Bulldogs Drop Close Contest at UNLV - Samford University Athletics

Saturday, November 7

Las Vegas, Nev.

3 PM (CT)

Samford University

1-1,0-0SoCon

UNLV

2-0,0-0Mountain West

Team	1	2	F
Samford	40	39	79
UNLV	45	43	88

Box Score (PDF)

11.7.26 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Samford men's basketball team dropped a tight contest at UNLV 88-79 inside of the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday.

Four Bulldogs reached double figures including Cooper Noard (20), Cade Norris (17), Isaiah Campbell-Finch (14), and Will Shaver (14). Shaver added ten rebounds to record his first-double-double of the season. Ty Davis dished out six assists.

Samford opened the game strong with Will Shaver scoring six early points, as the Bulldogs held a 12-4 lead at the 17:27 mark. The Rebels responded with a 7-0 run to cut the Bulldog lead to 12-11.

Cooper Noard and Cade Norris added baskets in the next few minutes, but UNLV took their first lead of the day, 16-15, at the 14:36 mark. The Rebels continued to push, outscoring the Bulldogs 14-10 through the next few minutes to take a 30-25 advantage at the 9:13 mark. The Bulldogs responded, as baskets from Noard, JD Gossett and Ty Davis fueled a 6-0 run to put Samford back in front 31-30 at the 8:00 mark.

The Rebels scored six straight of their own, before Norris cashed in on an and-one, as UNLV led 36-34 with 4:42 left in the first half. Noard, Isaiah Campbell-Finch, and Shaver added baskets before the end of the half, but the Rebels took a 45-40 lead into the break.

After a UNLV lay-in opened the half, a Samford 9-2 run highlighted by four points from Shaver tied the game at 49 points apiece at the 17:34 mark. Both teams continued to trade baskets, as the game remained tied 63-63, at the 11:49 mark.

The Rebels went on a 9-3 run to take a 72-66 lead, but back-to-back three-pointers from Noard tied the game once again at 72 points apiece at the 7:45 mark. Noard added a lay-in a few minutes later, but the Rebels outscored the Bulldogs 9-2 to pull ahead 81-74 with 5:12 left in the game.

Norris cashed in on a lay-in and Davis added two free throws, as the Rebels led by five, 83-78, at the 3:32 mark. Samford only found one more point from the free throw line in the final three minutes, as UNLV held on to secure the 88-79 victory.

Samford returns to action on Friday, Nov. 13, as the Bulldogs welcome Wright State to the Pete Hanna Center.

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