Samford's Jermaine Marshall
Chase Cochran
Samford's Jermaine Marshall

Men's Basketball

Marshall's double-double leads Samford past Spring Hill

Bulldogs move to 2-0 on the season

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Jermaine Marshall recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Samford University Bulldogs (2-0) placed five players in double figures en route to an 86-69 victory over Spring Hill College (0-2) on Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Pete Hanna Center. Wesley Cardet, Jr. (14), Ques Glover (12), Jaron Rillie (10), and Jaden Campbell (10) joined Marshall in double digits.   
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Samford 86 | Spring Hill 69
Venue | Time: Pete Hanna Center | Birmingham, Ala. | 7 p.m. 
Series: Samford leads 16-15
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HOW IT HAPPENED: 
  • A pair of jumpers in the lane by Jermaine Marshall and a corner 3-pointer from Cooper Kaifes helped the Bulldogs build an early 7-2 lead. 
  • Spring Hill used an 8-2 run over the next 3:23 to take a brief 10-9 lead at the 15:37 media timeout.   
  • Ques Glover’s driving lay-up and free throw gave the Bulldogs the 12-10 lead with 14:30 to go. 
  • Samford used a 6-2 run to build an 18-12 advantage at the 11:32 media timeout. 
  • After the Bulldogs forced four straight turnovers by the Badgers, Quinn Richey turned in a quick 6-0 run by himself to extend Samford’s lead to 10, 24-14 with 10:31 to play.   
  • John Abate’s 12-foot jumper cut Samford’s lead back to eight, 26-18, and ended a 14-2 run by the Bulldogs. 
  • The two teams both went without a field goal for more than 3:00, as the Bulldogs maintained a 34-26 edge at the 3:40 media timeout. 
  • After Spring Hill cut it to three, 34-31, Samford closed the half on a 14-3 run, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Jaden Campbell, to take a 48-34 edge into the locker room at the half.   
  • Marshall led the Bulldogs and all scorers with 12 points while Glover added 10 and Cardet nine at the break. 
  • Samford kept the defensive intensity to start the second half, holding the Badgers scoreless for 4:14 while extending its lead to 21, 56-35, at the 15:46 media timeout. 
  • The Badgers finally ended their field goal drought with a 3-pointer from Sam Davidson with 15:33 to go in the game. 
  • SU maintained a 17-point advantage at the 11:59 media timeout despite going scoreless over the last 2:54 of the second half.  
  • Spring Hill ran off a 9-2 run to cut into the Samford lead, 61-47, with 10:25 remaining.  
  • Samford answered right back by making four of its’ next five from the floor, including a pair by Marshall. The Bulldogs led by 18, 70-52, with 7:08 to go in the contest.  
  • Fueled by 10 points from Jaron Rillie in the second frame, the Bulldogs built their largest lead of the night, 81-56, with 4:46 to play. 
  • Samford salted away the remaining time to claim its’ second consecutive victory, 86-69.            
 
 
STATS OF THE GAME:  
  • Samford forced 33 Spring Hill turnovers leading to a season-high 37 points. 
  • The Bulldogs shot 43 percent (29-67) from the floor for the game including 32 percent (10-31) from 3-point range and 82 percent (18-22) from the line. Spring Hill connected on 45 percent (24-53) from the field for the night.  
  • Both teams finished with 38 rebounds while Samford outscored the Badgers 38-30 in the paint.  
 
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:  
  • Coach Bucky McMillan and the Bulldogs recognized all service members in attendance at Thursday’s Veterans’ Day game prior to tipoff.  
  • The Bulldogs and Badgers were meeting for the 31st time in series history with the series with Samford owning a narrow 16-15 edge. The two teams have not met since Samford defeated SHC 90-64 on Dec. 17, 2011, at the Pete Hanna Center. The series dates to a pair of Spring Hill victories during the 1921-22 season. 
  • Samford’s non-starters continued their solid play, as the Bulldogs bench scored 47 points to Spring Hill’s 10.   


UP NEXT:
The Bulldogs travel to San Francisco, Calif., to start a two-game road swing on Monday, Nov. 15 against the Dons (1-0, 0-0 WCC) of the University of San Francisco. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. Central at The Sobrato Center.