SAMFORD

ARIZ

Love scores 23 points and Arizona goes up big early in 96-64 win over Samford

AP
Dec 18, 2024

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Caleb Love scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half when Arizona Wildcats led by as many as 25 on its way to a 96-64 victory over Samford Bulldogs on Wednesday night.

Anthony Dell'Orso and Trey Townsend scored 14 points each and Jaden Bradley and KJ Lewis 11 apiece. Arizona (5-5) shot 58%, sank 25 of 31 free throws and outscored the Bulldogs (9-3) by 25 off fast breaks.

Jaden Brownell scored 13 points and Trey Fort and Julian Brown 11 each for the Bulldogs, who shot 37% with 12 3-pointers on 35 attempts. Samford came in as the nation's second-highest scoring team at 90.5 points per game but was held well under that average in having a five-game win streak snapped.

Samford outscored Arizona 13-4 to open the second half and got within 14 but no closer. The Wildcats finished the final minutes on a 23-8 run capped by consecutive 3s from Dell'Orso.

Arizona shot 61% thanks to 26 fast-break points for a 56-33 first-half lead going up by double figures for good with eight minutes left in the period.

Samford plays at Alabama A&M on Saturday. Arizona is home against Central Michigan on Saturday.

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1st Half
SAM
Bulldogs
33
ARIZ
Wildcats
56

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jaden Brownell vs. Tobe Awaka (Jaden Bradley gains possession)
19:43	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Trey Townsend assists)	0-3
19:29	+3	Jaden Brownell makes three point jump shot (Trey Fort assists)	3-3
18:59		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
18:57		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
18:55		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
18:55		Tobe Awaka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:55	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
18:37		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
18:35		Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point dunk (Anthony Dell'Orso assists)	3-6
18:15		Jaden Brownell turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Dell'Orso steals)
18:01		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
17:57		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:55		Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot
17:53		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
17:49		Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
17:47		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
17:41	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	6-6
17:19	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaden Bradley assists)	6-8
17:02		Collin Holloway misses two point jump shot
17:00		Wildcats defensive rebound
16:58	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point dunk (Caleb Love assists)	6-10
16:45	+3	Isaiah West makes three point jump shot (Trey Fort assists)	9-10
16:22		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Anthony Dell'Orso draws the foul)
16:22		Anthony Dell'Orso misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:22	+1	Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-11
15:54		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
15:52		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Caleb Love makes two point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)	9-13
15:28		Isaiah West shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
15:28		TV timeout
15:28	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-14
15:08		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
15:06		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
14:59		KJ Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Josh Holloway steals)
14:38		Lukas Walls misses three point jump shot
14:36		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
14:29		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
14:25		Julian Brown defensive rebound
14:06		Henri Veesaar personal foul
14:00	+3	Julian Brown makes three point jump shot (Riley Allenspach assists)	12-14
13:46		KJ Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Collin Holloway steals)
13:40		Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
13:38		Caleb Love defensive rebound
13:18		Julian Brown shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
13:17		Caleb Love misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:17	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 3	12-15
13:17	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 3 of 3	12-16
13:05	+3	Collin Holloway makes three point jump shot (Josh Holloway assists)	15-16
12:51	+2	Carter Bryant makes two point dunk (Conrad Martinez assists)	15-18
12:39		Collin Holloway turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals)
12:31		Riley Allenspach shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
12:31	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-19
12:31	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-20
12:06		Josh Holloway misses two point jump shot
12:04		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
11:57		Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
11:55		Carter Bryant offensive rebound
11:55	+2	Carter Bryant makes two point tip layup	15-22
11:32		KJ Lewis personal foul
11:32		TV timeout
11:25		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
11:23		Wildcats defensive rebound
10:56		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
10:54		Trey Townsend offensive rebound
10:49	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point tip dunk	15-24
10:33	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point hook shot (Rylan Jones assists)	17-24
9:56		Tobe Awaka offensive foul
9:56		Tobe Awaka turnover (offensive foul)
9:42		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
9:40		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
9:32		Trey Fort shooting foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-25
9:32	+1	Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-26
9:20	+2	Collin Holloway makes two point hook shot	19-26
8:55	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (Trey Townsend assists)	19-28
8:41		Jaden Brownell turnover (lost ball) (Tobe Awaka steals)
8:21		Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
8:19		Trey Townsend offensive rebound
8:10	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)	19-30
8:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:09		TV timeout
7:56		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
7:54		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
7:49	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists)	19-32
7:49		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
7:49		Caleb Love misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:47		Trey Fort defensive rebound
7:36		Isaiah West misses three point jump shot
7:34		Caleb Love defensive rebound
7:18		Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah West steals)
7:11	+2	Trey Fort makes two point dunk (Rylan Jones assists)	21-32
6:59		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
6:57		Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound
6:46		Anthony Dell'Orso personal foul
6:38		Josh Holloway misses two point jump shot
6:36		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Henri Veesaar makes two point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	21-34
6:18		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
6:16		Caleb Love defensive rebound
6:10		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-35
6:10	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-36
5:57		Lukas Walls turnover (bad pass) (KJ Lewis steals)
5:52	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot	21-39
5:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:41		Caleb Love personal foul
5:28		KJ Lewis personal foul
5:16	+3	Julian Brown makes three point jump shot (Josh Holloway assists)	24-39
4:48		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
4:44		Bulldogs defensive rebound
4:34		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
4:30		Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
4:30		Collin Holloway personal foul
4:30	+1	Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-40
4:30	+1	Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-41
4:10		Collin Holloway misses two point hook shot
4:08		Riley Allenspach offensive rebound
4:05	+3	Julian Brown makes three point jump shot (Riley Allenspach assists)	27-41
3:49	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup (Carter Bryant assists)	27-43
3:49		Riley Allenspach shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-44
3:29		Riley Allenspach turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Dell'Orso steals)
3:24	+2	Anthony Dell'Orso makes two point layup	27-46
3:12	+2	Riley Allenspach makes two point layup (Josh Holloway assists)	29-46
2:53	+3	Jaden Bradley makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	29-49
2:33		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
2:31		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point layup	29-51
1:53		Julian Brown turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals)
1:47	+3	Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	29-54
1:43		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:25		Trey Townsend shooting foul (Zion Wilburn draws the foul)
1:25		Zion Wilburn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:25	+1	Zion Wilburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-54
1:10		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
1:06		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:35	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot	33-54
0:21		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:06		Henri Veesaar misses two point layup
0:04		Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
0:02	+2	Henri Veesaar makes two point tip dunk	33-56
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SAM
Bulldogs
31
ARIZ
Wildcats
40

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup	35-56
19:42		Tobe Awaka shooting foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
19:42	+1	Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-56
19:24		Caleb Love turnover (bad pass) (Josh Holloway steals)
19:16		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
19:14		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point driving layup	36-58
18:46		Josh Holloway misses two point jump shot
18:44		Rylan Jones offensive rebound
18:44	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot	39-58
18:18	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (Trey Townsend assists)	39-60
18:06	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	41-60
17:36		Tobe Awaka misses two point layup
17:34		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
17:27	+3	Collin Holloway makes three point jump shot (Jaden Brownell assists)	44-60
16:52		Rylan Jones personal foul
16:44		Collin Holloway personal foul
16:37		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
16:35		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
16:27		Trey Townsend personal foul
16:21	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	46-60
15:47		Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot
15:45		Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
15:40		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
15:38		Jaden Brownell personal foul
15:38		TV timeout
15:33		Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
15:31		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
15:11		Riley Allenspach misses three point jump shot
15:09		Trey Fort offensive rebound
14:59		Julian Brown misses two point layup
14:57		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
14:44	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point dunk (Henri Veesaar assists)	46-62
14:25	+2	Riley Allenspach makes two point driving layup	48-62
14:25		Henri Veesaar shooting foul (Riley Allenspach draws the foul)
14:25		Riley Allenspach turnover (lane violation)
14:13		KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
14:11		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
13:54		Lukas Walls turnover (bad pass) (KJ Lewis steals)
13:44		Collin Holloway shooting foul (Trey Townsend draws the foul)
13:44	+1	Trey Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-63
13:44	+1	Trey Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-64
13:25		Jaden Bradley shooting foul (Riley Allenspach draws the foul)
13:25		Riley Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:25	+1	Riley Allenspach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-64
13:05		Riley Allenspach shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-65
13:05		Tobe Awaka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:04		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
12:54		Josh Holloway misses two point driving layup
12:53		Jaden Brownell offensive rebound
12:53		KJ Lewis shooting foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
12:53		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:53		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:52		Carter Bryant defensive rebound
12:37	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	49-68
12:10		Josh Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:08		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:07		Jaden Bradley personal foul
11:56		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
11:54		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
11:47		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
11:45		Carter Bryant offensive rebound
11:33	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists)	49-70
11:33		Collin Holloway shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-71
11:04		Riley Allenspach misses two point jump shot
11:04		Caleb Love defensive rebound
11:00		Wildcats 30 second timeout
11:00		TV timeout
10:39		KJ Lewis misses two point jump shot
10:37		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Hamed Olayinka makes two point reverse dunk (Trey Fort assists)	51-71
10:10		Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
10:10	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-72
10:10	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-73
9:48		Carter Bryant blocks Josh Holloway's three point jump shot
9:46		Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
9:36		Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (lost ball) (Josh Holloway steals)
9:18	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot	54-73
9:07		KJ Lewis turnover (bad pass)
8:55		KJ Lewis personal foul
8:55	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-73
8:55	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-73
8:28		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
8:26		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
8:18		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
8:16		Rylan Jones offensive rebound
8:09		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
8:07		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
7:58	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)	56-75
7:50		Henri Veesaar blocks Josh Holloway's two point layup
7:48		Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:48		TV timeout
7:41		Jaden Brownell misses two point jump shot
7:39		Jaden Brownell personal foul
7:39	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-76
7:39	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-77
7:25		Rylan Jones turnover (lost ball) (Trey Townsend steals)
7:20	+2	Caleb Love makes two point dunk (Trey Townsend assists)	56-79
7:12		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
7:10		Lukas Walls offensive rebound
7:08		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
7:06		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
7:04		Caleb Love turnover (bad pass) (Julian Brown steals)
7:00	+3	Lukas Walls makes three point jump shot (Julian Brown assists)	59-79
6:29		Trey Townsend turnover (bad pass)
6:09		Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
6:07		Caleb Love defensive rebound
6:02		Caleb Love turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Jones steals)
5:56		Julian Brown misses three point jump shot
5:54		Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
5:38		Jaden Bradley turnover (bad pass)
5:28		Lukas Walls misses three point jump shot
5:26		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
5:12		Jaden Bradley turnover (lost ball) (Rylan Jones steals)
5:03		Lukas Walls misses three point jump shot
5:01		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
5:01		Collin Holloway personal foul
5:01	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-80
5:01		Tobe Awaka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:00		Julian Brown defensive rebound
4:54		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
4:52		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
4:51		Tobe Awaka turnover (lost ball) (Lukas Walls steals)
4:44	+2	Lukas Walls makes two point jump shot	61-80
4:37		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:21		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
4:19		Jaden Bradley offensive rebound
4:05		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
4:03		KJ Lewis offensive rebound
4:01	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point putback layup	61-82
3:55		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
3:55		TV timeout
3:39		Trey Fort misses two point jump shot
3:37		Trey Fort offensive rebound
3:31		Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass)
3:08	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot	61-84
3:06		Jaden Bradley personal foul
3:06		Josh Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:05		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Henri Veesaar makes two point dunk (KJ Lewis assists)	61-86
2:42		Josh Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Henri Veesaar steals)
2:38		Lukas Walls shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
2:38	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-87
2:38	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-88
2:22		Conrad Martinez personal foul
2:22		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:21		Emmanuel Stephen defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Emmanuel Stephen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Conrad Martinez assists)	61-90
1:53		Emmanuel Stephen shooting foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
1:53		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:53	+1	Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-90
1:41		Conrad Martinez turnover (lost ball)
1:37		Emmanuel Stephen shooting foul (Julian Brown draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-90
1:37	+1	Julian Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-90
1:12	+3	Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Carter Bryant assists)	64-93
0:54		Riley Allenspach turnover (bad pass) (Carter Bryant steals)
0:37	+3	Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Carter Bryant assists)	64-96
0:35		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:20		Brody Boyer misses three point jump shot
0:18		Conrad Martinez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Conrad Martinez defensive rebound