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Furman Paladins vs Samford Bulldogs 95–78

2025-03-08 20:30 · SoCon Championship · NCAA · Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville NC · neutral site · Att. 5,459 · ESPN+

Furman Paladins 2024-25 · Samford Bulldogs 2024-25 · 2024-25 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
FUR	38	57	95
SAM	36	42	78

Team stats

	Furman	Samford
Field goals	29-49 .592	29-62 .468
Three-pointers	17-29 .586	8-24 .333
Free throws	20-29 .690	12-15 .800
At the rim	11-16 .688	18-33 .545
Offensive rebounds	8	11
Defensive rebounds	22	17
Total rebounds	30	28
Assists	17	13
Steals	10	11
Blocks	4	2
Turnovers	16	14
Personal fouls	15	20
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	22	38
Fast-break points	15	10
Points off turnovers	17	19
Largest lead	19	0
Possessions	72	73

Furman Paladins

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Nick Anderson G	34	26	8-13	6-9	4-5	1	2	3	2	1	0	3	3
Cooper Bowser F	33	6	2-3	0-0	2-6	0	2	2	0	0	4	2	1
PJay Smith Jr. G	32	24	6-12	4-9	8-8	0	4	4	9	3	0	2	3
Ben VanderWal F	28	8	3-4	0-0	2-4	5	5	10	2	2	0	0	3
Garrett Hien F	17	1	0-3	0-2	1-2	0	3	3	2	2	0	2	3
Tom House G	25	21	6-8	6-7	3-4	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	0
Eddrin Bronson G	17	7	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Davis Molnar F	7	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1
Charles Johnston F	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Total	39	95	29-49	17-29	20-29	8	22	30	17	10	4	16	15

FG .592 · 3P .586 · FT .690

Did not play: Tyrese Hughey, Clyde Mauldin, Mason Smith, Thomas Tillman, Jayson Morgan, Tommy Humphries

Samford Bulldogs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Rylan Jones G	33	8	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	2	3	9	3	0	5	2
Josh Holloway G	32	21	7-14	2-4	5-5	0	1	1	3	4	0	4	4
Trey Fort G	29	11	4-10	0-5	3-5	0	6	6	0	1	1	2	2
Collin Holloway F	27	6	2-5	1-2	1-2	1	2	3	0	1	1	1	3
Jaden Brownell F	22	16	7-15	1-4	1-1	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	3
Lukas Walls G	20	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	3
Isaiah West G	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Riley Allenspach F	11	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hamed Olayinka F	7	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1
Julian Brown G	7	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	78	29-62	8-24	12-15	11	17	28	13	11	2	14	20

FG .468 · 3P .333 · FT .800

Did not play: Grayson Walters, Zion Wilburn, Paulie Stramaglia, Caleb Harrison, Joshua Hughes, Brody Davis, Corey Brown, Thomas Kizer, Brody Boyer, Owen LaRocca

Officials: Ryan Christian, Michael Husted, Evan Berg

Play-by-play

Show every play (567)

First half

19:58 FUR Cooper Bowser, jumpball won
19:58 SAM Jaden Brownell, jumpball lost
19:38 FUR PJay Smith, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Garrett Hien, assist 2–0
19:31 SAM Josh Holloway, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
19:29 FUR Nick Anderson, rebound defensive
19:24 FUR Nick Anderson, 3pt jumpshot made - PJay Smith, assist 5–0
19:24 FUR Nick Anderson, freethrow 1of1 missed
19:24 SAM Josh Holloway, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
19:24 FUR Nick Anderson, foulon
19:23 SAM Trey Fort, rebound defensive
19:09 SAM Trey Fort, 2pt jumpshot made - Jaden Brownell, assist 5–2
18:44 FUR PJay Smith, 3pt jumpshot missed
18:42 SAM Trey Fort, rebound defensive
18:37 SAM Rylan Jones, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 5–4
18:08 FUR Nick Anderson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 7–4
17:55 SAM Jaden Brownell, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Rylan Jones, assist 7–6
17:39 FUR Nick Anderson, 3pt jumpshot missed
17:36 FUR Ben VanderWal, rebound offensive
17:27 FUR Ben VanderWal, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - PJay Smith, assist 9–6
17:17 SAM Rylan Jones, 3pt jumpshot missed
17:15 FUR Garrett Hien, rebound defensive
17:07 FUR Nick Anderson, turnover badpass
17:07 SAM Trey Fort, steal
16:49 SAM Collin Holloway, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Rylan Jones, assist 9–9
16:35 FUR Cooper Bowser, foulon
16:35 FUR Cooper Bowser, freethrow 1of2 missed
16:35 FUR Team, rebound offensivedeadball
16:35 SAM Jaden Brownell, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
16:35 SAM Jaden Brownell, substitution out
16:35 SAM Josh Holloway, substitution out
16:35 SAM Isaiah West, substitution in
16:35 SAM Riley Allenspach, substitution in
16:35 SAM Trey Fort, substitution out
16:35 SAM Lukas Walls, substitution in
16:35 FUR Cooper Bowser, freethrow 2of2 made 10–9
16:04 SAM Isaiah West, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
16:02 FUR Garrett Hien, rebound defensive
16:01 FUR Team, rebound offensive team;
16:01 FUR Nick Anderson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
16:01 SAM Collin Holloway, block
16:01 SAM Riley Allenspach, substitution out
16:01 SAM Hamed Olayinka, substitution in
15:46 FUR Nick Anderson, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Garrett Hien, assist 13–9
15:23 SAM Collin Holloway, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:22 SAM Lukas Walls, foul personal
15:22 FUR Team, rebound defensive team;
15:22 FUR Nick Anderson, foulon
15:22 SAM Josh Holloway, substitution in
15:22 SAM Collin Holloway, substitution out
15:22 SAM Rylan Jones, substitution out
15:22 FUR Davis Molnar, substitution in
15:22 FUR Cooper Bowser, substitution out
15:22 SAM Trey Fort, substitution in
15:22 FUR PJay Smith, substitution out
15:22 FUR Garrett Hien, substitution out
15:22 FUR Charles Johnston, substitution in
15:22 FUR Tom House, substitution in
15:01 FUR Nick Anderson, turnover lostball
15:01 SAM Josh Holloway, steal
14:48 SAM Trey Fort, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
14:46 SAM Hamed Olayinka, rebound offensive
14:45 SAM Hamed Olayinka, turnover badpass
14:45 FUR Nick Anderson, steal
14:21 FUR Nick Anderson, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Charles Johnston, assist 16–9
14:01 SAM Josh Holloway, turnover lostball
14:01 FUR Eddrin Bronson, substitution in
14:01 FUR PJay Smith, substitution in
14:01 SAM Collin Holloway, substitution in
14:01 FUR Ben VanderWal, substitution out
14:01 FUR Nick Anderson, substitution out
14:01 SAM Lukas Walls, substitution out
13:28 FUR Eddrin Bronson, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
13:26 SAM Trey Fort, rebound defensive
13:21 SAM Trey Fort, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:16 FUR Davis Molnar, rebound defensive
13:10 SAM Jaden Brownell, substitution in
13:10 SAM Rylan Jones, substitution in
13:10 SAM Hamed Olayinka, substitution out
13:10 SAM Isaiah West, substitution out
12:52 FUR PJay Smith, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
12:50 SAM Collin Holloway, rebound defensive
12:44 SAM Josh Holloway, 3pt jumpshot missed
12:40 FUR PJay Smith, rebound defensive
12:15 SAM Collin Holloway, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
12:15 FUR Tom House, foulon
12:15 FUR Davis Molnar, substitution out
12:15 SAM Julian Brown, substitution in
12:15 SAM Josh Holloway, substitution out
12:15 FUR Charles Johnston, substitution out
12:15 FUR Cooper Bowser, substitution in
12:15 FUR Garrett Hien, substitution in
12:15 FUR Eddrin Bronson, substitution out
12:15 FUR Nick Anderson, substitution in
12:15 FUR Tom House, freethrow 1of2 made 17–9
12:15 FUR Tom House, freethrow 2of2 made 18–9
12:07 SAM Collin Holloway, foulon
12:07 FUR Garrett Hien, foul personal
12:00 SAM Collin Holloway, foulon
12:00 FUR Cooper Bowser, foul personal
11:56 SAM Julian Brown, 3pt jumpshot made - Rylan Jones, assist 18–12
11:24 FUR Cooper Bowser, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
11:22 SAM Trey Fort, rebound defensive
11:05 SAM Rylan Jones, turnover lostball
10:40 FUR Nick Anderson, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - PJay Smith, assist 21–12
10:28 SAM Rylan Jones, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:25 SAM Collin Holloway, rebound offensive
10:23 SAM Collin Holloway, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
10:21 FUR Tom House, rebound defensive
10:19 FUR PJay Smith, turnover badpass
10:19 SAM Rylan Jones, steal
10:02 SAM Collin Holloway, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
10:00 FUR Garrett Hien, rebound defensive
9:41 FUR Garrett Hien, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:39 SAM Jaden Brownell, rebound defensive
9:35 SAM Rylan Jones, turnover badpass
9:35 FUR Garrett Hien, steal
9:23 FUR PJay Smith, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
9:21 SAM Rylan Jones, rebound defensive
9:12 SAM Jaden Brownell, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:10 FUR Cooper Bowser, rebound defensive
8:42 FUR Cooper Bowser, turnover lostball
8:42 SAM Jaden Brownell, steal
8:26 SAM Jaden Brownell, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
8:26 FUR Cooper Bowser, block
8:22 FUR PJay Smith, rebound defensive
8:21 SAM Collin Holloway, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
8:21 FUR PJay Smith, foulon
8:21 FUR PJay Smith, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 22–12
8:21 SAM Collin Holloway, substitution out
8:21 SAM Trey Fort, substitution out
8:21 SAM Lukas Walls, substitution in
8:21 SAM Julian Brown, substitution out
8:21 SAM Jaden Brownell, substitution out
8:21 SAM Josh Holloway, substitution in
8:21 SAM Isaiah West, substitution in
8:21 FUR Eddrin Bronson, substitution in
8:21 SAM Riley Allenspach, substitution in
8:21 FUR Tom House, substitution out
8:21 FUR Garrett Hien, substitution out
8:21 FUR Ben VanderWal, substitution in
8:21 FUR PJay Smith, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 23–12
8:21 FUR Davis Molnar, substitution in
8:21 FUR PJay Smith, substitution out
8:11 SAM Lukas Walls, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:07 SAM Isaiah West, rebound offensive
7:59 SAM Riley Allenspach, 2pt hookshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 23–14
7:24 FUR Davis Molnar, 2pt jumpshot missed
7:23 FUR Ben VanderWal, rebound offensive
7:23 FUR Ben VanderWal, rebound offensive
7:23 FUR Ben VanderWal, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
7:23 SAM Rylan Jones, foul personal
7:23 FUR Davis Molnar, foulon
7:18 SAM Trey Fort, substitution in
7:18 SAM Rylan Jones, substitution out
7:18 FUR Cooper Bowser, substitution out
7:18 FUR Charles Johnston, substitution in
7:05 FUR Charles Johnston, turnover badpass
6:37 SAM Josh Holloway, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
6:36 FUR Charles Johnston, rebound defensive
6:26 FUR Nick Anderson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 25–14
6:14 SAM Josh Holloway, turnover badpass
6:14 FUR Davis Molnar, steal
6:06 FUR Nick Anderson, turnover badpass
6:06 SAM Josh Holloway, steal
6:02 FUR Nick Anderson, foul personal
6:02 SAM Josh Holloway, foulon
6:02 FUR Tom House, substitution in
6:02 FUR Eddrin Bronson, substitution out
6:02 SAM Rylan Jones, substitution in
6:02 FUR Nick Anderson, substitution out
6:02 FUR PJay Smith, substitution in
6:02 SAM Isaiah West, substitution out
5:47 SAM Josh Holloway, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Rylan Jones, assist 25–17
5:41 FUR Davis Molnar, turnover badpass
5:41 SAM Lukas Walls, steal
5:37 SAM Josh Holloway, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover;fastbreak; made - Rylan Jones, assist 25–20
5:36 FUR Team, timeout short
5:36 FUR Charles Johnston, substitution out
5:36 FUR Davis Molnar, substitution out
5:36 FUR Cooper Bowser, substitution in
5:36 SAM Hamed Olayinka, substitution in
5:36 SAM Lukas Walls, substitution out
5:36 FUR Garrett Hien, substitution in
5:29 FUR Tom House, 3pt jumpshot made - PJay Smith, assist 28–20
5:13 SAM Josh Holloway, turnover badpass
5:13 FUR Garrett Hien, steal
5:07 FUR Tom House, foulon
5:07 SAM Trey Fort, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
5:07 FUR Tom House, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; missed
5:07 FUR Tom House, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 29–20
5:07 SAM Lukas Walls, substitution in
5:07 SAM Hamed Olayinka, substitution out
5:06 SAM Lukas Walls, rebound defensive
4:44 SAM Lukas Walls, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Rylan Jones, assist 29–22
4:18 FUR Cooper Bowser, turnover badpass
4:18 SAM Josh Holloway, steal
4:13 SAM Josh Holloway, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 29–24
3:51 FUR Tom House, 3pt jumpshot made - PJay Smith, assist 32–24
3:40 SAM Trey Fort, foulon
3:40 SAM Trey Fort, freethrow 1of3 missed
3:40 SAM Team, rebound offensivedeadball
3:40 FUR Ben VanderWal, foul personal shooting;3freethrow;
3:40 FUR Ben VanderWal, substitution out
3:40 FUR Nick Anderson, substitution in
3:40 SAM Julian Brown, substitution in
3:40 SAM Josh Holloway, substitution out
3:40 SAM Trey Fort, freethrow 2of3 made 32–25
3:40 SAM Trey Fort, freethrow 3of3 made 32–26
3:20 SAM Trey Fort, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
3:20 FUR Garrett Hien, foulon
3:20 SAM Julian Brown, rebound defensive
3:20 FUR Garrett Hien, freethrow 1of2 made 33–26
3:20 FUR Garrett Hien, freethrow 2of2 missed
3:20 SAM Trey Fort, substitution out
3:20 SAM Jaden Brownell, substitution in
3:20 SAM Collin Holloway, substitution in
3:20 SAM Riley Allenspach, substitution out
3:11 SAM Team, rebound offensive team;
3:11 SAM Jaden Brownell, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
3:11 FUR Cooper Bowser, block
3:05 SAM Jaden Brownell, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
3:03 SAM Julian Brown, rebound offensive
2:57 FUR PJay Smith, foul personal
2:57 SAM Lukas Walls, foulon
2:45 SAM Collin Holloway, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 33–28
2:37 SAM Josh Holloway, substitution in
2:37 SAM Julian Brown, substitution out
2:25 FUR Tom House, turnover badpass
2:06 SAM Rylan Jones, turnover badpass
2:06 FUR Tom House, steal
2:02 FUR Tom House, turnover badpass
2:02 SAM Rylan Jones, steal
1:57 SAM Jaden Brownell, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Rylan Jones, assist 33–30
1:39 FUR Garrett Hien, 3pt jumpshot missed
1:36 FUR Nick Anderson, rebound offensive
1:35 FUR Nick Anderson, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made 36–30
1:30 FUR PJay Smith, foul personal
1:30 SAM Rylan Jones, foulon
1:30 FUR PJay Smith, substitution out
1:30 FUR Eddrin Bronson, substitution in
1:29 SAM Collin Holloway, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; missed
1:29 FUR Garrett Hien, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
1:29 SAM Collin Holloway, foulon
1:29 SAM Team, rebound offensivedeadball
1:29 SAM Jaden Brownell, substitution out
1:29 SAM Riley Allenspach, substitution in
1:29 SAM Collin Holloway, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 36–31
1:29 FUR Davis Molnar, substitution in
1:29 FUR Garrett Hien, substitution out
1:21 FUR Davis Molnar, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Tom House, assist 38–31
0:59 SAM Rylan Jones, 3pt jumpshot made 38–34
0:27 FUR Tom House, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
0:27 SAM Josh Holloway, foulon
0:27 SAM Josh Holloway, rebound defensive
0:27 FUR Davis Molnar, foul personal looseball;oneandone;
0:26 FUR Tom House, substitution out
0:26 FUR PJay Smith, substitution in
0:26 SAM Collin Holloway, substitution out
0:26 SAM Isaiah West, substitution in
0:26 SAM Josh Holloway, freethrow 1of2 made 38–35
0:26 SAM Josh Holloway, freethrow 2of2 made 38–36
0:26 SAM Hamed Olayinka, substitution in
0:26 SAM Riley Allenspach, substitution out
0:02 FUR Nick Anderson, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:01 SAM Lukas Walls, rebound defensive

Second half