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Samford Scraps with JSU, Wins 68-61
Jan. 20, 2001
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Derrick Jones scored 17 and Samford shot 87.5 percent from the field in the second half as the Bulldogs defeated Jacksonville State 68-61 in Trans America Athletic Conference basketball Saturday. The second-half performance by Samford (9-8, 6-2 TAAC) was one of its best this season. Offensively Samford shot 14-of-16 in the second half, while limiting Jacksonville State (6-11, 3-5 TAAC) to 36 percent shooting and forcing 19 Gamecock turnovers for the game. The Bulldogs entered the contest second in the nation in three-pointers per game, but shot only 6-of-11, including 3-for-3 in the second period. Samford's leading scorer, senior Marc Salyers, scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 2-for-2 from three-point range. The Bulldog bench also contributed 19 points. JSU's leading scorer, Mike McDaniel, scored a game-high 24 points and Johnny Kilpatrick and Brant Harriman each contributed 11 for the Gamecocks. JSU jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and led 11-3 at the 14:50 mark of the opening period. But Samford went on a 21-8 run of its own over the next eight minutes, taking a 24-19 lead with five minutes remaining until the half. JSU battled to a 30-29 lead with 37 second left, but two Cornell Felton free throws gave the Bulldogs a 31-10 halftime lead. Salyers led both teams with 11 first-half points and McDaniel added 10 for the Gamecocks.
A layup by McDaniel gave JSU a 36-34 lead at the 15-minute mark of the second period, and a three-pointer by Kilpatrick would give JSU their last lead two minutes later, 39-38, with 13:32 remaining in the game. Samford used a 19-8 run over the next eight minutes to gain its largest lead of the game, 57-44, with 5:43 left in the contest. JSU battled back again, however, as Kilpatrick converted a three-pointer and a foul into four quick points for the Gamecocks and JSU sunk eight consecutive free throws to cut the SU lead to 61-57 with 2:37 remaining. Free throws down the stretch from Chris Weaver, Felton and Jones iced the 68-61 victory for Samford.
The Bulldogs have little time to enjoy their sixth TAAC victory, however, as they travel to Buies Creek, N.C., to face Campbell at 6 p.m. on Mon., Jan. 22. The game will be broadcast on WAPI-AM 1070, WVSU-FM 91.1 and www.samfordsports.com.
JSU vs Samford (1/20/01 at Seibert Hall, Birmingham, Ala.)
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
JSU vs Samford
1/20/01 2 p.m. at Seibert Hall, Birmingham, Ala.
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VISITORS: JSU 6-11, 3-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 KILPATRICK,Johnny... f 2-7 2-4 5-5 2 2 4 2 11 7 5 1 0 30
21 McDANIEL,Mike....... f 8-13 0-0 8-8 2 4 6 4 24 0 1 0 3 34
55 HARRIMAN,Brant...... c 4-4 0-0 3-4 1 3 4 3 11 0 3 0 1 30
22 WATSON,Scott........ g 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 32
33 CHAMBLESS,Ryan...... g 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 14
00 BROWN,Emerson....... 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9
02 SMITH-LINDSEY,Tim... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 8
03 BULLOCK,Earl........ 2-9 1-7 1-2 1 3 4 2 6 1 1 0 4 27
25 PERRY,Josh.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
32 MOATES,Benjamin..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
44 BRYANT,Josh......... 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 2 4 0 1 0 0 14
TEAM................ 2 1 3 1
Totals.............. 19-45 4-16 19-21 9 16 25 21 61 11 19 1 10 200
Play Analysis
JSU vs Samford (1/20/01 - Prd 2 00:00) |
