Scores

Final

Furman 49

(13-14, 7-9 Southern)

Samford 55

(11-16, 8-8 Southern)

5:00 PM ET, February 18, 2012

Pete Hanna Center, Birmingham, AL

1 2 T
FUR 21 2849
SAM 24 3155

Top Performers

Furman: J. Loyd 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Samford: D. Windler 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast

Samford 55, Furman 49

Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Drew Windler scored 18 points and Samford held on to beat Furman 55-49 in a Southern Conference game on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (11-16, 8-8) trailed 49-48 with 1:36 remaining. Jeffrey Merritt then hit a 3-pointer and Furman's Bobby Austin turned it over, leading to a free throw by Mike Connor with 37 seconds left to seal the victory.

After two missed 3-pointers by the Paladins, Windler made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 12 seconds.

Samford led 24-21 at halftime, and opened the second half on a 13-4 run to go up by 12 on Jeffrey Merritt's layup with 13:19. Raijon Kelly, who finished with 11 points, had seven during the spurt.

Merritt had 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Jordan Loyd was the only double-figure scorer for Furman, with 15 points. The Paladins shot just 20.7 percent from 3-point range (6 of 29).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FUR
SAM
Points 49 55
FG Made-Attempted 19-55 (.345) 22-47 (.468)
3P Made-Attempted 6-29 (.207) 4-13 (.308)
FT Made-Attempted 5-8 (.625) 7-17 (.412)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 12

Game Leaders

 
FUR
SAM
PointsJ. Loyd 15D. Windler 18
ReboundsD. Early 9J. Merritt 10
AssistsB. Austin 3J. Merritt 3
StealsJ. Loyd 2T. Hood 2
BlocksB. Barnes 1W. Cook 1
Team Stats: Furman | Samford

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 18, 2012 @SAM 55, FUR 49Recap
Mar 2, 2012 FUR 75, @SAM 66Recap

Next 5 Games

FUR
SAM
02/23 CHAT 7:00pm
02/25 @WOF 7:00pm
03/02 @SAM 6:00pm
03/03 @DAV 6:00pm
11/10 CLMB 7:00pm
 02/23 @WCU 7:00pm
02/25 @CHAT 7:30pm
03/02 FUR 6:00pm
11/09 @PEAY 8:00pm
11/12 MM 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Furman | Samford