Box Score

Samford SAM 17-16,6-12 SoCon

UNCG UNCG 27-5, 15-3 SoCon

Samford SAM

17-16,6-12 SoCon

Final

Mar. 09, 2019

UNCG UNCG

27-5, 15-3 SoCon

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Samford SAM	43	27	70
UNCG UNCG	31	46	77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3.9.19

UNCG's Late Run Sinks Men's Basketball, 77-70

BOX SCORE (PDF)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The seventh-seeded Samford men's basketball team built a 13-point second half lead, but a late 13-0 run by second-seeded UNCG keyed the Spartans' 77-70 come-from-behind victory over the Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament Saturday night at the U.S. Cellular Center.

With the loss, Samford ends its season with a record of 17-16. The season marks the second winning season for Samford in the last three years. UNCG improves to 27-5, and the Spartans advance to Sunday's semifinal round where they will take on either Furman or Mercer.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Robert Allen led Samford in scoring with 18 points.
Ruben Guerrero posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Deandre Thomas tallied 10 points, while Josh Sharkey had seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Francis Alonso led UNCG with 31 points in the game.
Isaiah Miller scored 13 points, while James Dickey had seven points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford jumped out to an early 12-4 lead with 14:37 left in the first half after a jumper by Allen.
With Samford leading, 19-15, UNCG used a 7-0 run to take a 22-19 lead with 8:16 left in the first half.
Samford came back to take a 10-point lead at 36-26 with 3:28 to go in the first half after a dunk by Guerrero.
Samford took a 43-31 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Samford pushed its lead to 13 points at 48-35 with 17:15 left in the second half after a three-pointer by Allen.
UNCG used a 7-0 run to cut the lead to six at 48-42 at the 15:25 mark in the second half.
The Spartans closed to within four points at 57-53 with 10:39 left in the second half.
Samford scored the next five points to push its lead back out to nine at 62-53 with 8:39 left after a jumper by Myron Gordon.
With Samford leading, 66-58, UNCG used a 13-0 run to take a 71-66 lead with 2:15 left in the second half.
Samford fought back to cut the lead to 73-70 with 36 seconds left after a pair of free throws by Sharkey.
UNCG, however, hit four free throws down the stretch to come away with the 77-70 victory.