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Samford Downs VMI 134-96 - Match Report

Samford cruised to victory on Saturday, running VMI out of the gym and running up a 134-96 score at Pete Hanna Center.

Samford won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -24.0-point spread as favorites.

Achor Achor had 18 points for Samford and Riley Allenspach chipped in with 18 points. Rylan Jones had 6 assists for them, while Riley Allenspach was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

VMI got a 22-point performance from Taeshaud Jackson II, who was supported by 16 points from Stephen Olowoniyi. AJ Clark had 5 assists in a losing cause for VMI, while Stephen Olowoniyi grabbed 10 rebounds.

Samford was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Samford as they grabbed 43 boards, while VMI only had 26

Samford heads into a battle against Western Carolina. VMI, meanwhile, will have their next action against Furman.