Samford Bulldogs vs. VMI Keydets

Jan 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SAM	34	44	78
VMI	36	22	58

Game Recap

Samford wins 78-58 against VMI. Dylan Faulkner had 25 points in Samford's 78-58 win against VMI on Thursday.

Player Stats

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Dylan Faulkner	30	9-15	0-0	7-12	12	3	1	3	2	1	25
5Cade Norris	30	2-3	2-3	1-2	5	3	1	0	1	2	7
0Isaiah Campbell-Finch	20	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	5
3Keaton Norris	31	3-9	2-5	3-3	5	5	1	0	1	1	11
2Jadin Booth	36	6-11	4-8	3-3	4	3	0	0	0	1	19
4Judson Bjornstad	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Caleb Harrison	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Jaxon Pollard	19	1-4	1-2	1-2	6	1	1	0	0	2	4
35Will Shaver	3	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2
10Kam Martin	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
8Zion Wilburn	18	1-4	0-1	1-4	1	3	0	0	0	4	3
TOTAL	-	26-5646.4%	10-2441.7%	16-2759.3%	37	22	4	4	7	14	78

VMI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Cal Liston	26	2-3	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	3	4
44TJ Johnson	35	4-11	3-9	6-8	5	2	0	0	3	2	17
4Linus Holmstrom	27	3-14	1-10	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	7
30Tan Yildizoglu	33	5-12	2-7	0-0	4	4	2	0	2	3	12
5AJ Clark	19	2-6	0-1	0-0	9	1	0	0	1	4	4
9Alexander Daushvili	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	3	0
6Kaden Stuckey	13	0-2	0-1	2-2	5	0	0	1	1	5	2
2Mario Tatum Jr.	27	3-7	1-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	1	7
14Walker Andrews	10	2-5	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5


TOTAL	-	21-6233.9%	7-3221.9%	9-1275.0%	35	9	4	2	9	22	58

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSAMVMI

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Samford.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by VMI.
(19:43) Dylan Faulkner bad pass turnover.
(19:43) Tan Yildizoglu Steal.
(19:36) AJ Clark misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:32) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:29) Cade Norris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
30
+3 (18:57) TJ Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper.
33
(18:57) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
(18:57) TJ Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(18:57) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:38) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes layup (Dylan Faulkner assists).
53
+2 (18:17) Tan Yildizoglu makes layup.
55
+2 (17:57) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists).
75
(17:39) Linus Holmstrom misses layup.
(17:35) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Foul on Alexander Daushvili.
(17:31) Dylan Faulkner misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:31) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:31) Dylan Faulkner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:31) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Linus Holmstrom misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:20) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(17:15) Jadin Booth misses 9-foot jumper.
(17:12) Alexander Daushvili Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Linus Holmstrom misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:03) Cal Liston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:02) Cal Liston makes 9-foot jumper.
77
(16:40) Foul on Alexander Daushvili.
+2 (16:38) Kam Martin makes 12-foot jumper (Cade Norris assists).
97
(16:22) Tan Yildizoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:17) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
(16:04) Cade Norris misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:04) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:04) Cade Norris makes free throw 2 of 2.
107
(15:52) Foul on Jaxon Pollard.
+1 (15:52) Kaden Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 2.
108
+1 (15:52) Kaden Stuckey makes free throw 2 of 2.
109
(15:34) Kam Martin misses 12-foot jumper.
(15:30) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:23) TJ Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
1012
(15:02) Keaton Norris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:57) Kaden Stuckey Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Kaden Stuckey misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:46) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Keaton Norris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(14:40) Foul on Jaxon Pollard.
(14:21) Linus Holmstrom bad pass turnover.
(14:21) Keaton Norris Steal.
(14:14) Jadin Booth misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) Keaton Norris Offensive Rebound.
(14:03) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
(13:46) Keaton Norris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) Foul on TJ Johnson.
(13:24) TJ Johnson turnover.
(13:05) Isaiah Campbell-Finch bad pass turnover.
(12:36) Tan Yildizoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Samford Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Dylan Faulkner misses 4-foot jumper.
(12:18) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) TJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:12) AJ Clark Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:57) Mario Tatum Jr. makes 29-foot three point jumper (TJ Johnson assists).
1015
+2 (11:37) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (Zion Wilburn assists).
1215
(11:15) AJ Clark misses 16-foot jumper.
(11:12) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:52) Dylan Faulkner Offensive Rebound.
(10:51) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(10:44) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) TJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(10:34) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(10:31) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Linus Holmstrom misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:01) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:57) Jadin Booth makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
1515
(9:28) Mario Tatum Jr. misses layup.
(9:25) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Jadin Booth misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:19) AJ Clark Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Foul on Keaton Norris.
(8:59) Walker Andrews misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:59) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:59) Walker Andrews makes free throw 2 of 2.
1516
(8:39) Zion Wilburn misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:33) AJ Clark Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) AJ Clark makes 5-foot dunk.
1518
+2 (8:16) Will Shaver makes layup (Kam Martin assists).
1718
(8:16) Foul on Cal Liston.
(8:16) Will Shaver misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:16) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:02) Walker Andrews makes 16-foot jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists).
1720
(7:40) Kam Martin misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) AJ Clark Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:30) Linus Holmstrom makes layup.
1722
(7:03) Foul on Will Shaver.
(7:03) Will Shaver turnover.
(6:50) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:50) Will Shaver Block.
(6:50) VMI Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) TJ Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:43) Cal Liston Offensive Rebound.
(6:42) Cal Liston misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:38) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Keaton Norris bad pass turnover.
(6:25) Mario Tatum Jr. Steal.
+2 (6:19) Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup.
1724
(6:10) Foul on Will Shaver.
(6:10) Will Shaver turnover.
(5:48) Foul on Cade Norris.
+1 (5:48) TJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1725
+1 (5:48) TJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1726
+3 (5:21) Cade Norris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
2026
(5:02) Tan Yildizoglu traveling turnover.
(4:45) Jadin Booth misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:40) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Tan Yildizoglu misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:31) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Foul on Cal Liston.
+1 (4:18) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2126
+1 (4:18) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2226
+3 (4:09) Linus Holmstrom makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
2229
+3 (3:52) Jaxon Pollard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
2529
(3:31) Linus Holmstrom misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:27) Samford Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Foul on Alexander Daushvili.
+1 (3:27) Jaxon Pollard makes free throw 1 of 2.
2629
(3:27) Jaxon Pollard misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:27) VMI Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:21) Tan Yildizoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2632
(2:45) Keaton Norris misses 19-foot jumper.
(2:41) Jaxon Pollard Offensive Rebound.
(2:39) Jadin Booth misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Kaden Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:13) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Foul on Tan Yildizoglu.
+1 (2:12) Keaton Norris makes free throw 1 of 2.
2732
+1 (2:12) Keaton Norris makes free throw 2 of 2.
2832
(2:03) Foul on Cade Norris.
+1 (2:03) TJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2833
+1 (2:03) TJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2834
(1:40) Dylan Faulkner misses 7-foot jumper.
(1:40) Kaden Stuckey Block.
(1:34) Dylan Faulkner Offensive Rebound.
(1:33) Dylan Faulkner misses 11-foot jumper.
(1:28) Kaden Stuckey Defensive Rebound.
(1:08) TJ Johnson misses 17-foot jumper.
(1:05) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:55) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists).
3034
(0:55) Foul on Mario Tatum Jr..
+1 (0:55) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 1.
3134
+2 (0:35) Tan Yildizoglu makes 9-foot jumper.
3136
+3 (0:11) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes 28-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
3436

2nd half

Team Stats

SAM

VMI

78Points58

26-56(46.4%)Field Goal(%)21-62(33.9%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)7-32(21.9%)

16-27(59.3%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75.0%)

42(10)Rebounds(Offensive)38(10)

22Assists9

4Steals4

4Blocks2

8Turnovers10

14(0)Fouls(Technical)22(1)

24Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Cameron Hall · Lexington, VA

attendance: 652 (13.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SAM -6.5

over/under: 154.5