East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Samford Bulldogs

Women's College Basketball

ETSU

17-12

46-39

Final

Samford

13-18

Pete Hanna Center

Lead tracker

ETSU leadsBiggest lead ETSU 7, SAM 10

SAM leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ETSU	10	10	13	13	46
SAM	18	6	4	11	39

Who won: ETSU 46-39

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers beat the Samford Bulldogs 46-39 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Pete Hanna Center. The ETSU outscored the Samford 13-4 in the 3rd quarter. Anala Nelson led the ETSU in points (18). Sierra Godbolt led the Samford in points (15).

Player of the game

Anala Nelson

ETSU · 18 PTS, 7 REB

7.1

Win probability

100%ETSU final

ETSUSAM

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00
Defensive rebound
Jaidyn Harper Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:04
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Martha Bishop misses 25-foot three point jumper
M. Bishop · 2 PTS
Q4 0:07
Foul on Carmen Richardson
Foul on Carmen Richardson.
C. Richardson · 7 PTS
Q4 0:10SAM
Shorttimeout
Samford Timeout
Q4 0:10
Defensive rebound
Francie Morris Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:11
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Jaidyn Harper misses free throw 2 of 2
J. Harper · 7 PTS
Q4 0:11
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jaidyn Harper makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Harper · 7 PTS
ETSU 46 - 39 SAM
Q4 0:11
Foul on Martha Bishop
Foul on Martha Bishop.
M. Bishop · 2 PTS
Q4 0:12
Defensive rebound
Jaidyn Harper Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:15
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kaylee Yarbrough misses 24-foot three point jumper
K. Yarbrough · 9 PTS
Q4 0:35SAM
Regulartimeout
Samford Timeout
Q4 0:35
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Carmen Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2
C. Richardson · 7 PTS
ETSU 45 - 39 SAM
Q4 0:35
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Carmen Richardson makes free throw 1 of 2
C. Richardson · 7 PTS
ETSU 44 - 39 SAM
Q4 0:35
Foul on Alyssa Tarpley
Foul on Alyssa Tarpley.
A. Tarpley · 2 PTS
Q4 0:38
Foul on Briana Rivera
Foul on Briana Rivera.
B. Rivera · 3 PTS
Q4 0:42ETS
Shorttimeout
East Tennessee State Timeout
Q4 0:53
Defensive rebound
Anala Nelson Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:57
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Martha Bishop misses 27-foot three point jumper
M. Bishop · 2 PTS
Q4 1:05SAM
Offensive rebound
Samford Offensive Rebound.
Q4 1:05
Block
Lucia France Block.
L. France · 2 PTS
Q4 1:05
Misses driving layup
Sierra Godbolt misses driving layup
S. Godbolt · 15 PTS
Q4 1:28
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Anala Nelson makes free throw 2 of 2
A. Nelson · 18 PTS
ETSU 43 - 39 SAM
Q4 1:28
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Anala Nelson makes free throw 1 of 2
A. Nelson · 18 PTS
ETSU 42 - 39 SAM