Furman 86, Samford 81 - Box Score

NET #186

	H1	H2	T
Furman	46	40	86
Samford	46	35	81

Samford

NET #217

	H1	H2	T
Furman	46	40	86
Samford	46	35	81

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CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Furman

Samford

44%

56%

✗ MissedMargin: +1.7 predicted → -5 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

54.4%→ 55.6

eFG%

60.9 ←52.8%

15.1%→ 8.9

TO Rate

14.8 ←11.2%

29.8%

ORB%

22.6%

31.6%→ 33.9

FT Rate

34.5 ←42.2%

Furman

Predicted Actual

Samford

Recap

Lower-Ranked Samford Tests Furman

Furman survives a tight 86-81 contest despite Samford's 60.9% effective field goal percentage, a notable performance given the 14-spot difference in NET rankings.

The Furman University Paladins secured a hard-fought 86-81 victory over the Samford University Bulldogs, outscoring their opponents by 5 points. The contest was closely contested throughout, with the teams deadlocked at 46-46 at the halftime break. In the second half, Furman outpaced Samford 40-35 t...

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Top Performers

Furman

Tom House24.9

PTS20REB2AST0STL2

5-8 FG, 3-4 3PT, 7-7 FT

Cole Bowser24.9

PTS10REB7AST0STL3BLK1

2-2 FG, 2-2 3PT, 4-4 FT

Cooper Bowser23.2

PTS14REB6AST1BLK1

6-12 FG, 2-3 FT

Samford

Jadin BoothMVP35.1

PTS34REB3AST1STL1

10-17 FG, 8-15 3PT, 6-7 FT

Dylan Faulkner28.3

PTS12REB9AST3BLK2

5-9 FG, 2-3 FT

Cade Norris22.5

PTS11REB5AST1STL2

4-6 FG, 3-4 3PT

Hot Players

Tom HouseFurman+75%

PTS

8.5 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

1.4 avg

63% FG 5-8

Cole BowserFurman+53%

PTS

5.2 avg

REB

5.3 avg

AST

0.6 avg

100% FG 2-2

Jadin BoothSamford+38%

PTS

21.7 avg

REB

3.7 avg

AST

2.2 avg

59% FG 10-17

Abijah FranklinFurman+25%

PTS

3.9 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.9 avg

33% FG 1-3

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Furman86

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Charles Johnston	28	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	10	1	1	0	0
Tom House	28	20	5-8	3-4	7-7	2	0	2	0	1
Eddrin Bronson	26	3	0-4	0-1	3-4	1	1	0	0	0
Cooper Bowser	24	14	6-12	0-0	2-3	6	1	0	1	1
Alex Wilkins	21	19	8-14	3-4	0-1	2	3	0	0	3
Ben Vander Wal	20	4	2-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0
Asa Thomas	19	7	3-8	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Cole Bowser	18	10	2-2	2-2	4-4	7	0	3	1	1
Abijah Franklin	16	4	1-3	1-3	1-2	1	3	2	0	1
Mason Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Tillman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Davis Molnar	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Gunnar Lewis	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Collin O'Neal	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Owen Ritger	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	86	29-62	11-21	17-21	34	11	8	2	7

Samford81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jadin Booth	40	34	10-17	8-15	6-7	3	1	1	0	4
Cade Norris	35	11	4-6	3-4	0-0	5	1	2	0	0
Dylan Faulkner	31	12	5-9	0-0	2-3	9	3	0	2	2
Keaton Norris	31	11	5-12	1-5	0-0	5	4	0	0	2
Isaiah Campbell-Finch	25	7	2-7	1-3	2-4	4	1	0	0	1
Zion Wilburn	16	0	0-1	0-1	0-1	0	0	0	0	0
Kam Martin	13	4	1-2	0-1	2-2	3	1	1	0	0
Will Shaver	9	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	2	2
DaJion Humphrey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Hughes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Davenport	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JD Gossett	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Brown	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Judson Bjornstad	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Lamey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Harrison	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaxon Pollard	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	81	27-55	13-29	14-19	30	11	5	4	11