W. Carolina 65, Samford 58
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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SAMFORD |
WESTERN CAROLINA |
| Points |
58 |
65 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
19-40 (.475) |
23-46 (.500) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
12-25 (.480) |
4-15 (.267) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
8-11 (.727) |
15-24 (.625) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
20 (0/0) |
14 (1/0) |
| Largest Lead |
4 |
9 |
| Next 5 Games |
| SAMFORD (ET) |
WESTERN CAROLINA (ET) |
| 02/28 @APP 3:30pm | | 03/06 FUR 9:30pm | | 03/07 @CIT 9:30pm | | 03/08 @CHAT 8:30pm | | 11/13 @KENT 7:00pm |
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| 02/28 CHAT 7:00pm | | 03/07 COFC 4:30pm | | 11/14 STC 7:00pm | | 11/18 @TEX 9:00pm | | 11/23 ARMC 7:30pm |
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Associated Press
CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- Richie Gordon had 23 points and nine rebounds as Western Carolina held off Samford 65-58 on Thursday night.
Trailing 37-33 at halftime, the Catamounts (15-14, 10-9 Southern Conference) started the second half with a 15-2 run to lead 48-39 with 14:28 left.
The Bulldogs (13-15, 8-11) then put together their own rally, sparked by
Josh Bedwell, who scored 11 of his 24 points in a four-minute spurt for a 57-55 Samford lead with 4:01 remaining.
Western Carolina quickly regained the advantage on a
Brandon Giles 3-pointer and held on despite shooting 3 of 7 from the free-throw line in the last 52 seconds.
Brigham Waginger and
Adrian Gailliard scored 10 points apiece for the Catamounts, who are now 10-2 at home this season.
Josh Davis added 16 points for the Bulldogs, who made 12 of 25 shots from 3-point range, and
Trey Montgomery had 12.
Samford 58, 
Western Carolina 65