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House scores 20 off the bench, Furman knocks off Samford 86-81 in Southern Conference Tournament

By The Associated Press

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Tom House led No. 6 seed Furman over No. 3 seed Samford on Saturday with 20 points off of the bench in an 86-81 victory in the second round of the Southern Conference Tournament.

House shot 5 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Paladins (20-12). Alex Wilkins went 8 of 14 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to add 19 points. Cooper Bowser shot 6 of 12 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points and six rebounds.

Jadin Booth led the Bulldogs (18-14) in scoring, finishing with 34 points. Samford also got 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks from Dylan Faulkner. Cade and Keaton Norris each scored 11 points.

Furman went into the half tied with Samford 46-46. Wilkins put up 13 points in the half. House’s 15-point second half helped Furman finish off the five-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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