ETNST

SAMFORD

East Tennessee State defeats Samford 65-60

AP
Jan 18, 2025

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Quimari Peterson's 19 points helped East Tennessee State defeat Samford Bulldogs 65-60 on Saturday night.

Peterson added five assists for the Buccaneers (11-8, 4-2 Southern Conference). Jaden Seymour scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds. Maki Johnson went 4 of 12 from the field (3 for 11 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points, while adding three steals.

The Bulldogs (15-4, 5-1) were led by Rylan Jones, who posted 12 points and four assists. Collin Holloway added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Samford. Josh Holloway finished with nine points and four assists. The Bulldogs broke a six-game winning streak with the loss.

Seymour scored nine points in the first half for East Tennessee State, who went into halftime tied 29-29 with Samford. East Tennessee State used a 7-0 second-half run come back from a two-point deficit and take the lead at 50-45 with 6:49 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Peterson scored 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
ETSU
Buccaneers
29
SAM
Bulldogs
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Roosevelt Wheeler vs. Jaden Brownell (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:51		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
19:49		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
19:35	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Quimari Peterson assists)	3-0
19:20		Jaden Brownell misses two point jump shot
19:18		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
19:11		Jaden Brownell blocks Roosevelt Wheeler's two point layup
19:09		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:55		Roosevelt Wheeler personal foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
18:49	+2	Isaiah West makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	3-2
18:23	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot	6-2
18:04		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
18:02		Trey Fort offensive rebound
17:58	+2	Collin Holloway makes two point jump shot (Trey Fort assists)	6-4
17:39	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point layup	8-4
17:21		Roosevelt Wheeler shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
17:21		Collin Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:21		Collin Holloway misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:21		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
16:55		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
16:53		Buccaneers offensive rebound
16:46	+3	Jaden Seymour makes three point jump shot (Allen Strothers assists)	11-4
16:24		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
16:22		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
16:16		Hamed Olayinka blocks Quimari Peterson's two point layup
16:14		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
15:51		Trey Fort misses two point layup
15:49		Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound
15:43	+2	Hamed Olayinka makes two point layup	11-6
15:39		Allen Strothers turnover (lost ball)
15:39		TV timeout
15:35	+2	Josh Holloway makes two point layup (Jaden Brownell assists)	11-8
15:13		Allen Strothers misses three point jump shot
15:11		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
15:07		DJ Hughes personal foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
14:52		Jaden Brownell turnover (lost ball) (Maki Johnson steals)
14:36	+2	Karon Boyd makes two point layup (Allen Strothers assists)	13-8
14:16		Collin Holloway misses two point layup
14:14		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Jaden Seymour makes two point layup (Karon Boyd assists)	15-8
13:55		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
13:53		Allen Strothers defensive rebound
13:39		Jaden Seymour misses two point layup
13:37		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
13:28		Jaden Brownell misses two point layup
13:26		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
13:16		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:14		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
12:55	+2	Karon Boyd makes two point layup (Quimari Peterson assists)	17-8
12:55		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Karon Boyd draws the foul)
12:55		Karon Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:55		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Josh Holloway makes two point layup	17-10
12:18		Buccaneers turnover (back court violation)
12:06	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot	17-13
11:52		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:50		Trey Fort defensive rebound
11:38		Rylan Jones misses two point jump shot
11:36		Riley Allenspach offensive rebound
11:33		Gabe Sisk personal foul (Riley Allenspach draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:27	+3	Lukas Walls makes three point jump shot (Josh Holloway assists)	17-16
11:02		Gabe Sisk misses three point jump shot
11:00		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
10:59		Josh Holloway turnover (out of bounds)
10:41		Jaden Seymour misses two point layup
10:39		Trey Fort defensive rebound
10:33		Hamed Olayinka misses two point layup
10:31		Gabe Sisk defensive rebound
10:27		Karon Boyd misses two point layup
10:25		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
10:22		Jump ball. Karon Boyd vs. Rylan Jones (Buccaneers gains possession)
10:14		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
10:12		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Isaiah West makes two point layup (Collin Holloway assists)	17-18
10:05		Buccaneers 30 second timeout
9:41		Allen Strothers turnover (lost ball)
9:25		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
9:23		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
9:07		Collin Holloway blocks Gabe Sisk's two point layup
9:05		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
8:51		Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
8:49		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
8:20		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
8:18		Buccaneers offensive rebound
8:18		Buccaneers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:03		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
8:01		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
7:52		Quimari Peterson misses two point layup
7:50		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
7:44		Josh Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Sisk steals)
7:31	+2	Jaden Seymour makes two point jump shot	19-18
7:13	+2	Riley Allenspach makes two point layup (Josh Holloway assists)	19-20
7:06	+2	Gabe Sisk makes two point layup (Quimari Peterson assists)	21-20
6:56		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
6:54		Collin Holloway offensive rebound
6:53		Karon Boyd shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
6:53		TV timeout
6:53	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
6:53	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
6:33		Lukas Walls personal foul (Quimari Peterson draws the foul)
6:19		Gabe Sisk misses three point jump shot
6:17		Zion Wilburn defensive rebound
5:57		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
5:55		Lukas Walls offensive rebound
5:51		Lukas Walls misses two point layup
5:49		Zion Wilburn offensive rebound
5:43		Zion Wilburn misses two point layup
5:41		Zion Wilburn offensive rebound
5:35	+3	Josh Holloway makes three point jump shot (Zion Wilburn assists)	21-25
5:12		Karon Boyd misses two point hook shot
5:10		Roosevelt Wheeler offensive rebound
5:01		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
4:59		Julian Brown defensive rebound
4:46		Roosevelt Wheeler personal foul (Hamed Olayinka draws the foul)
4:44	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point jump shot (Josh Holloway assists)	21-27
4:17		Lukas Walls personal foul (Quimari Peterson draws the foul)
4:06		Jaden Seymour misses two point layup
4:04		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
3:40		Josh Holloway misses two point layup
3:38		Josh Holloway offensive rebound
3:35		Josh Holloway misses two point layup
3:33		Jaden Brownell offensive rebound
3:30	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup	21-29
3:03		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:01		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
2:42		TV timeout
2:34		Trey Fort turnover (lost ball)
2:34		Karon Boyd turnover
2:21		Collin Holloway turnover (bad pass)
2:04	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point layup	23-29
1:48		Hamed Olayinka misses two point layup
1:46		Buccaneers defensive rebound
1:46		Isaiah West personal foul (Quimari Peterson draws the foul)
1:37	+3	Maki Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Seymour assists)	26-29
1:19		Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
1:17		Buccaneers defensive rebound
1:10		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:08		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
1:03		Jaden Seymour misses two point layup
1:01		Jaden Seymour offensive rebound
0:58	+2	Jaden Seymour makes two point layup	28-29
0:48		Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass) (Allen Strothers steals)
0:42		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Allen Strothers draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Allen Strothers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
0:42		Allen Strothers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
0:35		Josh Holloway misses two point layup
0:33		Quimari Peterson defensive rebound
0:04		Quimari Peterson misses two point jump shot
0:02		Buccaneers offensive rebound
0:02		Buccaneers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:01		Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass)
0:01		Jaden Seymour misses two point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ETSU
Buccaneers
36
SAM
Bulldogs
31

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point hook shot	29-31
19:10		Karon Boyd misses two point layup
19:08		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
19:04		Collin Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Karon Boyd steals)
18:59	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (Karon Boyd assists)	32-31
18:39		Collin Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Allen Strothers steals)
18:21		Karon Boyd misses three point jump shot
18:19		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
18:13	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot	32-34
17:43		Quimari Peterson misses two point layup
17:41		Roosevelt Wheeler offensive rebound
17:36	+2	Roosevelt Wheeler makes two point layup	34-34
17:30	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists)	34-37
17:07		Quimari Peterson misses two point layup
17:05		Bulldogs defensive rebound
17:04		Roosevelt Wheeler personal foul
16:44		Jaden Brownell misses two point layup
16:42		Maki Johnson defensive rebound
16:39		Lukas Walls personal foul
16:16		Allen Strothers misses three point jump shot
16:14		Buccaneers offensive rebound
16:12		Buccaneers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:52		Bulldogs turnover (back court violation)
15:52		TV timeout
15:38		Allen Strothers turnover (bad pass)
15:27	+2	Collin Holloway makes two point layup (Jaden Brownell assists)	34-39
15:14		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:12		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
14:59		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
14:57		Maki Johnson defensive rebound
14:48		Rylan Jones shooting foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
14:48	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-39
14:48	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-39
14:37		Maki Johnson personal foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
14:25		Jump ball. Collin Holloway vs. Karon Boyd (Buccaneers gains possession)
14:25		Collin Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Karon Boyd steals)
14:17		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:15		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
14:10		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
14:08		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
13:46		Gabe Sisk misses two point jump shot
13:44		Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Trey Fort makes two point layup	36-41
12:58		Jaden Seymour turnover (lost ball)
12:34		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
12:32		Isaiah West offensive rebound
12:27		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
12:25		Buccaneers defensive rebound
11:58		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:56		DJ Hughes offensive rebound
11:50	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (DJ Hughes assists)	39-41
11:18		Hamed Olayinka misses two point layup
11:16		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:16		TV timeout
11:11		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
11:09		Maki Johnson defensive rebound
10:46		Jaden Seymour misses three point jump shot
10:44		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
10:37	+2	Quimari Peterson makes two point jump shot	41-41
10:29		Karon Boyd blocks Josh Holloway's two point layup
10:27		Allen Strothers defensive rebound
10:13		Jaden Seymour misses two point layup
10:11		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
9:58		Karon Boyd blocks Riley Allenspach's two point layup
9:56		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:48		Karon Boyd shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
9:48	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-42
9:48	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
9:40		Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:38		Karon Boyd offensive rebound
9:32	+2	Karon Boyd makes two point dunk	43-43
9:21	+2	Hamed Olayinka makes two point dunk (Rylan Jones assists)	43-45
9:10	+3	Maki Johnson makes three point jump shot (Allen Strothers assists)	46-45
8:48		Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
8:46		Allen Strothers defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Jaden Seymour makes two point dunk (Allen Strothers assists)	48-45
8:34		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:34		TV timeout
8:10		Jaden Seymour blocks Collin Holloway's two point layup
8:08		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:04		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
7:47		Allen Strothers misses two point jump shot
7:45		Buccaneers offensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:26		Quimari Peterson turnover (lost ball) (Hamed Olayinka steals)
7:15		Jump ball. Rylan Jones vs. Allen Strothers (Bulldogs gains possession)
7:14		Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass) (Karon Boyd steals)
6:49	+2	Maki Johnson makes two point layup	50-45
6:35	+2	Josh Holloway makes two point layup	50-47
6:23		Karon Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Collin Holloway steals)
6:20		Karon Boyd shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-48
6:20		Buccaneers 30 second timeout
6:20	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-49
5:55	+2	Karon Boyd makes two point jump shot	52-49
5:39		Trey Fort turnover (bad pass)
5:21		Karon Boyd misses three point jump shot
5:19		Buccaneers offensive rebound
5:02		Hamed Olayinka blocks Quimari Peterson's two point layup
5:00		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
4:55		Collin Holloway misses two point layup
4:53		Bulldogs offensive rebound
4:51	+2	Trey Fort makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	52-51
4:51		Karon Boyd shooting foul (Trey Fort draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Trey Fort makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-52
4:31		Jaden Seymour misses two point jump shot
4:29		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
4:10		Josh Holloway misses two point jump shot
4:08		Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound
4:05		Hamed Olayinka turnover (lost ball) (Maki Johnson steals)
3:53		Gabe Sisk misses three point jump shot
3:51		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
3:42		Collin Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Maki Johnson steals)
3:36	+2	Gabe Sisk makes two point layup (Quimari Peterson assists)	54-52
3:35		Trey Fort shooting foul (Gabe Sisk draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35	+1	Gabe Sisk makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-52
3:07	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Josh Holloway assists)	55-55
2:32		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
2:30		Jaden Seymour offensive rebound
2:24		Jaden Seymour misses two point layup
2:22		Jaden Seymour offensive rebound
2:22	+2	Jaden Seymour makes two point layup	57-55
2:22		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Jaden Seymour makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-55
2:09	+2	Lukas Walls makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	58-57
1:28		Trey Fort blocks Jaden Seymour's two point layup
1:26		Jaden Seymour offensive rebound
1:26		Jump ball. Jaden Seymour vs. Trey Fort (Buccaneers gains possession)
1:26		Jaden Seymour misses two point jump shot
1:24		Buccaneers offensive rebound
1:23		Buccaneers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:03		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
1:01		Jaden Seymour defensive rebound
0:57		Hamed Olayinka personal foul (Jaden Seymour draws the foul)
0:46	+3	Maki Johnson makes three point jump shot (Quimari Peterson assists)	61-57
0:44		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:34		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
0:32		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
0:26		Josh Holloway personal foul (Quimari Peterson draws the foul)
0:12		Lukas Walls personal foul (Quimari Peterson draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Quimari Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-57
0:12	+1	Quimari Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-57
0:09		Maki Johnson personal foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
0:07	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Lukas Walls assists)	63-60
0:06		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:05		Julian Brown personal foul (Quimari Peterson draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Quimari Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
0:05	+1	Quimari Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-60
0:02		Karon Boyd blocks Rylan Jones's three point jump shot
0:00		Karon Boyd defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Karon Boyd defensive rebound