Samford (Game #21)

Game Day: Saturday

Date: January 24, 2015

Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Location: Pete Hanna Center (4,974), Birmingham, AL

Radio: Catamount Sports Network

TV / Video: SoCon Digital Network

All-time, Samford trails the Catamounts, 9-4, however, the Bulldogs own a 4-2 record in games played in Birmingham. Last season, Samford and Western Carolina split the annual home-and-home series with each team winning on its home court.

The Bulldogs have picked up six of their eight wins in Birmingham this season and are coming off a 89-78 win over UNCG on Thursday for their first conference victory of the season, so the Bulldogs are hungry to get that second conference victory. The Bulldogs are 1-6 in their last 7 games.

The Bulldogs are scoring and average of 68 points per game, hitting 43.6% from the field and 67% at the free throw line.  Darius Jones-Gibson is the leading scorer, averaging 11.5 points per game, followed by Tyler Hood with 10.2 points per game.

Samford Probable Starters
Freshman Guard - Christen Cunningham  6-2 185 lbs  -. 9.5 pts.
Junior Guard - Darius Jones-Gibson  6-1 175 lbs  - 11.5 pts.
Freshman Guard - Evan Taylor  6-4 205 lbs - 5.3 pts.
Senior  Forward - Tyler Hood  6-6 210 lbs - 10.2 pts,
Senior Center - Michael Bradley  6-10 250 lbs - 6.1 pts.

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