UNCG led by as much as 88-64 before Samford used its pressure defense to force turnovers and chip away at the gap. A 13-3 run drew Samford to 90-77 with 5:51 to go, and a 10-2 run capped by a Rylan Jones layup with 1:06 to play made it 104-95. UNCG hit four of its last six free throws to hold the Bulldogs off.

Led by Kenyon Giles' 25 points, the UNC Greensboro Spartans defeated the Samford Bulldogs 108-100 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.

UNC-Greensboro 13-26 (Giles 5-10, Atwell 4-6, D.Davis 2-2, Polite 1-1, Ahemed 1-4, Henry 0-1, Saizonou 0-2). Fouled Out_C.Holloway. Rebounds_Samford 29 (Fort 8), UNC-Greensboro 35 (Henry 8). Assists_Samford 13 (Fort 4),