Samford Bulldogs (21-10, 10-8 SoCon) vs. Furman Paladins (21-11, 12-6 SoCon)
Asheville, North Carolina; Sunday, 6:30 pm. EST
Bottom line: Ques Glover and the Samford Bulldogs visit Mike Bothwell and the Furman Paladins at Socon Play on Sunday.
Rajput has gone 12-3 at home. Furman is the top team at SoCon with 17.8 assists per game, led by Jalen Slavsson averaging 3.8.
The Bulldogs are 10-8 in the conference matchup. Samford is third in the Sokon with 9.5 offensive rebounds per game, with Jermaine Marshall averaging 2.6.
The teams are facing each other for the third time this season. Samford won 83–75 in the last matchup on 24 February. Glover led Samford with 22 points, and Bothwell led Furman with 21 points.
Top Performer: Slavson averages 14.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.7 blocks for the Paladins. Alex Hunter has averaged 2.2 made 3-pointers in the last 10 games for Furman.
Jaden Campbell is shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc for the Bulldogs with 1.8 med 3-pointers per game, while averaging 10.1 points and 1.5 steals. Glover has been shooting 51.4% and averaging 18.0 points in the last 10 games for Samford.
Last 10 games: Paladins: 6-4, averaging 75.6 points, 24.3 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents average 68.6 points per game.
Bulldogs: 8-2 when shooting 47.0% off the field, averaging 72.3 points, 31.2 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.9 blocks per game. His opponents average 70.5 points.