Samford 82, East Tennessee State 72 - Box Score

NET #217

	H1	H2	OT	T
Samford	38	30	14	82
East Tennessee State	37	31	4	72

East Tennessee State

NET #140

	H1	H2	OT	T
Samford	38	30	14	82
East Tennessee State	37	31	4	72

Sat, Feb 14, 2026Freedom Hall (TN)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Samford

East Tennessee State

92%

✗ MissedMargin: +17.7 predicted → -10 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

52.0%→ 48.1

eFG%

45.1 ←55.1%

10.8%→ 11.3

TO Rate

13.5 ←12.7%

22.4%

ORB%

27.9%

43.0%→ 75.5

FT Rate

36.1 ←35.4%

Samford

Predicted Actual

East Tennessee State

Recap

Samford Bulldogs Hold Off East Tennessee State Buccaneers 82-72 Behind Faulkner's 24 Points

Samford pulls off massive upset, defeating East Tennessee State by 10 points despite being ranked 111 spots lower in NET rankings

The Samford Bulldogs, ranked 226 in the NET rankings, pulled off a stunning 82-72 upset over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, who are ranked 115. This 10-point victory was a significant upset, considering East Tennessee State was favored by 17.7 points according to the CHD Scout prediction. Samf...

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Top Performers

Samford

Dylan FaulknerMVP40.5

PTS24REB10AST1BLK3

10-18 FG, 4-6 FT

Keaton Norris33.9

PTS12REB12AST6

3-8 FG, 2-6 3PT, 4-4 FT

Jadin Booth30.9

PTS19REB2AST2STL4

4-14 FG, 3-9 3PT, 8-10 FT

East Tennessee State

Cam Morris III30.1

PTS12REB8AST3STL1BLK1

1-7 FG, 0-2 3PT, 10-12 FT

Brian Taylor II29.9

PTS28REB2AST2STL2

11-18 FG, 3-7 3PT, 3-4 FT

Blake Barkley26.9

PTS15REB7AST1STL1

6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-4 FT

Hot Players

Zion WilburnSamford+78%

PTS

4.3 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.8 avg

50% FG 1-2

Keaton NorrisSamford+56%

PTS

10.0 avg

REB

4.3 avg

AST

4.9 avg

38% FG 3-8

Brian Taylor IIEast Tennessee State+49%

PTS

14.8 avg

REB

3.8 avg

AST

2.9 avg

61% FG 11-18

Dylan FaulknerSamford+26%

PTS

17.3 avg

REB

8.6 avg

AST

1.8 avg

56% FG 10-18

Cade NorrisSamford+24%

PTS

8.9 avg

REB

4.4 avg

AST

2.0 avg

50% FG 2-4

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Samford82

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Cade Norris	44	14	2-4	1-3	9-10	3	2	0	0	2
Jadin Booth	44	19	4-14	3-9	8-10	2	2	4	0	1
Keaton Norris	43	12	3-8	2-6	4-4	12	6	0	0	1
Dylan Faulkner	35	24	10-18	0-0	4-6	10	1	0	3	2
Zion Wilburn	29	7	1-2	1-2	4-6	4	2	3	0	1
Kam Martin	14	1	0-3	0-3	1-2	3	1	0	0	0
Will Shaver	10	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	2
Judson Bjornstad	7	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Caleb Harrison	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
Corey Brown	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
Joshua Hughes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
DaJion Humphrey	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
JD Gossett	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Campbell-Finch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	82	22-53	7-24	31-40	37	15	7	3	9

East Tennessee State72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Brian Taylor II	44	28	11-18	3-7	3-4	2	2	2	0	5
Cam Morris III	36	12	1-7	0-2	10-12	8	3	1	1	0
Blake Barkley	35	15	6-12	0-1	3-4	7	1	1	0	0
Allen Strothers	35	4	2-9	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	1	3
Jordan McCullum	35	7	3-6	0-1	1-2	7	1	2	2	0
Maki Johnson	17	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	5	2	0	0	1
Jaylen Smith	10	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	2
Isaiah Sutherland	7	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Milton Matthews III	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0
Joseph Carter	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Sisemore	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brayden Crump	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Frederico Whitaker Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Maddox Huff	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Sisk	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	72	25-61	5-20	17-22	34	15	7	4	11