WEATHERWATCH
Samford falls in overtime, suffers first conference loss
by Caleb Turrentine
Samford coach Bucky McMillan (abc3340.com)

Samford had a chance to extend its winning streak and stay perfect in conference play on the final play of regulation during its road trip Wednesday but the Bulldogs could not get a clean look at the basket, giving Furman another chance to pull off the upset in overtime.

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The hosts took advantage of those extra five minutes and the Paladins scored the game's final seven points to earn a 91-84 victory over Samford, becoming the first team in the Southern Conference to defeat the Bulldogs this season. Furman took the lead on a 3-pointer from Marcus Foster with 30 seconds left in the game and held the visitors scoreless on three more offensive possessions to finish off the win.

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