UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. Samford Bulldogs

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNCG	41	37	78
SAM	50	37	87

Game Recap

Booth's 40 lead Samford past UNC Greensboro 87-78. Jadin Booth scored a career-high 40 points and Samford beat UNC Greensboro 87-78 on Saturday.

Player Stats

UNC GREENSBORO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Valentino Pinedo	31	4-10	0-0	3-5	8	2	2	2	0	3	11
12Justin Neely	12	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
45Lilian Marville	32	7-9	3-5	4-4	3	3	1	0	2	1	21
21KJ Younger	29	3-9	2-2	3-3	5	1	0	0	1	1	11
6Noah Norgaard	28	2-8	2-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	1	6
8Chane Bynum	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2Clinton Efinda	22	3-6	2-3	3-3	3	0	1	0	1	2	11
16Domas Kauzonas	8	2-3	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4
13Donald Whitehead Jr.	26	5-13	2-6	2-5	2	3	2	0	1	2	14
4Assane Mandian	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0



TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	11-2055.0%	15-2268.2%	30	11	8	2	8	10	78

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Jaxon Pollard	15	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3
15Dylan Faulkner	25	2-7	0-1	2-4	11	1	1	1	2	0	6
5Cade Norris	31	2-5	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	3	5
3Keaton Norris	32	4-6	2-4	0-0	3	7	0	0	0	2	10
2Jadin Booth	39	13-28	11-22	3-3	8	1	0	0	2	1	40
4Judson Bjornstad	1	0-0	0-0	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
35Will Shaver	14	1-2	0-1	0-0	9	1	2	1	3	1	2
21Corey Brown	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10Kam Martin	13	3-4	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	2	0	9
33Zach Lamey	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8Zion Wilburn	12	2-3	1-1	0-1	1	0	0	1	0	5	5
0Isaiah Campbell-Finch	15	3-5	1-1	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	2	7
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	18-3551.4%	7-1070.0%	36	16	4	3	14	16	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCGSAM

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Samford.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by UNC Greensboro.
(19:29) Jadin Booth misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(19:25) KJ Younger Defensive Rebound.
(19:13) Valentino Pinedo misses driving layup.
(19:08) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Cade Norris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:39) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) Justin Neely misses 15-foot jumper.
(18:27) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Jadin Booth misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Foul on Noah Norgaard.
(18:13) Noah Norgaard turnover.
+2 (17:52) Keaton Norris makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(17:36) Noah Norgaard misses driving layup.
(17:35) UNC Greensboro Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:26) KJ Younger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists).
32
+3 (17:08) Keaton Norris makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jaxon Pollard assists).
35
(16:56) Justin Neely misses driving layup.
(16:52) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:41) Jadin Booth makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cade Norris assists).
38
(16:13) KJ Younger misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:09) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:57) Jadin Booth makes 29-foot three point jumper (Dylan Faulkner assists).
311
(15:36) Foul on Jaxon Pollard.
+1 (15:36) Valentino Pinedo makes free throw 1 of 2.
411
+1 (15:36) Valentino Pinedo makes free throw 2 of 2.
511
(15:23) Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
(15:22) Dylan Faulkner misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:22) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:22) Dylan Faulkner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:20) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) KJ Younger bad pass turnover.
(15:09) Dylan Faulkner Steal.
(15:05) Jadin Booth misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:02) Domas Kauzonas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:49) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 21-foot pullup jump shot.
711
(14:24) Dylan Faulkner misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:21) KJ Younger Defensive Rebound.
(14:02) Justin Neely misses driving layup.
(13:59) Domas Kauzonas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:59) Domas Kauzonas makes 0-foot tip in layup.
911
(13:39) Jadin Booth misses driving layup.
(13:36) Will Shaver Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:36) Will Shaver makes 0-foot tip in layup.
913
(13:09) Foul on Zion Wilburn.
(13:09) Domas Kauzonas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:09) UNC Greensboro Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:09) Domas Kauzonas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:08) Zion Wilburn Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Foul on Will Shaver.
(12:46) Will Shaver turnover.
(12:34) Foul on Zion Wilburn.
+3 (12:32) Clinton Efinda makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists).
1213
(12:32) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
+1 (12:32) Clinton Efinda makes free throw 1 of 1.
1313
+3 (12:18) Jadin Booth makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cade Norris assists).
1316
(12:03) Domas Kauzonas misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(12:03) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:54) Jadin Booth makes 28-foot three pointer.
1319
(11:54) Foul on Lilian Marville.
+1 (11:54) Jadin Booth makes free throw 1 of 1.
1320
+2 (11:39) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
1520
+3 (11:15) Jadin Booth makes 24-foot three pointer.
1523
(10:55) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
+1 (10:55) KJ Younger makes free throw 1 of 3.
1623
+1 (10:55) KJ Younger makes free throw 2 of 3.
1723
+1 (10:55) KJ Younger makes free throw 3 of 3.
1823
(10:41) Dylan Faulkner bad pass turnover.
(10:41) Valentino Pinedo Steal.
(10:37) KJ Younger misses driving layup.
(10:33) Valentino Pinedo Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:31) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Valentino Pinedo assists).
2123
(9:59) Jadin Booth misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(9:55) Donald Whitehead Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Donald Whitehead Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:36) Dylan Faulkner misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:33) Valentino Pinedo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:27) Lilian Marville makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
2323
+3 (8:57) Jadin Booth makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
2326
+2 (8:26) Lilian Marville makes driving layup.
2526
(8:06) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(8:03) Dylan Faulkner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:50) Kam Martin makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
2528
(7:26) Justin Neely misses driving layup.
(7:24) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:20) Keaton Norris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jadin Booth assists).
2531
(7:01) Clinton Efinda misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:43) Kam Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cade Norris assists).
2534
(6:29) Lilian Marville bad pass turnover.
(6:29) Will Shaver Steal.
(6:09) Kam Martin misses driving layup.
(6:07) Clinton Efinda Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Clinton Efinda misses driving layup.
(5:49) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Foul on Clinton Efinda.
+1 (5:38) Kam Martin makes free throw 1 of 2.
2535
+1 (5:38) Kam Martin makes free throw 2 of 2.
2536
+2 (5:23) Lilian Marville makes driving layup.
2736
(5:10) Kam Martin bad pass turnover.
(5:10) Assane Mandian Steal.
+3 (4:59) Clinton Efinda makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donald Whitehead Jr. assists).
3036
+3 (4:44) Jadin Booth makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
3039
(4:25) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:22) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Jadin Booth misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:12) Clinton Efinda Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(4:04) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:54) Kam Martin makes driving layup.
3041
+2 (3:33) Domas Kauzonas makes 11-foot jumper (Donald Whitehead Jr. assists).
3241
(3:04) Will Shaver misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:59) Jaxon Pollard Offensive Rebound.
(2:58) Jaxon Pollard bad pass turnover.
(2:58) Assane Mandian Steal.
(2:42) Foul on Keaton Norris.
(2:42) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:42) UNC Greensboro Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:42) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3341
+2 (2:24) Jadin Booth makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
3343
+3 (2:01) Lilian Marville makes 25-foot three pointer.
3643
+3 (1:41) Jaxon Pollard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists).
3646
+2 (1:16) KJ Younger makes driving layup.
3846
(1:06) Jadin Booth misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(1:03) Lilian Marville Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) KJ Younger misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:54) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Jadin Booth misses driving layup.
(0:45) Dylan Faulkner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:45) Dylan Faulkner makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3848
(0:39) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:36) Samford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:09) Jadin Booth makes layup (Keaton Norris assists).
3850
+3 (0:01) Lilian Marville makes 24-foot three pointer (Donald Whitehead Jr. assists).
4150

2nd half

Team Stats

UNCG

SAM

78Points87

26-63(41.3%)Field Goal(%)31-62(50.0%)

11-20(55.0%)3-Point(%)18-35(51.4%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70.0%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)40(9)

11Assists16

8Steals4

2Blocks3

8Turnovers14

10(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

1Largest Lead19

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL

attendance: 1,875 (37.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SAM -8.5

over/under: 156.5