Bulldogs Earn Gritty Road Exhibition Win Over Jacksonville State

Monday, October 26

Jacksonville, Ala.

6 PM

Samford University

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Jacksonville State

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Team	1	2	F
Samford	31	49	80
Jacksonville St.	30	45	75

10.26.26 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Samford men's basketball team picked up its second preseason victory of the season, earning a tough, 80-75, road win over Jacksonville State on Monday evening.

Ty Davis led the way with 17 points, while shooing five-of-six from the floor and recording five assists. Cade Norris added 15 points and five assists. Braeden Macvicar and Najimi George were solid off the bench, recording 12 and 11 points, respectively.

For Jacksonville State, Leon Horner led the way with 22 points, while Jordan Stiemke scored 20 points.

Jacksonville State started the game off strong, scoring the first six points. The Bulldogs responded with a 10-4 run capped by a Davis and-one, to tie the contest 10-10 at the 13:35 mark. Both teams traded baskets through the next few minutes, as the game remained tied at 21 points apiece with 5:12 left to go in the first half.

A Davis pull-up triple gave Samford its first lead of the day, 24-23, at the 4:19 mark. Samford went on a 7-2 run, highlighted by back-to-back baskets from Norris, to pull ahead 31-25. The Gamecocks scored the last five points of the half to cut the Bulldog lead to 31-30 at the break.

The Gamecocks came out of the break firing, with a 13-0 run to take a 43-31 lead at the 16:08 mark. The Bulldogs hit a few baskets through the next few minutes, but the Gamecocks held on to its double-digit advantage, 57-46, at the 10:26 mark.

The Bulldogs began to cut into the deficit as a Brandon Fussell jumper, followed by back-to-back triples from Cooper Noard and Braeden Macvicar, made it a one possession game, 57-54, at the 8:29 mark.

The Bulldogs continued to push through the next few minutes, as back-to-back three-pointers from Davis put Samford back in front 67-63 with 4:25 left in the contest. Both teams traded baskets through the next few minutes, as clutch three-pointers from Najimi George and Noard, kept Samford in front 75-70 at the 1:30 mark.

A dunk from George, followed by free throws from Davis and Norris in the final minute, sealed the Samford 80-75 victory.

The Bulldogs close the preseason on Thursday, with another road game at Auburn. Samford will open the 2026-27 regular season by playing host to Berry on Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pete Hanna Center.

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