Greenville, S.C. – Marcus Foster totaled 22 points and 11 rebounds and Furman limited the nation's second-best scoring offense to just 68 points to snap Samford's NCAA Division I-leading 17-game winning streak, 78-68, Wednesday night at Timmons Arena.
 
The victory improved the Paladins, winners of five straight, to 11-9 overall and 5-2 in the Southern Conference. Samford dipped to 17-3 overall and 6-1 in league play. The win marked the 150^th victory for Paladin head coach Bob Richey in less than seven full seasons in charge of the Furman program. His 150-64 record and .701 winning percentage as head coach place him among the top 20 active NCAA Division I coaches in the country in winning percentage.
 
Furman outscored the Bulldogs by 18 points behind the three-point line in the first half to build a 34-25 lead at intermission. Samford trimmed the margin to four points at 44-40 with under 14 minutes left, but the Paladins answered with a 12-3 run, capped by five straight points from Alex Williams, to extend the lead to 56-43 with 10:30 to go.
 
After the Bulldogs pulled within seven on Nathan Johnson's triple with 8:57 left, Furman's defense held Samford to just one basket over the next 4:16 as the Paladins increased the advantage to 67-53 with an 11-4 spurt. The Paladins pushed their lead to 76-60 before cruising to the 10-point win, their ninth win in the last 10 games versus Samford.
 
Foster went 7-for-17 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line en route to his second double-double in the last three games since returning from injury. Williams made good on 4-of-6 triples to score 16 points. JP Pegues and PJay Smith finished with 12 and 11, respectively.
 
The Paladins shot 45.9% from the field, including a 12-of-28 effort from three-point range, and converted on 10-of-13 trips to the charity stripe. Furman managed a 41-35 edge on the glass and notched 12 offensive rebounds which led to 19 second-chance points. 
 
Achor Achor led the Bulldogs with 19 points and six boards while A.J. Staton-McCray added 14 points. Samford shot 43.8% from the field but connected on just 9-of-27 three-point tries and 3-of-10 trips to the foul line. The Bulldogs forced 18 Furman turnovers, however, the Paladins forced Samford into 17 miscues.
 
The victory marked the 29^th for Furman in its last 32 SoCon games inside Timmons Arena.
 
Furman travels to Spartanburg, S.C., to take on Wofford on Saturday evening. Tip-off at Richardson Indoor Stadium is set for 6 p.m. and the game will air live on Nexstar affiliates throughout the region and on ESPN+.