Men's Basketball Falls At Home To Western Carolina, 78-70

Wednesday, February 5

Birmingham, Ala.

6:30 PM (CT)

Samford University

8-17,2-9SoCon

Western Carolina

15-7,7-4SoCon

Team	1	2	F
Western Caro.	34	44	78
Samford	30	40	70

Box Score (PDF)

Men's Basketball Falls At Home To Western Carolina, 78-70

2.5.20 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's basketball team fell in a hard-fought Southern Conference game to Western Carolina, 78-70, Wednesday evening in the Pete Hanna Center.

With the loss, Samford falls to 8-17 overall and 2-9 in Southern Conference play. Western Carolina improves to 15-7 overall and 7-4 in league games.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Robert Allen led Samford with 15 points and six rebounds.
Jalen Dupree had 14 points and seven rebounds.
Brandon Austin and J.P. Robinson had 10 points each.
Western Carolina was led by Carlos Dotson with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Western Carolina opened up an 8-2 lead with 17:16 to go in the first half after a three-pointer by Otto Steger.
With WCU leading, 20-15, Samford went on an 8-0 run to take a 23-20 lead with 4:46 left in the first half following a layup by Robinson.
Western Carolina fought back to take a 34-30 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.
After Samford tied the game at 37-37, Western Carolina went on an 11-0 run to take a 48-37 lead with 13:30 left in the second half after a layup by Steger.
Western Carolina pushed its lead out to 17 points at 67-50 with 7:03 to play in the second half after a pair of free throws by Dotson.
Samford fought back to cut the lead to seven points at 72-65, but the Bulldogs could get no closer as WCU came away with the 78-70 win.

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