Seymour scored nine points in the first half for East Tennessee State, who went into halftime tied 29-29 with Samford. East Tennessee State used a 7-0 second-half run come back from a two-point deficit and take the lead at 50-45 with 6:49 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Peterson scored 12 second-half points.

Samford Bulldogs (5-13, 0-2 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (10-8, 1-2 SoCon) Johnson City, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Samford visits East Tennessee State after Kennedy Langham scored 22 points in Samford's 69-63 loss to the Chattanooga Mocs.

BOTTOM LINE: Quimari Peterson and East Tennessee State take on Pjay Smith Jr. and Furman in SoCon action Wednesday. The Paladins are 7-1 on their home court. Furman is fourth in the SoCon scoring 77.2 points while shooting 45.9% from the field.