VMI 61, Samford 80 - Box Score | College Hoops Data

NET #359

	H1	H2	T
VMI	36	25	61
Samford	36	44	80

Samford

NET #217

	H1	H2	T
VMI	36	25	61
Samford	36	44	80

Thu, Feb 26, 2026Pete Hanna CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

VMI

Samford

93%

✓ CorrectMargin: +18.4 predicted → +19 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

47.5%→ 43.2

eFG%

61.1 ←52.1%

13.0%→ 13.2

TO Rate

12.6 ←10.9%

23.0%

ORB%

22.4%

30.9%→ 25.4

FT Rate

35.2 ←43.4%

VMI

Predicted Actual

Samford

Recap

Mismatch in Birmingham: VMI at Samford

Samford dominated the second half, outscoring VMI by 19 points to win by 19, capitalizing on a 146-spot NET ranking advantage.

The Samford Bulldogs, ranked 213 in the NET rankings, asserted their dominance over the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, ranked 359, in an 80-61 victory. The first half ended with the teams deadlocked at 36-36, but Samford pulled away in the second half, outscoring VMI 44-25 to establish a comma...

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Top Performers

VMI

Tan Yildizoglu25.4

PTS17REB7AST5

6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT, 3-4 FT

TJ Johnson22.2

PTS11REB6AST0STL2

4-11 FG, 2-9 3PT, 1-3 FT

Mario Tatum Jr.18.4

PTS10REB2AST0STL2BLK1

3-7 FG, 1-4 3PT, 3-4 FT

Samford

Dylan FaulknerMVP37.2

PTS22REB11AST3STL1

6-8 FG, 10-10 FT

Cade Norris31.4

PTS12REB7AST6STL1

4-10 FG, 2-6 3PT, 2-2 FT

Keaton Norris28.3

PTS17REB4AST4STL1

6-10 FG, 5-7 3PT

Hot Players

Zion WilburnSamford+119%

PTS

4.3 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.8 avg

63% FG 5-8

Kaden StuckeyVMI+67%

PTS

4.0 avg

REB

4.5 avg

AST

0.5 avg

38% FG 3-8

Cade NorrisSamford+63%

PTS

8.9 avg

REB

4.4 avg

AST

2.0 avg

40% FG 4-10

Tan YildizogluVMI+59%

PTS

10.3 avg

REB

3.6 avg

AST

4.3 avg

43% FG 6-14

Keaton NorrisSamford+30%

PTS

10.0 avg

REB

4.3 avg

AST

4.9 avg

60% FG 6-10

Dylan FaulknerSamford+30%

PTS

17.3 avg

REB

8.6 avg

AST

1.8 avg

75% FG 6-8

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VMI61

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
TJ Johnson	39	11	4-11	2-9	1-3	6	0	2	0	0
Tan Yildizoglu	36	17	6-14	2-5	3-4	7	5	0	0	5
Linus Holmstrom	31	9	3-7	2-5	1-1	5	2	0	0	3
Cal Liston	29	4	2-8	0-5	0-1	3	1	1	0	1
Kaden Stuckey	27	6	3-8	0-1	0-0	8	1	0	0	1
Mario Tatum Jr.	27	10	3-7	1-4	3-4	2	0	2	1	0
Walker Andrews	11	4	1-4	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	0	0
Robert Peters	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Hagedorn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Lawson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Branford Edmonds III	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Pazon	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Clark	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Rickey Bradley Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Daushvili	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	61	22-59	7-31	10-15	31	10	6	1	10

Samford80

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Cade Norris	37	12	4-10	2-6	2-2	7	6	1	0
Jadin Booth	37	10	3-9	3-9	1-2	5	0	0	1
Keaton Norris	35	17	6-10	5-7	0-0	4	4	1	1
Dylan Faulkner	29	22	6-8	0-0	10-10	11	3	1	3
Zion Wilburn	22	12	5-8	1-4	1-3	1	3	0	1
Isaiah Campbell-Finch	20	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	2
Kam Martin	10	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1
Will Shaver	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0
Jaxon Pollard	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0
Judson Bjornstad	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
Joshua Hughes	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
JD Gossett	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
Zach Lamey	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
Total	—	80	27-54	12-31	14-19	35	19	3	9