Samford visits Chattanooga after Glover's 22-point game

Published Feb. 26, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Samford Bulldogs (20-9, 10-7 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (23-7, 13-4 SoCon)

Chattanooga, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Chattanooga -8.5; over/under is 146.5

BOTTOM LINE: Samford plays the Chattanooga Mocs after Ques Glover scored 22 points in Samford's 83-75 win against the Furman Paladins.

The Mocs have gone 11-3 in home games. Chattanooga is fifth in the SoCon in rebounding averaging 32.7 rebounds. Silvio De Sousa paces the Mocs with 6.8 boards.

The Bulldogs have gone 10-7 against SoCon opponents. Samford is ninth in the SoCon shooting 33.1% from downtown. Quinn Richey leads the Bulldogs shooting 51.2% from 3-point range.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Bulldogs won the last meeting 80-72 on Feb. 3. Glover scored 20 points to help lead the Bulldogs to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Malachi Smith is averaging 20.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals for the Mocs. David Jean-Baptiste is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games for Chattanooga.

Jaden Campbell is shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 10.3 points and 1.6 steals. Glover is averaging 17.8 points and 3.6 assists over the last 10 games for Samford.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mocs: 7-3, averaging 71.3 points, 30.3 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points per game.

Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 79.6 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.0 points.

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