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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wofford 85, Samford 64
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2019
Where: Pete Hanna Center, Birmingham, Alabama
Officials: # Jose Carrion, # Coy Gammon, # Evan Berg
Attendance: 1655

Fletcher Magee scored 36 points as No. 24 Wofford completed an unbeaten Southern Conference regular season by running away from host Samford 85-64 on Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, Ala.

The Terriers became the first Southern Conference team to go undefeated in league play in the regular season since Davidson's 2007-08 team, which included Stephen Curry. That team advanced to an NCAA regional final.

Magee, a senior guard, racked up 19 points in the second half. He finished 13-for-21 from the field, going 8-for-14 on 3-point attempts. He also notched team highs with four assists and three steals.

Nathan Hoover added 17 points, aided by four 3-point baskets, for Wofford (26-4, 18-0), which takes the top seed into the Southern Conference Tournament. It will carry a 16-game winning streak into a quarterfinal game next weekend in Asheville, N.C.

The victory closed the first week in program history that Wofford has been in the Top 25.

Wofford shot 14-for-30 on 3-pointers compared to Samford's 1-for-23 (0-for-13 in the second half).

Chevez Goodwin had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Wofford. The Terriers were content to attack from the perimeter, going to the free-throw line only eight times.

Josh Sharkey and reserve Robert Allen each posted 16 points, and Ruben Guerrero had 12 points for Samford (16-15, 6-12), which lost its fourth game in a row. Allen grabbed 11 rebounds.

Wofford led 31-29 at halftime behind Magee's 17 points. Tray Hollowell scored all eight of his points in about a two-minute span late in the first half off the bench for the Terriers.

Wofford had only six points through the game's first nine minutes, trailing 10-6. The game was tied at 18-18 before Magee hit a 3-pointer, and Wofford led the rest of the way.

The Terriers opened the second half with a 15-4 burst.

The game was drastically different from Wofford's 107-106 overtime home victory in the first meeting of the season between the teams in January.

Samford finished 24-for-37 on two-point baskets.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Wofford   Samford
Fletcher Magee 36 Scoring Robert Allen 16
Fletcher Magee 4 Assists Josh Sharkey 5
Chevez Goodwin 10 Rebounds Robert Allen 11
Keve Aluma 2 Free Throws Made Robert Allen 6
Fletcher Magee 3 Steals Brandon Austin 1
Chevez Goodwin 2 Blocks Ruben Guerrero 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wofford 85 48.5 14-30 7-8 14 34 3 7 9
Samford 64 41.7 1-23 13-19 11 32 5 5 15