BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- After its worst first-half performance of the 2009-10 campaign, the Samford University basketball team mounted a furious second-half comeback Thursday, but eventually ran out of gas in a 68-55 Southern Conference loss against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at the Pete Hanna Center.
Samford (9-12, 3-6 SoCon) only shot 25 percent (5-of-20) from the field in the first half and trailed Appalachian State (12-8, 6-3 SoCon) by a score of 38-18 at the intermission. The Bulldogs’ 18-point first-half performance was their worst of the season. Samford’s previous low was a 19-point, first-half outing against The Citadel on Jan. 16.
Davis, Samford’s junior sharpshooter from Lubbock, Texas, finished with a game-high 25 points and tied a career-high with seven 3-point field goals. He shot 8-of-17 from the field, 7-of-15 from beyond the arc and tallied three steals. Davis played a key role in the Bulldogs’ second-half rally and scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the final period.
The Samford University basketball team will next be in action Saturday at 2 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs conclude their brief two-game SoCon homestand against the first-place Western Carolina Catamounts at the Pete Hanna Center.
(courtesy: Samford Sports Information)
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