Men’s Basketball Bested at Belmont

Wednesday, December 21

Nashville, TN

6:30 PM

Samford University

6-7,0-0SoCon

Belmont

8-5,1-1MVC

Team	1	2	F
Samford	26	30	56
Belmont	38	41	79

Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletics

12.21.22 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Samford Men's Basketball team (6-7) wrapped up its 2022-23 nonconference slate with a 79-56 setback at Belmont University on Wednesday evening.

Bubba Parham and Jaron Rillie both scored a team-high 15 points on the night, with Parham going 5-6 from the floor and 3-4 from three. Rillie's 15 points marked a season-high for the sophomore guard.

Jermaine Marshall grabbed a team-high seven rebounds while Logan Dye added eight points and a pair of boards.

Both teams scored six points over the first four and a half minutes, but the Bruins created separation with a 12-4 run that put them up 18-11 at the 11:24 mark.

The Bulldogs chipped away over the next six minutes with a 13-6 run, which was capped off by a three-ball by Parham as the shot clock expired that tied the game at 24 with 5:39 left in the half.

Belmont took back the momentum by closing out the half on a 14-2 run, notching its final 12 points unanswered to take a 38-26 lead into halftime. The Bruins shot 62 percent (16-26) from the floor in the half while the Bulldogs posted a clip of 41 percent (9-22) from the floor.

The Bruins outscored Samford 18-7 over the opening five and a half minutes of the second half. Belmont kept its foot on the gas and took its largest lead of the night with 6:47 to go (67-43). Both teams tallied 12 points from there, with Rillie accounting for seven points for the Bulldogs.

Rille led the way offensively for Samford in the second half with 10 points while Parham registered seven.

Samford finished the night shooting 37 percent (18-49) from the floor, 29 percent (7-24) from three, and 81 percent (13-16) from the free throw line. Belmont shot 58 percent (31-53) on all field goals, 45 percent (10-22) on three-pointers, and 50 percent (7-14) from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs outrebounded the Bruins, 31-29, while additionally posting 18 points in the paint and 14 bench points.

The Bulldogs will take a week-long break from action before returning to the court on Wednesday, Dec. 28, when they open Southern Conference play with a 6:00 p.m. home contest against Mercer on ESPNU.

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