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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwaySamford78
Final
HomeThe Citadel75
Thursday, February 19, 2026All Charlottesville sports
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Final

Samford edges The Citadel 78-75

Samford Bulldogs held off The Citadel Bulldogs 78-75 on Thursday at McAlister Field House.

The second half made the difference: Samford outscored The Citadel 47-41.

Samford shot 51% to 42% and won the boards 44-31.

For Samford, Cade Norris (G): 19. For The Citadel, Braxton Williams (F): 22.

Samford improves to 16-12. The Citadel falls to 9-19.

Attendance: 1,721.

Full recap at ESPN: Norris scores 19 in Samford's 78-75 victory against Citadel

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#5
SAM · PointsCade Norris G19
#3
SAM · AssistsKeaton Norris G6
#15
SAM · ReboundsDylan Faulkner F10
#10
CIT · PointsBraxton Williams F22
#3
CIT · AssistsMarcos Gonzales G4
#8
CIT · ReboundsSola Adebisi F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
D. Faulkner F28105-100-00-2104001371
K. Martin G2242-50-10-030000122
C. Norris G38197-93-52-241310041
K. Norris G3793-82-51-396300090
J. Booth G40186-162-94-653320142
J. Pollard F100-00-00-000000000
W. Shaver C1100-10-10-071300252
Z. Wilburn G23186-82-34-620100021
Team7829-579-2411-19441513319359

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Sola Adebisi throws down powerful jam vs. Samford Bulldogs

ESPNFeb 19

Marcos Gonzales gets the hoop and the harm

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Sola Adebisi with the massive block at the rim

ESPNFeb 19

Dylan Faulkner skies for big slam

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Christian Moore with the and-1 bucket

ESPNFeb 19

Braxton Williams fights off defender for and-1

ESPNFeb 19

Braxton Williams drills long 3-pointer vs. Samford Bulldogs

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