BOX SCORE (PDF)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Samford men's basketball team dropped a 94-84 Southern Conference contest at Wofford Saturday night at Richardson Indoor Stadium.
With the loss, Samford falls to to 5-4 overall and 1-1 in Southern Conference play, while Wofford improves to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in league games.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Samford jumped out to an early 12-9 lead with 16:30 to go in the first half after a layup by Staton-McCray.
- Wofford fought back to take a 27-23 lead with 11:45 left in the first half after a three-pointer by Morgan Safford.
- Samford answered with a 10-0 run to take a 33-27 lead with 8:09 left in the opening period after a layup by Gordon.
- With Samford leading, 44-37, Wofford went on an 11-0 run to take a 48-44 lead with 1:26 to go in the first half after a layup by Max Klesmit.
- Wofford held a 50-49 advantage heading into the locker room at halftime.
- The Terriers opened the second half with back-to-back three-pointers to push their lead to 56-49 with 18:14 left in the second half after a three-pointer by Murphy.
- Wofford built its lead to eight points at 67-59 with 13:34 to go in the second half after a layup by Sam Godwin.
- Samford answered with a 7-0 run to cut the Wofford lead to one at 67-66 with 10:21 remaining in the second half after a three-pointer by Parks.
- Wofford then went on a 7-0 run to push its lead to 74-66 with 8:01 remaining in the second period after a three-pointer by Safford.
- Samford cut the lead to four at 76-72 with 6:09 left in the second half after a layup by Logan Dye.
- Wofford pushed its lead to 10 points at 86-76 with 3:42 to go after a three-pointer by Murphy.
- The Bulldogs cut the lead to six at 88-82 with 1:16 to go after a basket by Gordon.
- Wofford increased its lead to 12 points at 94-82, and the Terriers finished with the 94-84 win.
UP NEXT
- Samford will play at Chattanooga Wednesday, Jan. 6. The game is set for a 6 p.m. (CT) start from McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn.
