CORVALLIS, Ore. – Cooper Kaifes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:21 left in the game, Jerome Marshall followed with a layup and Samford held off Oregon State, 78-77, in a thrilling non-conference game on Thursday night at Gill Coliseum.
Oregon State (1-3), trailed 42-32 at halftime, but battled back to take a 75-73 lead on a dunk by with 1:27 left to play. Kaifes followed with his 3-pointer and Marshall scored with 38 seconds remaining to put the Bulldogs (3-1) up 78-75.
answered with a layup, but the Beavers failed to retake the lead despite forcing two Samford turnovers in the final 16 seconds.