Bryan Friday News

GAME NOTES: The Davidson Wildcats continue their four-game homestand tonight, as they entertain the Samford Bulldogs in Southern Conference action at Belk Arena.

Josh Davis scored 19 points to lead Samford in a 63-46 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.

Samford pulls away to defeat Shorter 61-39 Eds: APNewsNow. Samford 61, Shorter 39.

Alabama forward Tony Mitchell swats a shot taken tonight by Samford's Bryan Friday .

GAME NOTES: The Alabama Crimson Tide finishes off a four-game homestand tonight as they entertain the Samford Bulldogs in non-conference action at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa.

Trey Montgomery and Jeffrey Merritt scored 12 points apiece and Samford cruised to a 58-48 win over Spring Hill on Saturday.

The skinny: Basically, this is a national semifinal, with the winner advancing to the BCS title game.

Casey Cantey scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Alabama A&M to a 73-51 win over Tuskegee on Saturday night.

Josh Davis scored 12 points and Bryan Friday added 11 points, leading Samford to a 55-31 win over Elon in the Southern Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Josh Davis scored 12 points and Bryan Friday added 11 points, leading Samford to a 55-31 win over Elon in the Southern Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Howard Crawford and Dexter Fields each scored 12 points and Alabama-Birmingham scored the final five points in a 55-52 victory over Samford on Sunday.

Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette would love to have UAB on his schedule on a regular basis.

Kent State could have found an easier start to the 2009-10 college basketball season than taking one of the most skilled practitioners of the Princeton offense in Friday's season opener.

In its lone preseason exhibition game of the year, Samford streaked to a decisive 85-44 victory against the Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs at the Pete Hanna Center.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Bulldogs have three first-year players, Levi Barnes, Andrew Windler and Gregg Wooten.