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Hicks' 15 points lead Samford past Valparaiso 79-61

AP
Dec 19, 2023

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Garrett Hicks had 15 points in Samford's 79-61 win against Valparaiso on Tuesday.

Hicks shot 7 for 10, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc for the Bulldogs (10-2). A.J. Staton-McCray added 13 points while finishing 6 of 11 from the floor, and he also had six rebounds. Achor Achor shot 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 10 points. The Bulldogs prolonged their winning streak to 10 games.

Cooper Schwieger finished with 15 points and seven rebounds for the Beacons (4-8). Sherman Weatherspoon IV added 11 points and two steals for Valparaiso. Jaxon Edwards also put up nine points. The loss was the Beacons' sixth in a row.

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1st Half
SAM
Bulldogs
35
VALP
Beacons
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:37		Achor Achor turnover (bad pass) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
19:25	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point jump shot (Kasper Sepp assists)	0-2
19:02		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
19:00		Jermaine Marshall offensive rebound
18:52		Jermaine Marshall misses two point layup
18:50		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
18:43		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
18:41		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
18:22		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
18:20		Darius DeAveiro offensive rebound
18:00	+3	Cooper Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stafford assists)	0-5
17:45		Achor Achor turnover (traveling)
17:42		Darius DeAveiro turnover (traveling)
17:34		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
17:32		Achor Achor offensive rebound
17:23		Achor Achor misses two point layup
17:21		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
17:17		Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup
17:15		Bulldogs defensive rebound
17:01		Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass)
16:36		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
16:34		Achor Achor defensive rebound
16:28		Rylan Jones misses two point layup
16:26		Jermaine Marshall offensive rebound
16:25		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (out of bounds)
16:08		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
16:06		Jaxon Edwards offensive rebound
15:56		Jaxon Edwards turnover (out of bounds)
15:56		TV timeout
15:39	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point layup	2-5
15:35		Garrett Hicks personal foul
15:11	+2	Connor Barrett makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	2-7
15:01	+2	Josh Holloway makes two point jump shot	4-7
14:40		Achor Achor blocks Kasper Sepp's two point jump shot
14:38		Jaden Campbell defensive rebound
14:25	+2	Josh Holloway makes two point jump shot	6-7
13:52		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
13:50		Beacons offensive rebound
13:50		Beacons turnover (shot clock violation)
13:35	+3	Nathan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hicks assists)	9-7
13:21		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
13:19		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
13:13		Cooper Schwieger personal foul (Nathan Johnson draws the foul)
13:02		Riley Allenspach misses three point jump shot
13:00		Beacons defensive rebound
12:52		Cooper Schwieger turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Johnson steals)
12:46	+3	Jaden Campbell makes three point jump shot (Nathan Johnson assists)	12-7
12:27	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup (Jahari Williamson assists)	12-9
12:13		Isaiah Stafford shooting foul (Josh Holloway draws the foul)
12:13	+1	Josh Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-9
12:13	+1	Josh Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-9
11:59	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Jaxon Edwards assists)	14-11
11:42	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point stepback jump shot	16-11
11:22	+3	Connor Barrett makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stafford assists)	16-14
11:14		Jaden Campbell misses three point jump shot
11:12		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:11		TV timeout
11:04		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
11:02		Jermaine Marshall offensive rebound
10:57		Garrett Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
10:40	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point jump shot	16-16
10:26		Riley Allenspach misses two point hook shot
10:24		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
10:15		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
10:13		Lukas Walls defensive rebound
10:06	+2	Riley Allenspach makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	18-16
10:06		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Riley Allenspach draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Riley Allenspach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-16
9:57		Connor Barrett misses three point jump shot
9:55		Dallas Graziani defensive rebound
9:54		Jermaine Marshall personal foul (Kasper Sepp draws the foul)
9:45		Isaiah Stafford misses two point layup
9:43		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
9:34		Lukas Walls misses three point jump shot
9:32		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
9:23		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
9:21		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
8:57	+3	Dallas Graziani makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	22-16
8:33		Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot
8:31		Dallas Graziani defensive rebound
8:24		Jermaine Marshall misses three point jump shot
8:22		Riley Allenspach offensive rebound
8:18		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
8:16		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
8:09		Dallas Graziani shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
8:09		Jahari Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
8:09	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	22-17
8:09	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-18
7:57		Achor Achor misses two point jump shot
7:55		A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound
7:52		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
7:50		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
7:45		Kasper Sepp turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Jones steals)
7:38		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
7:36		A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound
7:30		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (lost ball) (Sherman Weatherspoon IV steals)
7:22		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
7:20		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
7:15		Connor Barrett shooting foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15		Rylan Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:15	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-18
6:51		Darius DeAveiro turnover (traveling)
6:36	+3	Dallas Graziani makes three point jump shot	26-18
6:10		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
6:08		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:08		Connor Barrett personal foul
5:58	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup (Achor Achor assists)	28-18
5:25		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
5:23		Achor Achor defensive rebound
5:20		Achor Achor turnover (bad pass) (Sherman Weatherspoon IV steals)
5:18		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
5:16		Sherman Weatherspoon IV offensive rebound
5:04		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
5:02		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
5:01		Ola Ajiboye personal foul
4:49		Dallas Graziani turnover (bad pass) (Ola Ajiboye steals)
4:29		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point jump shot
4:27		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
4:23	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	30-18
4:20		Beacons 30 second timeout
4:20		TV timeout
3:51		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
3:49		Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound
3:47		Achor Achor personal foul (Ola Ajiboye draws the foul)
3:39		Josh Holloway shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
3:39	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-19
3:39	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-20
3:10		Achor Achor misses two point jump shot
3:08		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
3:02		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
3:00		Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound
2:46		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
2:44		Achor Achor defensive rebound
2:34		Ola Ajiboye blocks Garrett Hicks's two point layup
2:32		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
2:27		A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-21
2:27	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-22
2:13	+3	Jermaine Marshall makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	33-22
2:02		Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
1:57		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
1:55		A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound
1:54	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	35-22
1:42	+2	Kasper Sepp makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	35-24
1:24		Jermaine Marshall misses three point jump shot
1:22		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
1:14		Jermaine Marshall shooting foul (Ola Ajiboye draws the foul)
1:14		Ola Ajiboye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:14	+1	Ola Ajiboye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-25
0:58		Josh Holloway misses two point jump shot
0:56		Riley Allenspach offensive rebound
0:53		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
0:51		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Kasper Sepp makes two point layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	35-27
0:04		Josh Holloway misses three point jump shot
0:03		Riley Allenspach offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SAM
Bulldogs
44
VALP
Beacons
34

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Isaiah Stafford blocks Rylan Jones's two point layup
19:39		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
19:18		Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (Achor Achor steals)
19:12	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup	37-27
18:58	+3	Jaxon Edwards makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	37-30
18:43	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Dallas Graziani assists)	40-30
18:26		Achor Achor blocks Jaxon Edwards's two point jump shot
18:24		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
18:14		Jermaine Marshall misses three point jump shot
18:12		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
17:45		Achor Achor shooting foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-31
17:45	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-32
17:41		Connor Barrett personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
17:39		Achor Achor misses two point layup
17:37		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
17:27		Connor Barrett misses three point jump shot
17:25		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
17:23	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	40-34
17:08	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	42-34
17:03		Darius DeAveiro turnover (lost ball)
16:53		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
16:51		Beacons defensive rebound
16:30		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
16:28		Jermaine Marshall defensive rebound
16:16		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
16:14		Dallas Graziani offensive rebound
16:07		Dallas Graziani misses three point jump shot
16:05		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
15:49		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
15:47		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup	44-34
15:26		TV timeout
14:59	+3	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	44-37
14:42		Sherman Weatherspoon IV personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
14:38		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (Darius DeAveiro steals)
14:34		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
14:32		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
14:18	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point hook shot	46-37
14:08	+3	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Kasper Sepp assists)	46-40
13:55		Jermaine Marshall misses three point jump shot
13:53		Dallas Graziani offensive rebound
13:30	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	48-40
13:04		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point jump shot
13:02		Kasper Sepp offensive rebound
12:57		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
12:55		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
12:49	+3	Nathan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Josh Holloway assists)	51-40
12:36		Sherman Weatherspoon IV turnover (traveling)
12:19	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot (Nathan Johnson assists)	53-40
11:56		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
11:54		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
11:49		Josh Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Stafford steals)
11:32	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point pullup jump shot	53-42
11:05		TV timeout
11:01		Connor Barrett shooting foul (Nathan Johnson draws the foul)
11:01		Nathan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:01		Nathan Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:01		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
10:45		Kasper Sepp misses two point jump shot
10:43		Nathan Johnson defensive rebound
10:31		Josh Holloway misses two point layup
10:29		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
10:20		Kasper Sepp misses two point jump shot
10:18		Jaden Campbell defensive rebound
10:08		Ola Ajiboye shooting foul (Riley Allenspach draws the foul)
10:08		Riley Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:08	+1	Riley Allenspach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-42
9:41		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:38		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Nathan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	57-42
9:04		Achor Achor personal foul
8:54	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	57-44
8:45		Sherman Weatherspoon IV personal foul (Nathan Johnson draws the foul)
8:39	+2	Jaden Campbell makes two point dunk (Achor Achor assists)	59-44
8:17		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
8:15		Beacons offensive rebound
8:02		Garrett Hicks blocks Sherman Weatherspoon IV's two point layup
7:56		Sherman Weatherspoon IV offensive rebound
7:55	+2	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes two point layup	59-46
7:47	+3	Jaden Campbell makes three point jump shot (Nathan Johnson assists)	62-46
7:33		Beacons 30 second timeout
7:33		TV timeout
7:06		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
7:04		Jaden Campbell defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	64-46
6:25	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	64-48
6:02		Nathan Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:00		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
5:50	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	64-50
5:32		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
5:32		TV timeout
5:32		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:32		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:32		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
5:05	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point pullup jump shot	64-52
4:48	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	66-52
4:28		Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot
4:26		Kasper Sepp offensive rebound
4:23	+2	Kasper Sepp makes two point layup	66-54
3:52	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	68-54
3:30	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	68-56
3:12	+3	Garrett Hicks makes three point jump shot (Jaden Campbell assists)	71-56
2:52		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
2:50		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
2:44	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	73-56
2:18		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
2:16		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
2:12		Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup
2:10		Achor Achor defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	75-56
1:25		TV timeout
1:18		Connor Barrett misses three point jump shot
1:16		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Lukas Walls makes two point layup	77-56
0:44		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
0:42		Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point jump shot	77-58
0:14	+2	Zach Loveday makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Marshall assists)	79-58
0:03	+3	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	79-61
0:00		End of period

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Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)