Final
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Western Carolina holds off Samford 62-50
Jan 30, 2010 - 11:14 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(AP) -- Mike Williams scored 13 points and Western Carolina pulled away in the final minutes to beat Samford 62-50 on Saturday.Leading 51-49 with 3:42 to play, the Catamounts (17-5, 7-3 Southern Conference) closed the game on an 11-1 run. Samford went the final 5:31 without a field goal.
The Catamounts led 32-19 at halftime and scored the first basket of the second half. But the Bulldogs (9-13, 3-7) responded with a 20-5 run to tie the game 39-39 on a layup by Jeffrey Merritt with 8:51 remaining. The Catamounts got 23 points from their bench, compared to 13 from Samford.
Led by Williams who made 6 of 11 field goals, the Catamounts shot 52.4 percent from the field (22-of-42) compared to 45.2 percent (14-for-31) for the Bulldogs.
Josh Davis led the Bulldogs, who lost their third in a row, with 11 points, and Bryan Friday and John Peterson each scored 10 points.
- NCAA BB
WESTRN CAROLINA 62
SAMFORD 50 FINAL
Jan 30 4:44 PM - 48
roots - NCAA BB
WESTRN CAROLINA 32
SAMFORD 19 HALFTIME
Jan 30 3:44 PM
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