GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Daniel Fowler had 16 points and eight rebounds to help Furman roll over Samford 78-67 in Southern Conference play on Saturday.
Matt Rafferty added 15 points while dishing out a season-high seven assists with two steals. Andrew Brown also contributed 15 points and John Davis III chipped in 11 with six rebounds.
Furman (14-6, 5-2) was up 38-32 at the break. The Paladins pushed that to 58-46 following a Rafferty 3 midway through the second half. Samford closed to 73-65 with 1:10 left before Alex Hunter and Davis made four free throws for a 77-67 lead with 43 seconds remaining.
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Furman made two more from the field and had one more from distance than the Bulldogs. The Paladins were 17 of 20 from the free-throw line with Samford making 11 of 12.
Furman made 14 second-chance points compared to two for Samford. The Paladins won the rebound battle 34-23.
Justin Coleman led Samford (7-13, 3-4) with 20 points and eight assists.
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