0:00Mason Lawson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
WCUTeam stats
This gameVMI
45.2%FG%39.3%
10-303PT11-29
41Rebounds30
3Turnovers7
20Assists16
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:00 · VMI 62, WCU 81Mason Lawson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
2H 0:01 · WCU 81, VMI 59Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 2 of 2- 2H 0:01 · WCU 80, VMI 59Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:07 · VMI 59, WCU 79Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- 2H 0:17 · WCU 79, VMI 57Drew Hollifield makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 0:32 · VMI 57, WCU 76Cal Liston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Linus Holmstrom assists)
- 2H 0:44 · WCU 76, VMI 54Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- 2H 1:40 · WCU 74, VMI 54Samuel Dada makes 6-foot jumper (Marcus Kell assists)
- 2H 2:17 · WCU 72, VMI 54Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- 2H 2:39 · VMI 54, WCU 70Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:53 · WCU 70, VMI 53Cord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Kell assists)
- 2H 5:40 · WCU 67, VMI 53Tahlan Pettway makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tayeshaun Smith assists)
- 2H 6:37 · WCU 64, VMI 53Cord Stansberry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 2H 7:17 · VMI 53, WCU 61Tan Yildizoglu makes 17-foot jumper (TJ Johnson assists)
- 2H 7:58 · VMI 51, WCU 61TJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:58 · VMI 50, WCU 61TJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:34 · WCU 61, VMI 49Samuel Dada makes 8-foot jumper (Justin Johnson assists)
- 2H 8:58 · WCU 59, VMI 49Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:58 · WCU 58, VMI 49Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:24 · VMI 49, WCU 57Walker Andrews makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 9:43 · VMI 46, WCU 57Linus Holmstrom makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaden Stuckey assists)
- 2H 10:01 · WCU 57, VMI 43Samuel Dada makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 2H 10:40 · VMI 43, WCU 55TJ Johnson makes layup
- 2H 11:07 · WCU 55, VMI 41Cord Stansberry makes 17-foot jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 11:38 · VMI 41, WCU 53Walker Andrews makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 11:38 · VMI 40, WCU 53Walker Andrews makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:48 · VMI 39, WCU 53Walker Andrews makes 20-foot jumper
- 2H 12:12 · WCU 53, VMI 37Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup (Justin Johnson assists)
- 2H 13:56 · VMI 37, WCU 51Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- 2H 14:19 · WCU 51, VMI 35Tahlan Pettway makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justin Johnson assists)
- 2H 14:50 · WCU 48, VMI 35Marcus Kell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Johnson assists)
- 2H 15:00 · VMI 35, WCU 45Kaden Stuckey makes layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 2H 15:17 · WCU 45, VMI 33Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 16:32 · VMI 33, WCU 44Walker Andrews makes 25-foot three point jumper (TJ Johnson assists)
- 2H 17:01 · WCU 44, VMI 30Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 2H 17:59 · WCU 42, VMI 30Cord Stansberry makes 16-foot jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 2H 18:56 · WCU 40, VMI 30Samuel Dada makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 18:56 · WCU 39, VMI 30Samuel Dada makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 0:03 · WCU 38, VMI 30Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- 1H 0:26 · VMI 30, WCU 36Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup
- 1H 2:47 · WCU 36, VMI 28Justin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:47 · WCU 35, VMI 28Justin Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:59 · VMI 28, WCU 34Cal Liston makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 3:15 · WCU 34, VMI 25Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- 1H 4:17 · VMI 25, WCU 32TJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 4:35 · WCU 32, VMI 22Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup
- 1H 4:58 · WCU 30, VMI 22Tayeshaun Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:58 · WCU 29, VMI 22Tayeshaun Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:15 · VMI 22, WCU 28TJ Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 1H 6:36 · VMI 19, WCU 28Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup
- 1H 7:12 · VMI 17, WCU 28TJ Johnson makes 16-foot jumper
- 1H 7:32 · WCU 28, VMI 15Cord Stansberry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 7:48 · VMI 15, WCU 25Walker Andrews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cal Liston assists)
- 1H 8:29 · VMI 12, WCU 25Cal Liston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Linus Holmstrom assists)
- 1H 9:05 · WCU 25, VMI 9Samuel Dada makes layup
- 1H 9:18 · VMI 9, WCU 23Linus Holmstrom makes layup (Cal Liston assists)
- 1H 9:39 · WCU 23, VMI 7Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:39 · WCU 22, VMI 7Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 11:38 · WCU 21, VMI 7Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists)
- 1H 12:14 · WCU 19, VMI 7Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes 6-foot hook shot
- 1H 12:37 · WCU 17, VMI 7Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 12:37 · WCU 16, VMI 7Cord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 13:07 · WCU 15, VMI 7Tahlan Pettway makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 1H 13:51 · VMI 7, WCU 12Cal Liston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Linus Holmstrom assists)
- 1H 14:11 · WCU 12, VMI 4Justin Johnson makes 11-foot jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 1H 14:58 · WCU 10, VMI 4Marcus Kell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 15:54 · WCU 7, VMI 4Cord Stansberry makes 10-foot jumper
- 1H 16:39 · VMI 4, WCU 5Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- 1H 17:08 · VMI 2, WCU 5Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 17:08 · VMI 1, WCU 5Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 18:04 · WCU 5, VMI 0Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 19:39 · WCU 2, VMI 0Samuel Dada makes 12-foot jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
Box score
Team
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2
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WCU38
43
81
VMI30
32
62
WCUTeam stats
This gameVMI28-62Field goals22-56
45.2%Field goal %39.3%
10-303-pointers11-29
15-17Free throws7-11
41Rebounds30
20Assists16
3Steals1
2Blocks1
3Turnovers7
16Fouls13
Top performers
This game
WCUCord Stansberry17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 6-10 FG- WCUTidjiane Dioumassi15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 7-13 FG
- WCUSamuel Dada14 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 6-7 FG
Western Carolina CatamountsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Samuel DadaF | 23 | 14 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 23Marcus KellF | 31 | 10 | 2-12 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8Tahlan PettwayG | 37 | 11 | 3-12 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22Tidjiane DioumassiG | 33 | 15 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 0Cord StansberryG | 35 | 17 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 21Tayeshaun SmithF | 12 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4Justin JohnsonF | 17 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7Abdulai Fanta KabbaC | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17Max WilliamsG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Drew HollifieldG | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33Vernon Collins Jr.F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Chase McKeyF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Titian DeRosaG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Fischer BrownG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2CJ HylandG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3Julien SoumaoroG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 81 | 28-62 | 10-30 | 15-17 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 16 |
WCUOffense
VMISeason stats
78.5 (125th)Points per Game(310th) 72.0
44.5% (240th)Field Goal %(421st) 40.2%
33.4% (257th)3-Point %(300th) 32.9%
71.6% (273rd)Free Throw %(248th) 72.3%
12.8 (310th)Assists per Game(332nd) 12.6
13.8 (29th)Off. Rebounds per Game(293rd) 10.2
11.5 (206th)Turnovers per Game(54th) 10
WCUDefense
VMISeason stats
38.9 (54th)Rebounds per Game(326th) 33.3
25.1 (156th)Def. Rebounds per Game(330th) 23.1
6.1 (321st)Steals per Game(199th) 7.0
2.7 (344th)Blocks per Game(379th) 2.4
WCUTeam record
VMI12-15Record6-23
Venue and TV
- 1:00 PM, February 21, 2026
- Cameron Hall, Lexington
- Watch: ESPN+