Final
for this game
Samford defeats Spring Hill 58-48
Dec 12, 2009 - 11:20 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) -- Trey Montgomery and Jeffrey Merritt scored 12 points apiece and Samford cruised to a 58-48 win over Spring Hill on Saturday.The Bulldogs (3-6) rebounded from a 73-40 loss at home to UNC-Greensboro on Dec. 5 by pulling ahead of the Badgers 27-11 with 2:50 left in the first half.
Tyler Schwab's 3-pointer at the buzzer got Spring Hill, an NAIA school, within 31-20 at halftime.
Chris Dees Jr. hit a jumper to open the second half, cutting the deficit to nine, but Montgomery responded with a 3-pointer. Samford led by double digits until 46 seconds remained.
Bryan Friday and Josh Davis added 11 points each for the Bulldogs. Davis, who had been hitting 40 percent from 3-point range, was only 1-for-10 from beyond the arc. Samford shot 5-for-24 from long range.
Dees and Antonio Burch scored 12 points each for the Badgers, who were outrebounded 41-34.
- NCAA BB
SPRING HILL 48
SAMFORD 58 FINAL
Dec 12 4:40 PM - NCAA BB
SPRING HILL 20
SAMFORD 31 HALFTIME
Dec 12 3:39 PM
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