Samford Bulldogs vs. Southern University Jaguars - Final Score - March 19, 2026

NCAA TOURNAMENT - FIRST FOUR

16 Samford vs

16 Southern University

・March 19, 2026 March 19 Mar 19

#16 Southern beats #16 Samford

	1	2	3	4	T
SAM	-	-	-	-	-
SOU	-	-	-	-	-

Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC

	1	2	3	4	T
SAM	8	16	20	9	53
SOU	11	16	17	21	65

#16 Southern beats #16 Samford

KEY PLAYERS

DeMya Porter SOU · #24 F

15 pts, 12 reb

Mykayla Cunningham SOU · #8 G

6 pts, 8 ast, 5 reb

Briana Rivera SAM · #11 G

16 pts (3-9 3pt), 2 reb

Kaylee Yarbrough SAM · #3 G

11 pts (3-12 FG), 5 reb

KEY PLAYS

SAM KEY PLAY

SAM 16 SOU 15

(2Q 6:15) Samford completed a 14-4 scoring run over 8:39. SAM 16, SOU 15

SOU KEY PLAY

SAM 19 SOU 21

(2Q 2:35) After trailing since 5:00 in the second quarter, Southern University took the lead, 21-19.

SAM KEY PLAY

SAM 31 SOU 30

(3Q 8:09) After trailing since 2:35 in the second quarter, Samford took the lead, 31-30.

SOU KEY PLAY

SAM 36 SOU 36

(3Q 4:16) After trailing since 8:09 in the third quarter, Southern University tied the score at 36.

SOU KEY STAT

SAM 49 SOU 51

(4Q 7:14) D. Porter (SOU) has 10 rebounds.

SOU KEY PLAY

SAM 51 SOU 59

(4Q 2:21) J. Tate (SOU) has fouled out.

SAM KEY PLAY

SAM 53 SOU 61

(4Q 1:38) F. Morris (SAM) has fouled out.

SOU KEY PLAY

SAM 53 SOU 65

Southern University ended the game on a 16-4 scoring run to close out the win.

SOU KEY STAT

SAM 53 SOU 65

(OT ) D. Edwards (SOU) has 5 steals.

16 Samford vs

16 Southern University

2025-26 NCAA Tournament - First Four: Mar 19, 2026

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