Final/OT
Western CarolinaCatamountsWCU · 5-107779
The CitadelBulldogsCIT · 4-13Sat, Jan 10 · 1:00 PM EST
0:01CJ Hyland makes 23-foot three point jumper
WCUTeam stats
This gameCIT
42.6%FG%41.4%
9-303PT8-28
36Rebounds44
8Turnovers11
12Assists9
Scoring summary
- OT 0:01 · WCU 77, CIT 79CJ Hyland makes 23-foot three point jumper
OT 0:05 · CIT 79, WCU 74Sola Adebisi makes free throw 2 of 2- OT 0:05 · CIT 78, WCU 74Sola Adebisi makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 0:45 · WCU 74, CIT 77Cord Stansberry makes free throw 3 of 3
- OT 0:53 · CIT 77, WCU 73Carter Kingsbury makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT 0:53 · CIT 76, WCU 73Carter Kingsbury makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 1:40 · WCU 73, CIT 75Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- OT 2:07 · CIT 75, WCU 71Braxton Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT 2:07 · CIT 74, WCU 71Braxton Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 3:34 · CIT 73, WCU 71Carter Kingsbury makes 17-foot jumper (Simeon German assists)
- 2H 0:45 · WCU 71, CIT 71Julien Soumaoro makes 11-foot jumper
- 2H 1:16 · CIT 71, WCU 69Carter Kingsbury makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 3:25 · WCU 69, CIT 68Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- 2H 3:47 · CIT 68, WCU 67Carter Kingsbury makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Moore assists)
- 2H 5:32 · CIT 65, WCU 67Christian Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 5:32 · CIT 64, WCU 67Christian Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:02 · CIT 63, WCU 67Braxton Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eze Wali assists)
- 2H 7:55 · WCU 67, CIT 60Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:55 · WCU 66, CIT 60Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:18 · CIT 60, WCU 65Braxton Williams makes layup
- 2H 9:22 · WCU 65, CIT 58Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 10:01 · WCU 63, CIT 58Marcus Kell makes 19-foot jumper
- 2H 10:18 · CIT 58, WCU 61Carter Kingsbury makes layup
- 2H 10:41 · WCU 61, CIT 56Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 10:41 · WCU 60, CIT 56Marcus Kell makes layup
- 2H 10:58 · CIT 56, WCU 58Christian Moore makes layup
- 2H 11:30 · WCU 58, CIT 54Marcus Kell makes layup
- 2H 12:53 · WCU 56, CIT 54CJ Hyland makes layup
- 2H 13:08 · CIT 54, WCU 54Carter Kingsbury makes layup
- 2H 13:29 · WCU 54, CIT 52Marcus Kell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 13:52 · CIT 52, WCU 51Carter Kingsbury makes 7-foot jumper
- 2H 14:20 · WCU 51, CIT 50Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 14:20 · WCU 50, CIT 50Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 15:10 · WCU 49, CIT 50Cord Stansberry makes 29-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 15:41 · CIT 50, WCU 46Carter Kingsbury makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:41 · CIT 49, WCU 46Carter Kingsbury makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:01 · CIT 48, WCU 46Eze Wali makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carter Kingsbury assists)
- 2H 17:15 · WCU 46, CIT 45Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 3
- 2H 17:15 · WCU 45, CIT 45Cord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 3
- 2H 17:42 · CIT 45, WCU 44Braxton Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eze Wali assists)
- 2H 17:56 · CIT 42, WCU 44Braxton Williams makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 18:23 · CIT 40, WCU 44Carter Kingsbury makes 5-foot jumper
- 2H 18:48 · WCU 44, CIT 38Marcus Kell makes layup
- 2H 19:12 · CIT 38, WCU 42Braxton Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 19:12 · CIT 37, WCU 42Braxton Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 19:32 · WCU 42, CIT 36Cord Stansberry makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 2H 19:47 · CIT 36, WCU 40Eze Wali makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sola Adebisi assists)
- 1H 0:23 · CIT 33, WCU 40Sola Adebisi makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 0:23 · CIT 32, WCU 40Sola Adebisi makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 0:47 · WCU 40, CIT 31Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 14-foot jumper
- 1H 1:04 · CIT 31, WCU 38Braxton Williams makes layup
- 1H 1:49 · WCU 38, CIT 29Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 2:09 · CIT 29, WCU 36Carter Kingsbury makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:09 · CIT 28, WCU 36Carter Kingsbury makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:24 · WCU 36, CIT 27Cord Stansberry makes layup (Marcus Kell assists)
- 1H 2:41 · WCU 34, CIT 27Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:41 · WCU 33, CIT 27Cord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:50 · CIT 27, WCU 32Sola Adebisi makes 2-foot dunk
- 1H 4:04 · WCU 32, CIT 25Cord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ Hyland assists)
- 1H 5:05 · CIT 25, WCU 29Eze Wali makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:05 · CIT 24, WCU 29Eze Wali makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:20 · WCU 29, CIT 23Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 6:47 · WCU 27, CIT 23Marcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 7:34 · WCU 24, CIT 23Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 7:48 · CIT 23, WCU 22Braxton Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:48 · CIT 22, WCU 22Braxton Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:14 · CIT 21, WCU 22Logan Applegate makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 8:14 · CIT 20, WCU 22Logan Applegate makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:38 · WCU 22, CIT 19Cord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 8:54 · CIT 19, WCU 19Christian Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carter Kingsbury assists)
- 1H 9:13 · WCU 19, CIT 16Cord Stansberry makes 6-foot jumper
- 1H 9:23 · CIT 16, WCU 17Sola Adebisi makes 2-foot dunk (Logan Applegate assists)
- 1H 9:35 · WCU 17, CIT 14Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- 1H 10:17 · WCU 15, CIT 14Tahlan Pettway makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 1H 11:13 · WCU 12, CIT 14Cord Stansberry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 11:51 · CIT 14, WCU 9Sola Adebisi makes layup
- 1H 13:00 · CIT 12, WCU 9Simeon German makes 5-foot jumper
- 1H 13:39 · CIT 10, WCU 9Logan Applegate makes layup
- 1H 13:53 · WCU 9, CIT 8Julien Soumaoro makes layup
- 1H 15:06 · CIT 8, WCU 7Christian Moore makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 16:02 · CIT 6, WCU 7Braxton Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eze Wali assists)
- 1H 16:36 · WCU 7, CIT 3Marcus Kell makes layup
- 1H 17:07 · WCU 5, CIT 3Marcus Kell makes layup
- 1H 18:44 · CIT 3, WCU 3Simeon German makes layup
- 1H 19:10 · WCU 3, CIT 1Marcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 1H 19:32 · CIT 1, WCU 0Simeon German makes free throw 1 of 2
Box score
Team
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2
3
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WCU40
31
6
77
CIT33
38
8
79
WCUTeam stats
This gameCIT29-68Field goals24-58
42.6%Field goal %41.4%
9-303-pointers8-28
10-16Free throws23-28
36Rebounds44
12Assists9
8Steals0
3Blocks3
8Turnovers11
22Fouls14
Top performers
This game
WCUMarcus Kell24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 9-17 FG- WCUCord Stansberry23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 7-18 FG
CITCarter Kingsbury22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 7-12 FG
Western Carolina CatamountsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Marcus KellF | 36 | 24 | 9-17 | 3-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7Abdulai Fanta KabbaC | 25 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 22Tidjiane DioumassiG | 35 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0Cord StansberryG | 38 | 23 | 7-18 | 4-11 | 5-8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3Julien SoumaoroG | 37 | 4 | 2-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 21Tayeshaun SmithF | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12Samuel DadaF | 17 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 8Tahlan PettwayG | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2CJ HylandG | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33Vernon Collins Jr.F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Chase McKeyF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Justin JohnsonF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Titian DeRosaG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Fischer BrownG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17Max WilliamsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11Drew HollifieldG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 77 | 29-68 | 9-30 | 10-16 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 22 |
WCUOffense
CITSeason stats
78.5 (125th)Points per Game(346th) 70.4
44.5% (240th)Field Goal %(357th) 42.3%
33.4% (257th)3-Point %(311th) 32.7%
71.6% (273rd)Free Throw %(418th) 67.3%
12.8 (310th)Assists per Game(310th) 12.8
13.8 (29th)Off. Rebounds per Game(263rd) 10.5
11.5 (206th)Turnovers per Game(84th) 10.4
WCUDefense
CITSeason stats
38.9 (54th)Rebounds per Game(348th) 32.9
25.1 (156th)Def. Rebounds per Game(371st) 22.5
6.1 (321st)Steals per Game(416th) 5.5
2.7 (344th)Blocks per Game(369th) 2.5
WCUTeam record
CIT5-10Record4-13
Venue and TV
- 1:00 PM, January 10, 2026
- McAlister Field House, Charleston
- Watch: ESPN+