East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Samford Bulldogs

College Basketball

ETSU

13-6

76-75

Final

Samford

9-10

Pete Hanna Center

Lead tracker

ETSU leadsBiggest lead ETSU 13, SAM 2

SAM leads

Team	1H	2H	T
ETSU	38	38	76
SAM	31	44	75

Who won: ETSU 76-75

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers beat the Samford Bulldogs 76-75 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Pete Hanna Center. Blake Barkley led the ETSU in points (26). Jadin Booth led the Samford in points (19).

Player of the game

Blake Barkley

ETSU · 26 PTS, 11 REB

9.3

Win probability

100%ETSU final

ETSUSAM

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:04
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Blake Barkley makes 0-foot tip in layup
B. Barkley · 26 PTS
ETSU 76 - 75 SAM
H2 0:04
Offensive Rebound
Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
B. Barkley · 26 PTS
H2 0:07
Misses layup
Jaylen Smith misses layup
J. Smith · 8 PTS
THREEH2 0:07
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
K. Norris · 14 PTS
Keaton Norris makes 26-foot three point jumper
ETSU 74 - 75 SAM
H2 0:20
Steal
Jadin Booth Steal.
J. Booth · 19 PTS
H2 0:20
TO
Bad pass turnover
Brian Taylor II bad pass turnover
B. Taylor II · 13 PTS
H2 0:20SAM
Shorttimeout
Samford Timeout
H2 0:20
+2
Driving layup
Keaton Norris makes driving layup
K. Norris · 14 PTS
ETSU 74 - 72 SAM
H2 0:26ETS
Shorttimeout
East Tennessee State Timeout
H2 0:26
+2
Layup
Blake Barkley makes layup
B. Barkley · 26 PTS
ETSU 74 - 70 SAM
H2 0:49SAM
Regulartimeout
Samford Timeout
H2 0:49
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Keaton Norris makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Norris · 14 PTS
ETSU 72 - 70 SAM
H2 0:49
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Keaton Norris makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Norris · 14 PTS
ETSU 72 - 69 SAM
H2 0:49
Foul on Brian Taylor II
Foul on Brian Taylor II.
B. Taylor II · 13 PTS
H2 0:50
Offensive Rebound
Keaton Norris Offensive Rebound.
K. Norris · 14 PTS
H2 0:51
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jadin Booth misses 23-foot three point jumper
J. Booth · 19 PTS
H2 1:01
Steal
Keaton Norris Steal.
K. Norris · 14 PTS
H2 1:01
TO
Bad pass turnover
Blake Barkley bad pass turnover
B. Barkley · 26 PTS
H2 1:04
Steal
Blake Barkley Steal.
B. Barkley · 26 PTS
H2 1:04
TO
Bad pass turnover
Keaton Norris bad pass turnover
K. Norris · 14 PTS
H2 1:04
Defensive rebound
Jaxon Pollard Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:09
Misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Brian Taylor II misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
B. Taylor II · 13 PTS
H2 1:37
Offensive rebound
Jaxon Pollard Offensive Rebound.