Men’s Basketball Battles Furman Before Falling, 78-64

Wednesday, February 17

Greenville, S.C.

6 PM (CT)

Samford University

6-12, 2-9SoCon

Furman

14-7, 8-4SoCon

Team	1	2	F
Samford	30	34	64
Furman	36	42	78

Logan Dye led Samford with 15 points Wednesday night at Furman.

Photo by: Jeremy Fleming--Furman Athletics

Men’s Basketball Battles Furman Before Falling, 78-64

2.17.21 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Samford men's basketball team travelled to Furman Wednesday evening, falling to the Paladins, 78-64 at Timmons Arena.

With the loss, Samford falls to 6-12 overall and 2-9 in Southern Conference play. Furman improves to 14-7 overall and 8-4 in league play.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samford was led by Logan Dye with 15 points.
Jaron Rillie added 13 points and a team-high four assists.
A.J. Staton-McCray and Preston Parks added seven points each for Samford.
Furman was led by Alex Hunter with 23 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Samford took an early 4-3 lead with 18:19 to go in the first half after a three-pointer by Rillie.
Furman answered with an 8-0 run to take an 11-4 lead with 16:12 left in the first half following a layup by Mike Bothwell.
Samford stormed back to tie the score at 20-20 with 7:53 left in the half following a free throw by Dye.
The Bulldogs took a 25-22 lead with 4:54 left in the first half after a layup by Stanley Henderson.
With Samford leading, 28-25, Furman went on an 8-0 run to take a 33-28 lead with 2:19 left in the opening period after a three-pointer by Hunter.
Furman took a 36-30 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Paladins pushed their lead out to 13 points at 45-32 with 17:36 to go in the second half following a free throw by Garrett Hien.
Samford cut the lead to eight points at 47-39 with 15:57 to go in the second half after a dunk by Henderson.
After Furman pushed its lead out to 59-45, Samford scored five-straight to cut the lead to 59-50 with 9:09 left in the half after a layup by Dye.
Furman then scored five straight points to push its lead to 64-50 with 7:47 to go after a jumper by Bothwell.
Furman led by as many as 18 points in the second half, and the Paladins came away with the 78-64 win