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Southern Tournament - East Tennessee State Falls 76-69 to Samford - Recap
Samford got 25 points from Achor Achor en route to a 76-69 victory over East Tennessee State on Monday at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
Samford won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -8.0-point spread.
Jermaine Marshall had 23 points for Samford and Jaden Campbell chipped in with 11 points. Rylan Jones had 4 assists for them, while Achor Achor was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
East Tennessee State got 18 points from Ebby Asamoah in a losing cause and another 17 points from Quimari Peterson. Allen Strothers contributed 2 assists for them, while Jaden Seymour had 11 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Samford were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
The rebound battle favored East Tennessee State as they grabbed 37 boards, while Samford only had 30