Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Samford Bulldogs

Jan 18, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	25	53	78
SAM	45	37	82

Game Recap

Guess, Tryon lift Samford past Western Carolina 82-78. Christian Guess had 19 points to lead five Samford players in double figures as the Bulldogs edged past Western Carolina 82-78 on Monday.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Xavier Cork	31	4-7	0-0	10-11	4	1	0	0	2	4	18
12Cory Hightower	36	6-10	1-2	2-3	11	1	1	0	5	3	15
4Tyler Harris	19	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	2	3	1	3	2	0
2Matt Halvorsen	37	4-8	4-7	1-2	5	1	0	0	2	4	13
11Mason Faulkner	35	8-16	1-6	7-10	4	5	1	0	5	4	24
25Ahmir Langlais	9	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	2
1Travion McCray	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	2	0
14Kameron Gibson	22	2-6	2-5	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	6



TOTAL	-	25-5248.1%	8-2334.8%	20-2774.1%	32	13	6	1	19	23	78

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Jacob Tryon	22	6-10	4-7	1-2	7	1	1	1	2	3	17
5AJ Staton-McCray	30	4-9	1-4	2-2	2	3	2	0	3	3	11
14Richardson Maitre	32	2-8	2-6	4-5	4	8	4	0	1	3	10
23Christian Guess	31	8-12	0-0	3-4	7	2	1	0	1	2	19
0Triston Chambers	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
35Stanley Henderson Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22Logan Dye	16	4-10	0-0	3-4	6	0	0	0	0	3	11
24Jalen Dupree	8	0-3	0-0	3-4	2	0	1	1	0	2	3
3Jaron Rillie	27	3-6	0-2	2-3	2	2	1	0	5	3	8
11Marcellus Vail	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
10Preston Parks	17	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	2	3
TOTAL	-	28-6245.2%	8-2236.4%	18-2475.0%	34	18	13	3	14	25	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUSAM

(19:47) Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.
+3 (19:32) Cory Hightower made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.
30
+3 (18:59) Jacob Tryon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Guess.
33
+3 (18:47) Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper.
63
(18:32) Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:30) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:21) Christian Guess Defensive Rebound.
(18:05) Richardson Maitre missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:02) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Matt Halvorsen Turnover.
(17:53) Triston Chambers Steal.
(17:39) Christian Guess missed Layup.
(17:36) Ahmir Langlais Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:33) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
83
(17:26) Foul on Christian Guess.
(17:26) Christian Guess Turnover.
(17:14) Matt Halvorsen Turnover.
(17:14) Christian Guess Steal.
(17:10) A.J. Staton-McCray Turnover.
(16:58) Travion McCray Turnover.
(16:58) Richardson Maitre Steal.
(16:52) Jacob Tryon Turnover.
(16:52) Travion McCray Steal.
(16:43) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:39) Richardson Maitre Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
+2 (16:12) A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.
85
(16:09) Tyler Harris Turnover.
(16:09) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
+2 (16:03) A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.
87
(15:50) Tyler Harris Turnover.
(15:50) Jalen Dupree Steal.
+3 (15:45) Richardson Maitre made Three Point Jumper.
810
(15:30) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:26) Samford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:10) Logan Dye made Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
812
(15:00) Foul on Preston Parks.
(14:40) Foul on Marcellus Vail.
(14:29) Foul on Jaron Rillie.
+1 (14:29) Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
912
+1 (14:29) Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
1012
(14:18) Jacob Tryon missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:14) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Logan Dye made Layup.
1014
(13:49) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
(13:49) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
+2 (13:31) Logan Dye made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Tryon.
1016
+2 (13:02) Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Ahmir Langlais.
1216
(12:43) Logan Dye missed Layup.
(12:40) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
(12:36) Foul on Marcellus Vail.
(12:28) Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.
(12:28) Jalen Dupree Block.
(12:22) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
(12:21) Jacob Tryon missed Layup.
(12:18) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:11) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.
(12:01) Tyler Harris Block.
(11:57) Jalen Dupree Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:51) Richardson Maitre made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
1219
(11:29) Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:26) Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Jalen Dupree missed Layup.
(11:10) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Tyler Harris Turnover.
(10:54) Preston Parks Turnover.
(10:54) Mason Faulkner Steal.
(10:49) Travion McCray missed Layup.
(10:45) Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:38) Preston Parks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
1222
(10:22) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:19) Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Foul on Xavier Cork.
(10:07) Triston Chambers missed Layup.
(10:03) Triston Chambers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:00) Jaron Rillie made Layup.
1224
(9:55) Foul on Triston Chambers.
(9:55) Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.
(9:54) Jaron Rillie Defensive Rebound.
(9:40) Jaron Rillie missed Layup.
(9:36) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
(9:36) Logan Dye missed Layup.
(9:34) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
(9:34) Logan Dye missed Layup.
(9:33) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:28) Xavier Cork made Jumper.
1424
(9:28) Foul on Logan Dye.
+1 (9:28) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
1524
(9:12) Logan Dye missed Layup.
(9:05) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Foul on Jaron Rillie.
+1 (9:02) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
1624
+1 (9:02) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
1724
+3 (8:39) A.J. Staton-McCray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richardson Maitre.
1727
(8:36) Foul on Triston Chambers.
+1 (8:36) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
1827
+1 (8:36) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
1927
(8:22) Christian Guess missed Layup.
(8:17) Jacob Tryon Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:17) Jacob Tryon made Layup.
1929
(8:06) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
(8:06) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
+2 (7:57) Christian Guess made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
1931
(7:34) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:34) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
(7:34) Foul on Xavier Cork.
(7:14) Marcellus Vail Turnover.
(7:00) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:57) Christian Guess Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:47) Jacob Tryon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richardson Maitre.
1934
(6:25) Mason Faulkner missed Layup.
(6:22) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Jacob Tryon missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:12) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
(6:06) Cory Hightower missed Jumper.
(6:06) Jacob Tryon Block.
(6:00) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) Marcellus Vail missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:46) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Cory Hightower Turnover.
(5:39) Richardson Maitre Steal.
(5:35) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
+1 (5:35) Christian Guess made Free Throw.
1935
+1 (5:35) Christian Guess made Free Throw.
1936
+2 (5:33) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
2136
(5:07) Logan Dye missed Layup.
(5:07) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Logan Dye.
(5:04) Xavier Cork missed Free Throw.
+1 (5:04) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
2236
(5:04) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(4:31) Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.
(4:30) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Travion McCray Turnover.
(3:55) Foul on Travion McCray.
(3:53) Christian Guess missed Free Throw.
(3:50) Kameron Gibson Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
(3:37) Preston Parks Steal.
(3:31) Foul on Travion McCray.
(3:31) Richardson Maitre missed Free Throw.
(3:30) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:11) Cory Hightower made Jumper.
2436
(2:58) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:56) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(2:51) Foul on Jacob Tryon.
(2:51) Jacob Tryon Turnover.
(2:30) Foul on Richardson Maitre.
(2:30) Matt Halvorsen missed Free Throw.
(2:30) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+1 (2:30) Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
2536
+2 (2:08) Jacob Tryon made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
2538
(1:41) Kameron Gibson missed Jumper.
(1:38) Christian Guess Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:29) Jacob Tryon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richardson Maitre.
2541
(1:16) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:13) Richardson Maitre Defensive Rebound.
(1:04) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
+1 (1:04) Jacob Tryon made Free Throw.
2542
(1:04) Jacob Tryon missed Free Throw.
(1:04) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
(1:02) Xavier Cork Turnover.
(0:53) A.J. Staton-McCray Turnover.
(0:29) Matt Halvorsen missed Layup.
(0:27) Preston Parks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:24) Christian Guess made Layup. Assisted by Preston Parks.
2544
(0:24) Foul on Kameron Gibson.
+1 (0:24) Christian Guess made Free Throw.
2545
(0:03) Travion McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

SAM

78Points82

25-52(48.1%)Field Goal(%)28-62(45.2%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

20-27(74.1%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

34(7)Rebounds(Offensive)36(12)

13Assists18

6Steals13

1Blocks3

19Turnovers14

23(0)Fouls(Technical)25(1)

5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Monday, January 18, 2021 · 3:00 PM

Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL

attendance: 351 (7.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WCU -2.5

over/under: 163.5