three-pointer by Austin with 2:46 left in the first half.
• Houston Baptist, however, closed the half with an 8-0 run, and Samford led, 55-45 at halftime.
• HBU cut the Samford lead to four points early in the second half at 59-55 with 17:45 to go after a three-pointer by Ty Dalton.
• After the lead was cut to just three at 67-64, Samford scored the next six points to push the lead back out to 73-64 with 13:19 left after a three-pointer by Austin.
• Samford took control from that point on, leading by as many as 23 points in the second half and the Bulldogs came away with the 113-90 win.

 
UP NEXT

• Samford will play at Hawaii Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. (CT).