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Fort scores 19, Samford takes down Citadel 86-56 in SoCon opener

AP
Jan 01, 2025

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Trey Fort scored 19 points as Samford beat Citadel 86-56 on Wednesday night to open Southern Conference play.

Fort went 7 of 14 from the field (5 for 10 from 3-point range) for the Bulldogs (11-3, 1-0 Southern Conference). Rylan Jones scored 18 points while finishing 6 of 9 from 3-point range and added six assists. Jaden Brownell went 6 of 13 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.

The Bulldogs (5-7, 0-1) were led in scoring by Colby McAllister, who finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. Citadel also got 10 points and three steals from Brody Fox.

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Both teams next play Saturday. Samford visits Western Carolina and Citadel plays Chattanooga at home.

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1st Half
CIT
Bulldogs
27
SAM
Bulldogs
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:36	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	0-3
19:12		Paxton Davidson misses three point jump shot
19:10		John Adams offensive rebound
19:04	+3	Keynan Davis makes three point jump shot (Brody Fox assists)	3-3
18:42	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists)	3-6
18:19		Brody Fox offensive foul
18:19		Brody Fox turnover (offensive foul)
17:57		Collin Holloway turnover (lost ball)
17:29	+3	Paxton Davidson makes three point jump shot (Sola Adebisi assists)	6-6
17:14		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
17:12		Rylan Jones offensive rebound
16:54	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists)	6-9
16:46		Paxton Davidson turnover (bad pass)
16:31		Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
16:29		Brody Fox defensive rebound
16:11	+2	Sola Adebisi makes two point dunk (Paxton Davidson assists)	8-9
16:02		Josh Holloway misses three point jump shot
16:00		Paxton Davidson defensive rebound
15:55		Jaden Brownell blocks Brody Fox's two point layup
15:53		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:45		Sola Adebisi turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Jones steals)
15:35	+2	Trey Fort makes two point dunk (Rylan Jones assists)	8-11
15:04		Jaden Brownell blocks Brody Fox's two point layup
15:02		Brody Fox offensive rebound
14:52		Brody Fox misses two point layup
14:50		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
14:45	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists)	8-14
14:42		Julian Brown personal foul
14:34		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Sola Adebisi draws the foul)
14:34	+1	Sola Adebisi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-14
14:34		Sola Adebisi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:34		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
14:28		Josh Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Brody Fox steals)
14:23		Brody Fox turnover (lost ball)
14:02		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
14:00		Cameron Glover defensive rebound
13:55		Cameron Glover turnover (lost ball) (Trey Fort steals)
13:49		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
13:47		Josh Holloway offensive rebound
13:42		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
13:40		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
13:26		Brody Fox misses two point layup
13:24		Riley Allenspach defensive rebound
13:14		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
13:07		Julian Brown offensive rebound
13:05		Colby McAllister shooting foul (Julian Brown draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
13:05	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-16
13:02		Colby McAllister turnover (bad pass) (Lukas Walls steals)
12:55	+2	Hamed Olayinka makes two point dunk (Lukas Walls assists)	9-18
12:55		Colby McAllister turnover (5-second violation)
12:33		Dante Kearse shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
12:33	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-19
12:33	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-20
12:09		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
12:07		Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound
11:43		Dante Kearse personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:32		Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass)
11:15		Sola Adebisi misses three point jump shot
11:13		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
11:03		Rylan Jones turnover
10:39		Keynan Davis misses two point layup
10:37		John Adams offensive rebound
10:36	+2	John Adams makes two point layup	11-20
10:21		Keynan Davis blocks Trey Fort's two point dunk
10:19		Collin Holloway offensive rebound
10:18		Keynan Davis shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
10:18	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-21
10:18	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-22
10:16		Lukas Walls personal foul
10:06	+2	John Adams makes two point layup (Sola Adebisi assists)	13-22
9:45	+3	Lukas Walls makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	13-25
9:37		Paxton Davidson turnover (lost ball) (Lukas Walls steals)
9:37		Paxton Davidson personal foul
9:18	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot	13-28
9:05		Colby McAllister turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Jones steals)
9:01	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot	13-31
9:01		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:47		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
8:45		John Adams offensive rebound
8:31	+3	Colby McAllister makes three point jump shot (Cameron Glover assists)	16-31
8:20		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
8:18		John Adams defensive rebound
8:18		Hamed Olayinka personal foul
8:10		Julian Brown personal foul
8:02		Jaden Brownell personal foul
7:44	+2	Cameron Glover makes two point layup (Keynan Davis assists)	18-31
7:35		TV timeout
7:33		Jaden Brownell misses two point jump shot
7:31		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
7:13		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
7:11		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
6:46	+2	Zion Wilburn makes two point layup	18-33
6:22		Brody Fox turnover (out of bounds)
6:11		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
6:09		Julian Brown offensive rebound
6:09		Colby McAllister shooting foul (Julian Brown draws the foul)
6:09	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-34
6:09	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-35
5:43		Sola Adebisi misses three point jump shot
5:41		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point dunk (Zion Wilburn assists)	18-37
5:21		Zion Wilburn personal foul
5:21	+1	Colby McAllister makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-37
5:21	+1	Colby McAllister makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-37
4:59		Jaden Brownell misses two point jump shot
4:57		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
4:53		Trey Fort shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Brody Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-37
4:53		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:53		Trey Fort defensive rebound
4:44		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
4:42		Paxton Davidson defensive rebound
4:36		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
4:36		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:36	+1	Brody Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-37
4:17		Rylan Jones turnover (lost ball) (Brody Fox steals)
4:09		Brody Fox offensive foul
4:09		Brody Fox turnover (offensive foul)
3:40		Lukas Walls misses three point jump shot
3:38		Collin Holloway offensive rebound
3:33	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists)	22-40
3:16		Riley Allenspach blocks Keynan Davis's two point jump shot
3:14		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
3:09		Collin Holloway misses two point jump shot
3:07		Paxton Davidson defensive rebound
3:03		Rylan Jones personal foul
3:03		TV timeout
3:03	+1	Keynan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-40
3:03	+1	Keynan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-40
2:56		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
2:54		Keynan Davis defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Brody Fox makes two point jump shot	26-40
2:07		Lukas Walls misses two point jump shot
2:05		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
1:55		Riley Allenspach shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
1:55		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:55		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:55		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
1:40		Lukas Walls misses three point jump shot
1:38		John Adams defensive rebound
1:12		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
1:10		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
1:05		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
1:03		Josh Holloway offensive rebound
0:54		John Adams personal foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
0:54		Collin Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:54		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
0:38		Sola Adebisi misses three point jump shot
0:36		Colby McAllister offensive rebound
0:30		Keynan Davis misses two point layup
0:28		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
0:27		John Adams personal foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
0:27		Collin Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-41
0:19		Riley Allenspach shooting foul (Colby McAllister draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Colby McAllister makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-41
0:19		Colby McAllister misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Trey Fort defensive rebound
0:01		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Keynan Davis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CIT
Bulldogs
29
SAM
Bulldogs
45

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Trey Fort personal foul
19:33		Brody Fox misses two point jump shot
19:31		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
19:06	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot	27-44
18:36		John Adams turnover (bad pass) (Collin Holloway steals)
18:24		Collin Holloway misses two point layup
18:22		Trey Fort offensive rebound
18:20	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Trey Fort assists)	27-47
18:06		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Keynan Davis draws the foul)
18:06		Keynan Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:06	+1	Keynan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-47
17:34	+3	Josh Holloway makes three point jump shot (Jaden Brownell assists)	28-50
17:03		Paxton Davidson misses two point jump shot
17:01		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
16:54	+3	Jaden Brownell makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	28-53
16:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
16:52		TV timeout
16:48		Hamed Olayinka blocks Dante Kearse's two point jump shot
16:46		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:39	+3	Cameron Glover makes three point jump shot (Colby McAllister assists)	31-53
16:18	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point dunk (Rylan Jones assists)	31-55
15:51		Cameron Glover misses three point jump shot
15:49		Dante Kearse offensive rebound
15:39	+3	Colby McAllister makes three point jump shot (Dante Kearse assists)	34-55
15:27	+2	Trey Fort makes two point layup	34-57
15:22		Colby McAllister turnover (bad pass) (Josh Holloway steals)
15:15	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists)	34-60
15:02		Bulldogs turnover (5-second violation)
15:02		TV timeout
14:53	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	34-62
14:23	+3	Paxton Davidson makes three point jump shot (Brody Fox assists)	37-62
14:17	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot	37-65
13:49		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
13:47		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
13:35		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
13:33		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
13:22		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
13:22		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:22	+1	Brody Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-65
13:02	+3	Zion Wilburn makes three point jump shot (Julian Brown assists)	38-68
12:28		Cameron Glover misses three point jump shot
12:26		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:08		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
12:06		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
11:52		Colby McAllister turnover (lost ball) (Julian Brown steals)
11:51		Cameron Glover personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:34		Zion Wilburn turnover (lost ball) (Sola Adebisi steals)
11:15	+2	Brody Fox makes two point jump shot	40-68
11:04	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point jump shot	40-70
10:36		Sola Adebisi misses three point jump shot
10:34		Zion Wilburn defensive rebound
10:23		Sola Adebisi shooting foul (Josh Holloway draws the foul)
10:23		Josh Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:23	+1	Josh Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-71
9:56	+2	Brody Fox makes two point layup (Sola Adebisi assists)	42-71
9:28		Lukas Walls turnover (bad pass) (John Adams steals)
9:20	+2	Sola Adebisi makes two point layup	44-71
9:11		Zion Wilburn misses three point jump shot
9:09		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:55		Riley Allenspach personal foul
8:47	+2	Braylen Smith makes two point layup	46-71
8:28		Julian Brown misses two point layup
8:26		Dante Kearse defensive rebound
8:02		Riley Allenspach shooting foul (Sola Adebisi draws the foul)
8:02		Sola Adebisi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:02	+1	Sola Adebisi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-71
7:56		Braylen Smith personal foul
7:56		TV timeout
7:47		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
7:45		Dante Kearse defensive rebound
7:45		Brody Boyer personal foul
7:29		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
7:27		Lukas Walls defensive rebound
7:14		Lukas Walls misses three point jump shot
7:12		Paulie Stramaglia offensive rebound
7:09	+3	Brody Boyer makes three point jump shot (Jaden Brownell assists)	47-74
6:33	+2	John Adams makes two point layup (Keynan Davis assists)	49-74
6:23		Jaden Brownell turnover (bad pass) (Brody Fox steals)
6:17		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
6:15		Brody Boyer defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Riley Allenspach makes two point layup (Paulie Stramaglia assists)	49-76
5:24		Riley Allenspach personal foul (John Adams draws the foul)
5:24	+1	John Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-76
5:24		John Adams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:24		John Adams offensive rebound
5:13		Brody Fox misses two point layup
5:13		John Adams offensive rebound
5:13		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Brody Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-76
5:13		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:13		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
5:10		Jaden Brownell turnover
5:10		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:07		Paxton Davidson turnover (lost ball) (Paulie Stramaglia steals)
5:02	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (Trey Fort assists)	51-78
4:29		Paxton Davidson misses two point jump shot
4:27		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
4:00		Trey Fort misses two point layup
3:58		Jaden Brownell offensive rebound
3:57		Jaden Brownell misses two point layup
3:55		Collin Holloway offensive rebound
3:54	+3	Brody Boyer makes three point jump shot (Collin Holloway assists)	51-81
3:44		Braylen Smith turnover (lost ball) (Paulie Stramaglia steals)
3:44		TV timeout
3:36		Zion Wilburn misses three point jump shot
3:34		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
3:21		Dominic Commisso misses two point jump shot
3:19		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
3:05	+3	Julian Brown makes three point jump shot (Zion Wilburn assists)	51-84
2:32		Paxton Davidson misses three point jump shot
2:30		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
2:14		Zion Wilburn misses three point jump shot
2:12		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Sola Adebisi makes two point layup	53-84
1:59		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:44		Lukas Walls misses two point layup
1:42		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
1:29		Lukas Walls personal foul
1:29		Colby McAllister misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:29		Grayson Walters defensive rebound
1:15		Braylen Smith personal foul
1:02		Zion Wilburn misses three point jump shot
1:00		Lukas Walls offensive rebound
0:46	+2	Zion Wilburn makes two point layup	53-86
0:24	+3	Colby McAllister makes three point jump shot (Braylen Smith assists)	56-86
0:00		End of period

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Colby McAllister makes three point jump shot (Braylen Smith assists)