UNC Greensboro claims SoCon title beating Samford 88-75
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Marvin Smith scored a career-high 26 points, Kyrin Galloway scored 15 and UNC Greensboro clinched the Southern Conference regular-season championship with an 88-75 win over Samford on Sunday.
The Spartans (24-7, 15-3) won the conference outright after Furman (22-9, 13-5) defeated second-place East Tennessee State (23-8, 14-4), 79-76, earlier in the day.
The Spartans built a 25-8 lead on the strength of four 3-pointers from Smith and another from Francis Alonso. Jordy Kuiper later added a 3 and the lead was 35-15 with 4:53 before halftime. UNC Greensboro shot 18 of 32 (56 percent) including 9 of 16 from 3-point range before intermission. Alonso scored 14 points and Isaiah Miller and Kuiper each scored 10.
Eric Adams scored a career-high 24 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 10 of 11 from the free throw line for Samford (10-21, 6-12), Demetrius Denzel-Dyson scored 15 and Alex Thompson and Justin Coleman each scored 12.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tim Gattis
- Tony Greene
- Tommy Short
2023-24 Southern Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| UNC Greensboro | 12-6 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Chattanooga | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Western Carolina | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
| Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| East Tennessee State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Mercer | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
| The Citadel | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 14 | 4-28 |
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