Idaho Vandals vs Samford Bulldogs
Samford beats Idaho 75-58 to win Mean Green Showcase
DENTON, Texas -- Christen Cunningham scored 26 points, Darius Jones-Gibson added 21 and Samford beat Idaho 75-58 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Mean Green Showcase.
Cunningham was 8 of 11 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line, and Jones-Gibson hit 10 of 12 free throws.
Wyatt Walker added 10 points for Samford (5-1), which won its fifth straight game.
Cunningham hit a 3-pointer from the corner to extend Samford's lead to 59-38 with 8:11 to go and the Vandals only got within 13 points the rest of the way.
Perrion Callandret tied a career-high with 18 points to pace Idaho (4-2) and Arkadiy Mkrtychyan added 12. The Vandals turned it over 20 times and were held to 18-of-49 shooting (37 percent).
Game Information
Denton, TX
Referee:John St. Clair
Referee:Ty Meixsell
Referee:Davis Maxwell
2025-26 Standings
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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