0:00Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
WCUTeam stats
This gameMER
39.1%FG%42.2%
8-283PT8-21
53Rebounds29
14Turnovers5
10Assists10
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:00 · WCU 77, MER 73Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:04 · WCU 76, MER 73Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:04 · WCU 75, MER 73Cord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 0:05 · MER 73, WCU 74Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2- 2H 0:15 · WCU 74, MER 72Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:31 · WCU 73, MER 72Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:31 · WCU 72, MER 72Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:45 · MER 72, WCU 71Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:26 · MER 71, WCU 71Zaire Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper
- 2H 2:00 · MER 68, WCU 71Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:00 · MER 67, WCU 71Zaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:13 · WCU 71, MER 66Marcus Kell makes driving layup
- 2H 2:37 · MER 66, WCU 69Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:54 · WCU 69, MER 65Cord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 3:26 · MER 65, WCU 66Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:26 · MER 64, WCU 66Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:42 · WCU 66, MER 63Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 1-foot jumper
- 2H 4:21 · MER 63, WCU 64Connor Serven makes 5-foot jumper
- 2H 4:37 · WCU 64, MER 61Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:37 · WCU 63, MER 61Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:52 · WCU 62, MER 61Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 4:52 · WCU 61, MER 61Marcus Kell makes 4-foot jumper
- 2H 5:17 · MER 61, WCU 59Brady Shoulders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zaire Williams assists)
- 2H 7:05 · WCU 59, MER 58Tahlan Pettway makes 18-foot jumper
- 2H 8:38 · WCU 57, MER 58Tahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists)
- 2H 9:23 · WCU 54, MER 58Samuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 9:58 · WCU 52, MER 58Marcus Kell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 10:19 · MER 58, WCU 49Armani Mighty makes 8-foot hook shot
- 2H 10:45 · MER 56, WCU 49Connor Serven makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 11:18 · WCU 49, MER 54Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 29-foot three point jumper
- 2H 12:01 · WCU 46, MER 54Tidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:47 · MER 54, WCU 45Quinton Perkins II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 13:46 · MER 51, WCU 45Baraka Okojie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zaire Williams assists)
- 2H 14:17 · MER 48, WCU 45Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 14:31 · WCU 45, MER 47Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 3 of 3
- 2H 14:31 · WCU 44, MER 47Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 2 of 3
- 2H 14:31 · WCU 43, MER 47Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 3
- 2H 14:55 · WCU 42, MER 47Marcus Kell makes 28-foot three point jumper
- 2H 15:16 · MER 47, WCU 39Zaire Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 15:26 · WCU 39, MER 44Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:45 · MER 44, WCU 38Zaire Williams makes driving layup
- 2H 17:09 · WCU 38, MER 42Cord Stansberry makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 2H 17:46 · MER 42, WCU 36Quinton Perkins II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 2H 18:29 · MER 39, WCU 36Baraka Okojie makes 16-foot jumper
- 2H 19:06 · MER 37, WCU 36Baraka Okojie makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- 1H 0:36 · WCU 36, MER 35Tahlan Pettway makes 17-foot jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 1:23 · WCU 34, MER 35Marcus Kell makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 3:06 · MER 35, WCU 32Baraka Okojie makes 13-foot jumper
- 1H 3:32 · WCU 32, MER 33Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- 1H 4:02 · WCU 29, MER 33Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 4:34 · MER 33, WCU 27Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:34 · MER 32, WCU 27Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:51 · WCU 27, MER 31Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot
- 1H 5:05 · MER 31, WCU 25Baraka Okojie makes 16-foot jumper
- 1H 5:14 · WCU 25, MER 29Tahlan Pettway makes driving layup
- 1H 5:42 · WCU 23, MER 29Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 6:16 · WCU 22, MER 29Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 26-foot three point jumper
- 1H 6:50 · MER 29, WCU 19Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 7:06 · WCU 19, MER 28Tahlan Pettway makes 14-foot jumper
- 1H 7:43 · WCU 17, MER 28Tahlan Pettway makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 8:03 · WCU 15, MER 28Cord Stansberry makes driving layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- 1H 8:58 · WCU 13, MER 28Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 9:07 · MER 28, WCU 11Brady Shoulders makes driving layup
- 1H 9:39 · MER 26, WCU 11Armani Mighty makes 0-foot dunk (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 9:50 · WCU 11, MER 24Samuel Dada makes layup
- 1H 10:27 · MER 24, WCU 9Armani Mighty makes layup
- 1H 11:01 · MER 22, WCU 9Brady Shoulders makes driving layup
- 1H 11:30 · MER 20, WCU 9Brady Shoulders makes driving layup
- 1H 12:49 · WCU 9, MER 18Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- 1H 13:28 · WCU 7, MER 18Tayeshaun Smith makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 13:47 · MER 18, WCU 5Zaire Williams makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 14:39 · MER 16, WCU 5Baraka Okojie makes 16-foot jumper
- 1H 15:36 · MER 14, WCU 5Baraka Okojie makes layup
- 1H 15:57 · MER 12, WCU 5Brady Shoulders makes layup
- 1H 16:31 · WCU 5, MER 10Samuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 16:53 · MER 10, WCU 3Quinton Perkins II makes driving layup
- 1H 17:26 · MER 8, WCU 3Baraka Okojie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists)
- 1H 17:51 · WCU 3, MER 5Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
- 1H 18:18 · MER 5, WCU 0Zaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 1H 19:28 · MER 2, WCU 0Baraka Okojie makes driving layup
Box score
Team
1
2
T
WCU36
41
77
MER35
38
73
WCUTeam stats
This gameMER27-69Field goals27-64
39.1%Field goal %42.2%
8-283-pointers8-21
15-20Free throws11-19
53Rebounds29
10Assists10
4Steals8
3Blocks2
14Turnovers5
17Fouls14
Top performers
This game
MERBaraka Okojie26 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 9-21 FG
WCUTidjiane Dioumassi21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 8-16 FG- WCUTahlan Pettway18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 6-14 FG
Western Carolina CatamountsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Samuel DadaF | 25 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 23Marcus KellF | 28 | 15 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8Tahlan PettwayG | 37 | 18 | 6-14 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 22Tidjiane DioumassiG | 34 | 21 | 8-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 0Cord StansberryG | 34 | 13 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 6-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 21Tayeshaun SmithF | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4Justin JohnsonF | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7Abdulai Fanta KabbaC | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3Julien SoumaoroG | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33Vernon Collins Jr.F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Chase McKeyF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Titian DeRosaG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Fischer BrownG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17Max WilliamsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2CJ HylandG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11Drew HollifieldG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 77 | 27-69 | 8-28 | 15-20 | 53 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 17 |
WCUOffense
MERSeason stats
78.5 (125th)Points per Game(48th) 82.7
44.5% (240th)Field Goal %(120th) 46.3%
33.4% (257th)3-Point %(165th) 34.9%
71.6% (273rd)Free Throw %(248th) 72.3%
12.8 (310th)Assists per Game(224th) 13.8
13.8 (29th)Off. Rebounds per Game(90th) 12.3
11.5 (206th)Turnovers per Game(84th) 10.4
WCUDefense
MERSeason stats
38.9 (54th)Rebounds per Game(84th) 37.6
25.1 (156th)Def. Rebounds per Game(139th) 25.3
6.1 (321st)Steals per Game(117th) 7.9
2.7 (344th)Blocks per Game(195th) 3.4
WCUTeam record
MER15-15Record19-13
Venue and TV
- 8:30 PM, March 7, 2026
- Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville
- Watch: ESPN+