East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. Samford Bulldogs

FINAL

Jan 17, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
ETSU	38	38	76
SAM	31	44	75

Game Recap

Barkley and East Tennessee State knock off Samford 76-75. Blake Barkley led East Tennessee State with 26 points, including the game-winning layup with four seconds remaining, and the Buccaneers knocked off Samford 76-75 on Saturday.

Player Stats

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	36	9-10	0-0	8-8	11	2	1	0	1	2	26
15Cam Morris III	19	4-4	0-0	2-3	2	0	0	2	3	5	10
35Jordan McCullum	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Brian Taylor II	33	4-11	1-2	4-4	3	2	0	0	1	2	13
5Allen Strothers	28	5-8	1-1	0-0	1	3	3	0	1	1	11
24Isaiah Sutherland	17	1-2	1-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	5
4Jaylen Smith	21	3-8	2-4	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	8
2Maki Johnson	23	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	3
21Gabe Sisk	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-4955.1%	6-1250.0%	16-1794.1%	29	10	4	3	6	16	76

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Dylan Faulkner	30	3-7	0-0	6-7	7	3	0	4	0	1	12
5Cade Norris	30	6-11	3-6	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	16
0Isaiah Campbell-Finch	16	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
3Keaton Norris	38	5-9	2-5	2-2	4	6	2	0	3	0	14
2Jadin Booth	40	6-14	5-11	2-2	3	5	2	1	1	2	19
4Judson Bjornstad	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22Jaxon Pollard	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	2
35Will Shaver	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
10Kam Martin	20	3-5	3-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	9
TOTAL	-	25-5545.5%	14-3243.8%	11-1384.6%	21	17	4	5	6	14	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfETSUSAM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Samford.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
+2 (19:35) Jadin Booth makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
02
+3 (19:04) Allen Strothers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blake Barkley assists).
32
(18:47) Keaton Norris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:20) Allen Strothers makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
52
(17:50) Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:48) Allen Strothers Defensive Rebound.
(17:29) Cam Morris III bad pass turnover.
(17:29) Jadin Booth Steal.
(17:23) Foul on Cam Morris III.
+1 (17:23) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
53
+1 (17:23) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
54
(16:56) Jaylen Smith misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:56) Jadin Booth Block.
(16:52) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Foul on Maki Johnson.
(16:40) Cade Norris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:38) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
+1 (16:12) Isaiah Sutherland makes free throw 1 of 2.
64
+1 (16:12) Isaiah Sutherland makes free throw 2 of 2.
74
(15:43) Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses layup.
(15:43) Cam Morris III Block.
(15:39) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(15:29) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(15:28) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Will Shaver bad pass turnover.
+3 (15:10) Jaylen Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper.
104
(14:56) Will Shaver bad pass turnover.
(14:43) Cam Morris III bad pass turnover.
(14:22) Keaton Norris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:03) Brian Taylor II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists).
134
(13:41) Foul on Blake Barkley.
+2 (13:29) Keaton Norris makes 19-foot jumper.
136
(13:02) Foul on Judson Bjornstad.
+1 (13:02) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
146
+1 (13:02) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
156
(12:49) Jadin Booth bad pass turnover.
(12:49) Allen Strothers Steal.
(12:31) Gabe Sisk misses 8-foot jumper.
(12:31) Isaiah Sutherland Offensive Rebound.
(12:31) Foul on Cade Norris.
+3 (12:19) Isaiah Sutherland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
186
(11:59) Cade Norris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(11:50) Isaiah Sutherland misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:47) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Jadin Booth misses 4-foot jumper.
(11:39) Jaylen Smith Block.
(11:38) Samford Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:21) Jadin Booth makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kam Martin assists).
189
(10:56) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
(10:45) Brian Taylor II misses 5-foot jumper.
(10:45) Dylan Faulkner Block.
(10:44) Samford Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(10:30) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on Cam Morris III.
(10:25) Cam Morris III turnover.
+2 (10:09) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (Jadin Booth assists).
1811
+2 (9:50) Blake Barkley makes layup.
2011
+3 (9:33) Kam Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jadin Booth assists).
2014
(9:08) Foul on Jadin Booth.
+1 (9:08) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2114
+1 (9:08) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2214
(8:52) Jadin Booth misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(8:48) Gabe Sisk Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:28) Jaylen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gabe Sisk assists).
2514
+3 (7:58) Kam Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
2517
+2 (7:34) Blake Barkley makes layup.
2717
(7:34) Foul on Cade Norris.
+1 (7:34) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 1.
2817
(7:23) Keaton Norris bad pass turnover.
(7:23) Allen Strothers Steal.
+2 (7:03) Allen Strothers makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
3017
(6:39) Will Shaver misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:36) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(5:59) Foul on Allen Strothers.
+2 (5:54) Dylan Faulkner makes 1-foot dunk (Keaton Norris assists).
3019
(5:33) Foul on Jadin Booth.
+1 (5:33) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
3119
+1 (5:33) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3219
+3 (5:08) Jadin Booth makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
3222
(4:49) Foul on Cam Morris III.
+1 (4:49) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
3223
+1 (4:49) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
3224
(4:25) Allen Strothers misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:25) Dylan Faulkner Block.
(4:21) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Kam Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:09) Isaiah Sutherland Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Jordan McCullum misses 6-foot hook shot.
(3:51) Kam Martin Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Foul on Maki Johnson.
+1 (3:41) Jadin Booth makes free throw 1 of 2.
3225
+1 (3:41) Jadin Booth makes free throw 2 of 2.
3226
+2 (3:23) Blake Barkley makes layup (Brian Taylor II assists).
3426
(3:23) Foul on Jaxon Pollard.
+1 (3:23) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 1.
3526
(3:09) Keaton Norris bad pass turnover.
(3:09) Allen Strothers Steal.
(2:46) Brian Taylor II misses 17-foot jumper.
(2:42) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:32) Jaxon Pollard makes 2-foot dunk (Keaton Norris assists).
3528
(2:09) Jaylen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:58) Jadin Booth makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
3531
(1:34) Maki Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:29) Kam Martin Defensive Rebound.
(1:16) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(1:13) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Allen Strothers misses 5-foot jumper.
(1:03) Dylan Faulkner Block.
(0:57) Isaiah Sutherland Offensive Rebound.
(0:56) Brian Taylor II misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:53) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Jadin Booth misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:44) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:14) Maki Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists).
3831
(0:01) Keaton Norris misses 16-foot jumper.
(0:00) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ETSU

SAM

76Points75

27-49(55.1%)Field Goal(%)25-55(45.5%)

6-12(50.0%)3-Point(%)14-32(43.8%)

16-17(94.1%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

30(4)Rebounds(Offensive)25(6)

10Assists17

4Steals4

3Blocks5

6Turnovers6

16(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

13Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL

attendance: 2,103 (42.1%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: ETSU -3.5

over/under: 148.5