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Achor scores career-high 35 as Samford downs Western Carolina 75-71 for 16th straight victory

AP
Jan 16, 2024

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Achor Achor scored a career-high 35 points and Samford Bulldogs beat Western Carolina Catamounts 75-71 on Tuesday night to extend its winning streak to 16.

Achor added 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (16-2, 5-0 Southern Conference). Rylan Jones scored 18 points and added six assists. Jaden Campbell went 4 of 9 from the field to finish with 10 points.

The Catamounts (15-3, 4-1) were led by Vonterius Woolbright, who posted 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Russell Jones added 22 points for Western Carolina. In addition, DJ Campbell finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. The Catamounts had a nine-game winning streak snapped.

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1st Half
SAM
Bulldogs
37
WCU
Catamounts
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Achor Achor vs. Charles Lampten (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:43	+2	Achor Achor makes two point hook shot (Rylan Jones assists)	2-0
19:05	+3	Tre Jackson makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	2-3
18:51	+2	Achor Achor makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	4-3
18:35	+3	Tre Jackson makes three point jump shot (Russell Jones Jr. assists)	4-6
18:20		Jaden Campbell misses two point jump shot
18:18		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point driving layup	4-8
17:50	+3	Achor Achor makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	7-8
17:33		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:31		Achor Achor defensive rebound
17:11		Charles Lampten personal foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
17:08		Colin Granger shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
17:08	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
17:08	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
16:56		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:54		Colin Granger offensive rebound
16:53		Colin Granger offensive foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
16:53		Colin Granger turnover (offensive foul)
16:40		Jaden Campbell misses two point jump shot
16:38		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
16:31		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
16:24		Jaden Campbell blocks Tre Jackson's three point jump shot
16:22		Achor Achor defensive rebound
16:11		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
16:09		Achor Achor offensive rebound
15:59		Corneilous Williams shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
15:59	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-8
15:37		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
15:35		Jaden Campbell defensive rebound
15:28		Corneilous Williams blocks A.J. Staton-McCray's two point layup
15:28		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:22		Official timeout
15:19		Vonterius Woolbright personal foul (Jaden Campbell draws the foul)
15:12	+2	Rylan Jones makes two point driving hook shot	13-8
14:48		Corneilous Williams misses two point layup
14:46		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
14:45		Bernard Pelote misses two point layup
14:43		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
14:33	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point pullup jump shot	16-8
14:32		Catamounts 30 second timeout
14:11		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
14:09		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
13:52		Bulldogs turnover (back court violation)
13:41	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point driving reverse layup	16-10
13:32		Nathan Johnson offensive foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
13:32		Nathan Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
13:09	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point fadeaway jump shot	16-12
13:00	+3	Jaden Campbell makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	19-12
12:52		Catamounts 30 second timeout
12:52		TV timeout
12:30		DJ Campbell misses three point jump shot
12:28		Achor Achor defensive rebound
12:20		Josh Holloway misses two point layup
12:18		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
12:18		Achor Achor personal foul (Corneilous Williams draws the foul)
11:49	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (DJ Campbell assists)	19-15
11:34	+3	Achor Achor makes three point jump shot (Josh Holloway assists)	22-15
11:05		Russell Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:03		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:03		TV timeout
10:52		Chandler Leopard misses three point jump shot
10:50		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
10:48		Josh Holloway personal foul (DJ Campbell draws the foul)
10:20		Achor Achor blocks Corneilous Williams's two point dunk
10:18		Achor Achor defensive rebound
10:09	+2	Achor Achor makes two point driving layup	24-15
9:50		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
9:48		Achor Achor defensive rebound
9:38		Josh Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Tre Jackson steals)
9:33	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point cutting layup (Tre Jackson assists)	24-17
9:16		Corneilous Williams blocks Garrett Hicks's two point layup
9:16		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:11		Tre Jackson shooting foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
9:11	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-17
9:11	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-17
8:57	+2	Tre Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot	26-19
8:43		DJ Campbell blocks A.J. Staton-McCray's two point layup
8:41		Charles Lampten defensive rebound
8:33		Riley Allenspach shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
8:33		Vonterius Woolbright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:33	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-20
8:08		Rylan Jones misses two point jump shot
8:06		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
7:59		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:57		Vonterius Woolbright offensive rebound
7:54		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
7:49		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
7:47		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
7:24	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup	26-22
7:08		Riley Allenspach misses three point jump shot
7:06		A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound
7:05		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
7:03		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
6:56		Vonterius Woolbright misses three point jump shot
6:54		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
6:38		DJ Campbell misses three point jump shot
6:36		Vonterius Woolbright offensive rebound
6:34		Chandler Leopard personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
6:35		TV timeout
6:30		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:28		Dallas Graziani defensive rebound
6:15	+2	Jaden Campbell makes two point pullup jump shot	28-22
5:44		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
5:42		Jaden Campbell defensive rebound
5:37		Jaden Campbell misses two point layup
5:35		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
5:29		Bernard Pelote misses two point layup
5:27		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
5:19	+3	Achor Achor makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	31-22
4:46		Vonterius Woolbright misses three point jump shot
4:44		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
4:36		Charles Lampten shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
4:36	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-22
4:36	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-22
4:09		Tre Jackson misses two point layup
4:07		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:45		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
3:43		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:19		Nathan Johnson shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-23
3:19		Vonterius Woolbright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
3:18		Bernard Pelote misses two point layup
3:16		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
3:02		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
3:00		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
2:40		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
2:38		Achor Achor defensive rebound
2:31		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
2:29		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
2:21		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
2:19		Vonterius Woolbright offensive rebound
2:18	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup	33-25
2:09		Corneilous Williams personal foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
2:09		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:09		Colin Granger defensive rebound
2:05		Rylan Jones personal foul (Russell Jones Jr. draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Russell Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-26
2:05	+1	Russell Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-27
1:46	+2	Achor Achor makes two point turnaround hook shot	35-27
1:28	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point driving dunk	35-29
1:10		Achor Achor turnover (traveling)
0:43		Russell Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:41		Achor Achor defensive rebound
0:36		Jaden Campbell misses two point layup
0:34		Kamar Robertson defensive rebound
0:28		Tre Jackson turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
0:22	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point driving floating jump shot	37-29
0:03		Vonterius Woolbright misses three point jump shot
0:01		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:01		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:01		Achor Achor turnover (lost ball) (Tre Jackson steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SAM
Bulldogs
38
WCU
Catamounts
42

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup	39-29
19:32		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
19:30		DJ Campbell offensive rebound
19:28	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point putback layup	39-31
19:28		A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (DJ Campbell draws the foul)
19:28	+1	DJ Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-32
19:18		Achor Achor misses two point jump shot
19:16		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
19:03		Achor Achor blocks Vonterius Woolbright's two point layup
19:01		Achor Achor defensive rebound
18:51		Achor Achor misses two point hook shot
18:49		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
18:47		Jump ball. Tre Jackson vs. A.J. Staton-McCray (Catamounts gains possession)
18:43		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
18:41		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
18:28		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
18:26		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
18:06	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup	39-34
17:55		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
17:53		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
17:34		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
17:32		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
17:22		Jump ball. Dallas Graziani vs. Russell Jones Jr. (Bulldogs gains possession)
17:19	+2	Rylan Jones makes two point driving layup	41-34
16:48		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:46		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
16:40		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
16:38		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:38		Charles Lampten personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
16:18		Colin Granger shooting foul (Jaden Campbell draws the foul)
16:18		Jaden Campbell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:18	+1	Jaden Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
15:59		Colin Granger misses two point layup
15:57		Achor Achor defensive rebound
15:45		Russell Jones Jr. personal foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:38		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
15:36		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
15:25	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	42-37
14:54		Rylan Jones misses two point layup
14:52		Colin Granger defensive rebound
14:42		Russell Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:39		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:21		Achor Achor misses two point jump shot
14:19		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
14:14		DJ Campbell turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Campbell steals)
14:14		Vonterius Woolbright personal foul (Jaden Campbell draws the foul)
14:03	+3	Achor Achor makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	45-37
13:41	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup (DJ Campbell assists)	45-39
13:41		Achor Achor shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-40
13:24	+3	Achor Achor makes three point jump shot (Jaden Campbell assists)	48-40
13:08		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Johnson steals)
12:58		Jaden Campbell turnover (lost ball)
12:51		Josh Holloway personal foul (Kamar Robertson draws the foul)
12:42		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
12:40		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
12:36		Kamar Robertson shooting foul (Josh Holloway draws the foul)
12:36		Josh Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:36	+1	Josh Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-40
12:13		Kamar Robertson misses two point jump shot
12:11		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
11:56		Nathan Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:54		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
11:45		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
11:43		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
11:33		Kamar Robertson turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Hicks steals)
11:28		Garrett Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Bernard Pelote steals)
11:21	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point turnaround jump shot	49-42
11:00	+2	Josh Holloway makes two point pullup bank jump shot	51-42
10:43		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
10:41		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
10:20		Josh Holloway offensive foul (Kamar Robertson draws the foul)
10:20		Josh Holloway turnover (offensive foul)
10:20		TV timeout
10:07	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	51-44
9:52		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
9:50		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:48		Russell Jones Jr. personal foul (Dallas Graziani draws the foul)
9:42		Corneilous Williams blocks Achor Achor's two point layup
9:40		Russell Jones Jr. defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Corneilous Williams makes two point dunk	51-46
9:11	+2	Rylan Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot	53-46
8:42		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:40		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:40		Corneilous Williams personal foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
8:40		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:40		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
8:25	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point jump shot	53-48
8:13	+2	Rylan Jones makes two point driving layup	55-48
7:45		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
7:43		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Achor Achor makes two point cutting layup (Rylan Jones assists)	57-48
6:52		Dallas Graziani shooting foul (DJ Campbell draws the foul)
6:52		TV timeout
6:52	+1	DJ Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-49
6:52		DJ Campbell misses regular free throw 2 of 3
6:52	+1	DJ Campbell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	57-50
6:44		A.J. Staton-McCray offensive foul (Russell Jones Jr. draws the foul)
6:44		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (offensive foul)
6:15		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
6:13		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
6:06	+2	Charles Lampten makes two point cutting layup	57-52
5:55		Charles Lampten shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-52
5:55	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-52
5:33		A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
5:33	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-53
5:33	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
5:16	+2	Achor Achor makes two point driving layup	61-54
5:03	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	61-57
4:40		Achor Achor misses two point hook shot
4:38		Charles Lampten defensive rebound
4:23		Vonterius Woolbright offensive foul (Nathan Johnson draws the foul)
4:23		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (offensive foul)
4:23		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:23		TV timeout
4:10		Rylan Jones misses two point jump shot
4:08		Bulldogs offensive rebound
4:05		Achor Achor misses two point layup
4:04		Jaden Campbell offensive rebound
4:04	+2	Jaden Campbell makes two point tip layup	63-57
4:03		TV timeout
3:45	+3	DJ Campbell makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	63-60
3:27	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point cutting layup (Jaden Campbell assists)	65-60
3:27		Tre Jackson shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
3:27	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-60
3:03	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	66-63
2:36	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot	69-63
2:08		Tre Jackson misses two point layup
2:06		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Charles Lampten makes two point layup	69-65
1:39		Jaden Campbell misses three point jump shot
1:37		Russell Jones Jr. defensive rebound
1:27		Catamounts 30 second timeout
1:12		DJ Campbell turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
1:03	+2	Jaden Campbell makes two point driving dunk	71-65
0:49	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	71-68
0:37		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:24		Rylan Jones misses two point layup
0:22		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
0:12		Catamounts 60 second timeout
0:10		Jaden Campbell personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-69
0:10	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-70
0:08		DJ Campbell personal foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-70
0:08	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-70
0:03		Nathan Johnson personal foul (Russell Jones Jr. draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Russell Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-71
0:03		Russell Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
0:01		Bernard Pelote personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
0:01	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-71
0:01	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-71
0:01		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Bulldogs 60 second timeout