Men's Basketball Falls In Hard-Fought Game To UNCG, 70-63

Saturday, January 25

Birmingham, Ala.

2:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

8-14,2-6SoCon

UNC Greensboro

16-5,6-2SoCon

Team	1	2	F
UNC Greensboro	35	35	70
Samford	28	35	63

Box Score (PDF)

Men's Basketball Falls In Hard-Fought Game To UNCG, 70-63

1.25.20 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's basketball team dropped a70-63 Southern Conference decision to UNCG Saturday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.

The loss drops Samford's record to 8-14 overall and 2-6 in SoCon play. UNCG improves to 16-5 overall and 6-2 in league games.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Brandon Austin led Samford with 20 points.
Josh Sharkey followed with 17 points and five assists.
Jalen Dupree contributed 13 points.
Robert Allen had nine points and nine rebounds.
UNCG was led by Isaiah Miller with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford got off to a fast start, racing out to a 7-2 lead with 15:32 left in the first half after a three-pointer by Austin.
With Samford leading, 10-4, UNCG went on a 17-2 run to take a 21-12 lead with 9:59 remaining in the first period after a three-pointer by Michael Hueitt.
With UNCG leading, 29-18, Samford scored the next five points to cut the lead to 29-23 with 4:08 to go in the first half after a layup by Allen.
UNCG took a 35-28 lead into the locker room at halftime.
In the second half, Samford fought back to tie the score at 37-37 with 13:32 left in the half after a layup by Sharkey.
The score remained tight through the remainder of the game.
Samford cut the lead to three points at 66-63 with 30 seconds to go.
UNCG, however, hit several key free throws down the stretch to hold on for the 70-63 win.

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