1. /NCAAM
  2. /Scores
  3. /1 · 18 · 21
  4. /WCU vs SAM
FINAL
Jan 18, 2021

Box Score

12T
WCU255378
SAM453782

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 Catamounts logoWESTERN CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Xavier Cork314-70-010-1141002418
12Cory Hightower366-101-22-3111105315
4Tyler Harris190-20-20-03231320
2Matt Halvorsen374-84-71-251002413
11Mason Faulkner358-161-67-1045105424
25Ahmir Langlais91-10-00-11100032
1Travion McCray110-20-10-03010220
14Kameron Gibson222-62-50-01200016
TOTAL-25-5248.1%8-2334.8%20-2774.1%321361192378
Samford Bulldogs logoSAMFORDMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Jacob Tryon226-104-71-271112317
5A.J. Staton-McCray304-91-42-223203311
14Richardson Maitre322-82-64-548401310
23Christian Guess318-120-03-472101219
0Triston Chambers80-20-10-02110020
35Stanley Henderson Jr.20-00-00-00001000
22Logan Dye164-100-03-460000311
24Jalen Dupree80-30-03-42011023
3Jaron Rillie273-60-22-32210538
11Marcellus Vail70-10-10-00000120
10Preston Parks171-11-10-02120123
TOTAL-28-6245.2%8-2236.4%18-2475.0%3418133142582

Play-by-Play

1st halfWCUSAM
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:47) Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (19:32) Cory Hightower made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.
    30
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (18:59) Jacob Tryon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Guess.
    33
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (18:47) Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper.
    63
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:32) Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:30) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:24) Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:21) Christian Guess Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:05) Richardson Maitre missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:02) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:53) Matt Halvorsen Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:53) Triston Chambers Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:39) Christian Guess missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:36) Ahmir Langlais Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (17:33) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
    83
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:26) Foul on Christian Guess.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:26) Christian Guess Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:14) Matt Halvorsen Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:14) Christian Guess Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:10) A.J. Staton-McCray Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:58) Travion McCray Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:58) Richardson Maitre Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:52) Jacob Tryon Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:52) Travion McCray Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:43) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:39) Richardson Maitre Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:35) Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:12) A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.
    85
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:09) Tyler Harris Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:09) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:03) A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.
    87
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:50) Tyler Harris Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:50) Jalen Dupree Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (15:45) Richardson Maitre made Three Point Jumper.
    810
  • (15:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:30) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:26) Samford Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (15:10) Logan Dye made Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    812
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:00) Foul on Preston Parks.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:40) Foul on Marcellus Vail.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:29) Foul on Jaron Rillie.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (14:29) Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
    912
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (14:29) Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
    1012
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:18) Jacob Tryon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:14) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (14:12) Logan Dye made Layup.
    1014
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (13:49) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (13:49) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:31) Logan Dye made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Tryon.
    1016
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (13:02) Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Ahmir Langlais.
    1216
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:43) Logan Dye missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:40) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:36) Foul on Marcellus Vail.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:28) Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:28) Jalen Dupree Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:22) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:22) Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:21) Jacob Tryon missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:18) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:14) Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:11) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:01) Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:01) Tyler Harris Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:57) Jalen Dupree Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (11:51) Richardson Maitre made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
    1219
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:29) Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:26) Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:14) Jalen Dupree missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:10) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:03) Tyler Harris Turnover.
  • (11:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:54) Preston Parks Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:54) Mason Faulkner Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:49) Travion McCray missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:45) Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (10:38) Preston Parks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    1222
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:22) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:19) Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:12) Foul on Xavier Cork.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:07) Triston Chambers missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:03) Triston Chambers Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:00) Jaron Rillie made Layup.
    1224
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:55) Foul on Triston Chambers.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:55) Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:54) Jaron Rillie Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:40) Jaron Rillie missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:36) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:36) Logan Dye missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:34) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:34) Logan Dye missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:33) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (9:28) Xavier Cork made Jumper.
    1424
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:28) Foul on Logan Dye.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (9:28) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
    1524
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:12) Logan Dye missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:05) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:02) Foul on Jaron Rillie.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (9:02) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
    1624
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (9:02) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
    1724
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (8:39) A.J. Staton-McCray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richardson Maitre.
    1727
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:36) Foul on Triston Chambers.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (8:36) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
    1827
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (8:36) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
    1927
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:22) Christian Guess missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:17) Jacob Tryon Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:17) Jacob Tryon made Layup.
    1929
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:06) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:06) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:57) Christian Guess made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
    1931
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:34) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:34) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:34) Foul on Xavier Cork.
  • (7:32) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:14) Marcellus Vail Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:00) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:57) Christian Guess Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (6:47) Jacob Tryon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richardson Maitre.
    1934
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:25) Mason Faulkner missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:22) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:15) Jacob Tryon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:12) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:06) Cory Hightower missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:06) Jacob Tryon Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:00) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:50) Marcellus Vail missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:46) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:39) Cory Hightower Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:39) Richardson Maitre Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:35) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (5:35) Christian Guess made Free Throw.
    1935
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (5:35) Christian Guess made Free Throw.
    1936
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (5:33) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
    2136
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:07) Logan Dye missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:07) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:05) Foul on Logan Dye.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:04) Xavier Cork missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (5:04) Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
    2236
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:04) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:31) Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:30) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:16) Travion McCray Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:55) Foul on Travion McCray.
  • (3:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:53) Christian Guess missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:50) Kameron Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:37) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:37) Preston Parks Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:31) Foul on Travion McCray.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:31) Richardson Maitre missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:30) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (3:11) Cory Hightower made Jumper.
    2436
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:58) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:56) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:51) Foul on Jacob Tryon.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:51) Jacob Tryon Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:30) Foul on Richardson Maitre.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:30) Matt Halvorsen missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:30) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (2:30) Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
    2536
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (2:08) Jacob Tryon made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
    2538
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:41) Kameron Gibson missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:38) Christian Guess Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (1:29) Jacob Tryon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richardson Maitre.
    2541
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:16) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:13) Richardson Maitre Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:04) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (1:04) Jacob Tryon made Free Throw.
    2542
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:04) Jacob Tryon missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:04) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:02) Xavier Cork Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:53) A.J. Staton-McCray Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:29) Matt Halvorsen missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:27) Preston Parks Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:24) Christian Guess made Layup. Assisted by Preston Parks.
    2544
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:24) Foul on Kameron Gibson.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (0:24) Christian Guess made Free Throw.
    2545
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:03) Travion McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:00) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

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%)
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%)
spread: WCU -2.5
over/under: 163.5