Final
Western CarolinaCatamountsWCU · 8-147881
UNC GreensboroSpartansUNCG · 9-15Wed, Feb 4 · 6:00 PM EST
0:02Justin Neely makes free throw 3 of 3
WCUTeam stats
This gameUNCG
45.0%FG%43.6%
10-273PT9-20
33Rebounds35
10Turnovers12
10Assists12
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:02 · UNCG 81, WCU 78Justin Neely makes free throw 3 of 3
- 2H 0:02 · UNCG 80, WCU 78Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 3
- 2H 0:02 · UNCG 79, WCU 78Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 3
- 2H 0:03 · UNCG 78, WCU 78Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:03 · UNCG 77, WCU 78Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 0:25 · WCU 78, UNCG 76Marcus Kell makes 12-foot jumper- 2H 1:32 · WCU 76, UNCG 76Justin Johnson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 1:52 · UNCG 76, WCU 74Justin Neely makes driving layup
- 2H 2:36 · WCU 74, UNCG 74Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:37 · WCU 73, UNCG 74Julien Soumaoro makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:05 · UNCG 74, WCU 72Lilian Marville makes 26-foot three point jumper
- 2H 3:15 · WCU 72, UNCG 71Justin Johnson makes 7-foot jumper
- 2H 3:44 · UNCG 71, WCU 70Lilian Marville makes 27-foot three point jumper
- 2H 4:00 · WCU 70, UNCG 68Marcus Kell makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 4:18 · UNCG 68, WCU 68Noah Norgaard makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:18 · UNCG 67, WCU 68Noah Norgaard makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:36 · WCU 68, UNCG 66Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:36 · WCU 67, UNCG 66Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:12 · UNCG 66, WCU 66Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:12 · UNCG 65, WCU 66Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:25 · WCU 66, UNCG 64Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:48 · UNCG 64, WCU 65Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists)
- 2H 7:13 · WCU 65, UNCG 61CJ Hyland makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 7:13 · WCU 64, UNCG 61CJ Hyland makes driving layup
- 2H 7:46 · UNCG 61, WCU 62Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:46 · UNCG 60, WCU 62Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:58 · WCU 62, UNCG 59Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:58 · WCU 61, UNCG 59Cord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:17 · UNCG 59, WCU 60Chane Bynum makes 10-foot jumper
- 2H 8:48 · WCU 60, UNCG 57CJ Hyland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 2H 9:09 · UNCG 57, WCU 57Donald Whitehead Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:24 · WCU 57, UNCG 56Justin Johnson makes layup
- 2H 10:01 · WCU 55, UNCG 56Justin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:35 · UNCG 56, WCU 54Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:35 · UNCG 55, WCU 54Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:26 · WCU 54, UNCG 54Cord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Johnson assists)
- 2H 12:44 · WCU 51, UNCG 54Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup
- 2H 13:13 · UNCG 54, WCU 49Noah Norgaard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lilian Marville assists)
- 2H 13:33 · WCU 49, UNCG 51Tahlan Pettway makes 11-foot jumper
- 2H 13:47 · UNCG 51, WCU 47Noah Norgaard makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Donald Whitehead Jr. assists)
- 2H 14:17 · WCU 47, UNCG 49Marcus Kell makes 9-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 14:44 · WCU 45, UNCG 49Tahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper
- 2H 15:09 · WCU 42, UNCG 49Marcus Kell makes driving layup
- 2H 16:15 · WCU 40, UNCG 49Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 16:15 · WCU 39, UNCG 49Marcus Kell makes driving layup
- 2H 16:35 · UNCG 49, WCU 37Justin Neely makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 17:22 · WCU 37, UNCG 47Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 17:49 · UNCG 47, WCU 36Noah Norgaard makes driving layup
- 2H 19:26 · UNCG 45, WCU 36Lilian Marville makes 27-foot three point jumper (Noah Norgaard assists)
- 1H 0:03 · UNCG 42, WCU 36Lilian Marville makes 17-foot jumper (Justin Neely assists)
- 1H 0:48 · UNCG 40, WCU 36Clinton Efinda makes 3-foot dunk (Donald Whitehead Jr. assists)
- 1H 1:10 · UNCG 38, WCU 36Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 1:10 · UNCG 37, WCU 36Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:01 · WCU 36, UNCG 36Justin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:01 · WCU 35, UNCG 36Justin Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:18 · UNCG 36, WCU 34KJ Younger makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
- 1H 3:13 · UNCG 34, WCU 34Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:13 · UNCG 33, WCU 34Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:06 · UNCG 32, WCU 34Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:06 · UNCG 31, WCU 34Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:24 · WCU 34, UNCG 30Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:31 · UNCG 30, WCU 33Valentino Pinedo makes 3-foot hook shot
- 1H 5:31 · WCU 33, UNCG 28Marcus Kell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 5:31 · UNCG 28, WCU 30KJ Younger makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:31 · UNCG 27, WCU 30KJ Younger makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:49 · WCU 30, UNCG 26Marcus Kell makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 7:18 · UNCG 26, WCU 27Chane Bynum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donald Whitehead Jr. assists)
- 1H 8:24 · WCU 27, UNCG 23Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 9:36 · UNCG 23, WCU 24Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chane Bynum assists)
- 1H 9:36 · WCU 24, UNCG 20CJ Hyland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 9:36 · WCU 21, UNCG 20Samuel Dada makes 11-foot jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 10:05 · UNCG 20, WCU 19Donald Whitehead Jr. makes driving layup
- 1H 10:23 · WCU 19, UNCG 18Tidjiane Dioumassi makes driving layup
- 1H 10:35 · UNCG 18, WCU 17Valentino Pinedo makes driving layup
- 1H 10:52 · WCU 17, UNCG 16Tahlan Pettway makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 12:07 · UNCG 16, WCU 14Noah Norgaard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists)
- 1H 13:12 · UNCG 13, WCU 14Domas Kauzonas makes 9-foot jumper (Donald Whitehead Jr. assists)
- 1H 13:35 · WCU 14, UNCG 11Tahlan Pettway makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- 1H 14:03 · WCU 12, UNCG 11Tahlan Pettway makes 18-foot jumper
- 1H 14:18 · UNCG 11, WCU 10Lilian Marville makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists)
- 1H 15:08 · UNCG 8, WCU 10Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 15:08 · UNCG 7, WCU 10Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 16:37 · UNCG 6, WCU 10Justin Neely makes layup (KJ Younger assists)
- 1H 17:43 · UNCG 4, WCU 10KJ Younger makes driving layup
- 1H 17:53 · WCU 10, UNCG 2Marcus Kell makes 8-foot jumper
- 1H 18:28 · WCU 8, UNCG 2Marcus Kell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists)
- 1H 18:52 · UNCG 2, WCU 5Valentino Pinedo makes 5-foot hook shot
- 1H 19:15 · WCU 5, UNCG 0Julien Soumaoro makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 1H 19:40 · WCU 2, UNCG 0Marcus Kell makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
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WCU36
42
78
UNCG42
39
81
WCUTeam stats
This gameUNCG27-60Field goals24-55
45.0%Field goal %43.6%
10-273-pointers9-20
14-21Free throws24-27
33Rebounds35
10Assists12
6Steals7
6Blocks1
10Turnovers12
21Fouls18
Top performers
This game
WCUMarcus Kell27 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 10-20 FG
UNCGJustin Neely25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3-8 FG- WCUTahlan Pettway14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 5-6 FG
Western Carolina CatamountsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Samuel DadaF | 26 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 23Marcus KellF | 32 | 27 | 10-20 | 3-10 | 4-7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 22Tidjiane DioumassiG | 16 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 0Cord StansberryG | 30 | 6 | 1-10 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3Julien SoumaoroG | 14 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21Tayeshaun SmithF | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4Justin JohnsonF | 18 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7Abdulai Fanta KabbaC | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8Tahlan PettwayG | 30 | 14 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2CJ HylandG | 13 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33Vernon Collins Jr.F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Chase McKeyF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Titian DeRosaG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Fischer BrownG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17Max WilliamsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11Drew HollifieldG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 78 | 27-60 | 10-27 | 14-21 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 21 |
WCUOffense
UNCGSeason stats
78.5 (125th)Points per Game(123rd) 78.6
44.5% (240th)Field Goal %(159th) 45.8%
33.4% (257th)3-Point %(94th) 36.1%
71.6% (273rd)Free Throw %(306th) 70.7%
12.8 (310th)Assists per Game(310th) 12.8
13.8 (29th)Off. Rebounds per Game(303rd) 10.1
11.5 (206th)Turnovers per Game(68th) 10.2
WCUDefense
UNCGSeason stats
38.9 (54th)Rebounds per Game(198th) 35.4
25.1 (156th)Def. Rebounds per Game(126th) 25.4
6.1 (321st)Steals per Game(397th) 5.6
2.7 (344th)Blocks per Game(451st) 1.9
WCUTeam record
UNCG8-14Record9-15
Venue and TV
- 6:00 PM, February 4, 2026
- First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro
- Watch: ESPN+