GAME NOTES--SAMFORD AT FURMAN (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford men's basketball team will travel to Greenville, S.C., to take on the Furman Paladins Wednesday evening in a key Southern Conference battle at 6 p.m. (CT) at Timmons Arena.
 
Samford and Furman have met 35 previous times, with Furman holding a 25-10 series lead. Last season, Furman won both meetings, earning a 91-84 overtime win in Greenville, and a 93-79 win in Birmingham.
 
Samford enters Wednesday night's game with a mark of 17-2 overall and 6-0 in SoCon play. The Bulldogs earned an 87-80 win over Mercer Saturday. Samford has won its last 17-straight games, setting a new school record for longest win streak. The streak is also the longest current win streak in the nation. This week Samford made history by becoming the first Samford men's basketball team to receive votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Additionally, Samford head coach Bucky McMillan was named the National Coach of the Week by ESPN.com.
 
So far this season, Samford has been led by junior Achor Achor, averaging 16.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, leading the team in both categories. Junior A.J. Staton-McCray is averaging 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Rylan Jones leads the team in assists, dishing out 5.4 assists per contest.
 
Entering this game, the Bulldogs rank second in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 90.4 points per game. Samford also ranks in the top 10 in the nation in winning percentage (T-2nd-89.5), fastbreak points per game (3rd-18.47), steals per game (3rd-11.4), three-point percentage (5th-40.7), assists per game (5th-19.3), turnovers forced per game (6th-18.00), bench points per game (6th-36.79) and three-pointers per game (9th-10.5).
 
Samford currently leads the Southern Conference in scoring (90.4 ppg.), scoring margin (+15.1), field goal percentage (.494), three-point field goal percentage (.407), three-pointers made per game (10.5), free throw percentage (.743), turnover margin (4.16), assists (19.32 pg.) and steals (11.42 pg.).
 
The Furman Paladins enter Wednesday night's game with a record of 10-9 overall and 4-2 in Southern Conference play. Furman most recently played host to Western Carolina on Saturday, earning a 65-62 win over the Catamounts.
 
Furman has been led by Marcus Foster, averaging 19.0 points per game, and grabbing 6.3 rebounds per game. J.P. Pegues is averaging 17.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the Paladins. Alex Williams is averaging 16.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while PJay Smith is scoring 10.2 points per game, while Carter Whitt is averaging 10.0 points per contest.
 
The game can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available. For links to watch and follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2023-24 MBB SCHEDULE.
 
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