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Final · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV · attendance 4,122 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

UNLV beat Samford 88-79

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

UNLV beat Samford 88-79 at Thomas & Mack Center.

Cam Miles led UNLV with 20 points and 4 3-pointers. Cooper Noard had 20 points for Samford. Will Shaver led all players with 10 rebounds for Samford.

UNLV had 11 offensive rebounds to Samford's 5. Samford covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.4 points.

Scoring · UNLV: Cam Miles 20, Tyrin Jones 17, Sebastian Mack 17, Dontrez Williams 10, Jackson Kiss 10, Issac Williamson 5, MJ Thomas 4, Kota Suttle Jr. 3, Jeremy Foumena 2. Samford: Cooper Noard 20, Cade Norris 17, Isaiah Campbell-Finch 14, Will Shaver 14, Ty Davis 8, Braeden MacVicar 4, JD Gossett 2.

Samford University began in 1841 as Howard College, founded by Baptists in Marion, Alabama, and moved to the East Lake section of Birmingham in 1887.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

SAM 72, UNLV 87model score

-14.4model spread (home)

158.9model total

5.4points off the final margin

FavoriteUNLV -11.52.9 Lost Over 158.50.4 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-11.5	158.5	-800	550	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +9 (home) ATS SAM covered Total 167 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
SAM	4	1,612	1	-2 h
UNLV	non-SoCon team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	SAM	UNLV
FG	30-62	29-58
FG%	48	50
3PT	5-20	5-15
3P%	25	33
FT	14-19	25-32
FT%	74	78
Rebounds	28	38
Offensive rebounds	5	11
Defensive rebounds	23	27
Assists	16	6
Steals	7	6
Blocks	1	7
Turnovers	11	13
Points off turnovers	21	8
Fast break points	15	10
Points in paint	50	46
Fouls	23	19
Largest lead	8	10
Possessions (est.)	77.0	75.2
Points per 100 possessions	102.6	117.0

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Samford Bulldogs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cooper Noard G	38	20	7-12	3-6	3-4	0	2	2	3	3	0	2
Cade Norris G	36	17	7-16	0-4	3-4	2	6	5	2	1	0	3
Ty Davis G	30	8	2-4	0-0	4-4	1	3	6	2	0	0	3
Isaiah Campbell-Finch G	30	14	5-7	2-3	2-3	0	0	1	1	1	0	2
Will Shaver C	26	14	6-10	0-1	2-4	1	10	0	2	0	1	3
Braeden MacVicar	12	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	0	4
Najimi George	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Brandon Fussell	10	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
JD Gossett	5	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Win Miller	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lawson Lee	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bradley Kemp	DNP
Judson Bjornstad	DNP
Caleb Harrison	DNP
Joshua Hughes	DNP
Cooper Davenport	DNP
Corey Brown	DNP
Zach Lamey	DNP

UNLV Rebels

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cam Miles G	36	20	4-10	4-9	8-8	1	4	2	2	1	0	1
Tyrin Jones F	34	17	5-13	0-0	7-10	2	5	1	1	2	6	0
Sebastian Mack G	31	17	7-13	0-3	3-3	0	5	2	4	0	0	3
Dontrez Williams G	28	10	5-9	0-1	0-0	1	4	0	1	0	0	4
Jeremy Foumena C	8	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1
Jackson Kiss	26	10	4-4	0-0	2-3	1	6	1	2	2	1	3
Issac Williamson	14	5	0-2	0-1	5-6	0	3	0	1	0	0	1
Kota Suttle Jr.	12	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
MJ Thomas	11	4	2-3	0-0	0-2	3	5	0	0	1	0	3
Moustapha Loum	DNP
Tyler Harris	DNP
Jalen Cunningham	DNP
Terrance Ford Jr.	DNP
AJ Storr	DNP