How to watch Furman vs. Samford men’s basketball: SoCon Tournament TV channel and streaming options for March 7
March 7, 2026Updated 6:17 pm EST
The No. 3 seed Samford Bulldogs (18-13, 11-7 SoCon) are squaring off against the No. 6 seed Furman Paladins (19-12, 10-8 SoCon) in the SoCon tournament on Saturday at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville, at 6 p.m. ET airing on ESPN+.
How to watch Furman Paladins vs. Samford Bulldogs
Furman vs. Samford odds
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Stats to know
- Samford’s +121 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 78.8 points per game (108th in college basketball) while allowing 74.9 per contest (213th in college basketball).
- Samford connects on 1.9 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.6 (46th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.7.
- Furman’s +177 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 76.0 points per game (175th in college basketball) while allowing 70.3 per outing (80th in college basketball).
- Furman makes 8.8 three-pointers per game (101st in college basketball) at a 31.7% rate (304th in college basketball), compared to the 8.2 its opponents make, shooting 32.2% from beyond the arc.
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