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FINAL
Jan 27, 2024

Game Recap

Russell Jones scores 22 pts, leads Western Carolina past VMI 102-77. Russell Jones had 22 points in Western Carolina's 102-77 victory over VMI on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
VMI334477
WCU6339102
Vmi Keydets logoVMIMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42DJ Nussbaum194-90-10-01000128
0Tyran Cook309-150-02-362201020
2Taeshaud Jackson314-120-31-111020319
1Brennan Watkins287-121-37-720002222
11Devin Butler291-60-30-00000012
10Stephen Olowoniyi214-110-01-29010239
23Maurice Wright Jr.20-10-00-01000010
12Corey Chesley170-30-21-21000121
5AJ Clark231-60-34-43021046
TOTAL30-7540.0%1-156.7%16-1984.2%34271101677
Western Carolina Catamounts logoWESTERN CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42Charles Lampten161-10-00-03101212
5DJ Campbell319-142-20-064001020
2Vonterius Woolbright296-120-06-91311203218
1Russell Jones Jr.268-146-100-033400222
3Tre Jackson306-125-112-252102219
22Corneilous Williams223-40-00-26003116
4Bernard Pelote225-91-40-020021011
11Keshawn Brown Jr.50-20-02-32000002
0Kamar Robertson190-40-02-23100132
TOTAL38-7252.8%14-2751.9%12-1866.7%4322761111102

Play-by-Play

1st halfvmiwcu
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:36) DJ Campbell missed Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (19:33) Taeshaud Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (19:20) Tyran Cook made Jumper.
    20
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:59) Vonterius Woolbright Turnover.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (18:51) Brennan Watkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:46) Charles Lampten Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:36) Tre Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (18:32) Tyran Cook Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (18:24) Taeshaud Jackson II missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:21) Tre Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (18:18) Foul on Brennan Watkins.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (18:18) Vonterius Woolbright made Free Throw.
    21
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (18:18) Vonterius Woolbright made Free Throw.
    22
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (18:12) Brennan Watkins Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:12) Russell Jones Jr. Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (18:08) Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    25
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (17:53) DJ Nussbaum missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:50) Charles Lampten Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (17:45) Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.
    28
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (17:28) Tyran Cook missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:24) Tre Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (17:21) Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Jackson.
    211
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (17:19) VMI Timeout
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (17:06) Brennan Watkins missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:01) Russell Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:59) Russell Jones Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:57) Tre Jackson Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:55) Russell Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:50) Russell Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (16:46) Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.
    214
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (16:29) Tyran Cook missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:27) Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (16:21) Tre Jackson made Layup.
    216
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (16:09) Foul on DJ Nussbaum.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (16:09) DJ Nussbaum Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (15:54) DJ Campbell made Layup.
    218
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (15:44) Stephen Olowoniyi Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:44) Vonterius Woolbright Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:38) Tre Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • (15:37) Official TV Timeout
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (15:37) VMI Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (15:25) Brennan Watkins made Layup.
    418
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:25) Foul on Kamar Robertson.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +1 (15:25) Brennan Watkins made Free Throw.
    518
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:05) Vonterius Woolbright missed Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (15:03) Stephen Olowoniyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (14:47) Taeshaud Jackson II missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (14:45) Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (14:40) Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.
    521
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (14:23) Brennan Watkins made Jumper.
    721
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (14:04) Vonterius Woolbright Turnover.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (14:04) AJ Clark Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (14:02) Foul on Tre Jackson.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +1 (14:02) AJ Clark made Free Throw.
    821
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +1 (14:02) AJ Clark made Free Throw.
    921
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (13:51) Tre Jackson Turnover.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (13:51) Tyran Cook Steal.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (13:46) Tyran Cook made Dunk.
    1121
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (13:28) Foul on Stephen Olowoniyi.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (13:25) Tre Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (13:20) AJ Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (13:11) Stephen Olowoniyi missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (13:08) Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (13:01) Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.
    1124
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (12:47) Tyran Cook made Jumper.
    1324
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (12:30) Foul on Corey Chesley.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (12:30) Vonterius Woolbright made Free Throw.
    1325
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (12:30) Vonterius Woolbright made Free Throw.
    1326
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (12:20) Stephen Olowoniyi missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:17) DJ Campbell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (12:04) Bernard Pelote made Layup.
    1328
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (11:51) AJ Clark made Layup.
    1528
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (11:42) Foul on AJ Clark.
  • (11:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (11:25) DJ Campbell made Layup. Assisted by Kamar Robertson.
    1530
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (11:13) Tyran Cook made Jumper.
    1730
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:44) Kamar Robertson Turnover.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (10:44) Taeshaud Jackson II Steal.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (10:37) Corey Chesley missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:37) Russell Jones Jr. Block.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:34) Russell Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (10:33) Foul on Brennan Watkins.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (10:33) Kamar Robertson made Free Throw.
    1731
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (10:33) Kamar Robertson made Free Throw.
    1732
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (10:23) DJ Nussbaum made Jumper. Assisted by Tyran Cook.
    1932
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (10:06) Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russell Jones Jr..
    1935
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (9:46) DJ Nussbaum made Jumper. Assisted by Tyran Cook.
    2135
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (9:28) Foul on Taeshaud Jackson II.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:28) Vonterius Woolbright missed Free Throw.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (9:26) Tyran Cook Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (9:19) Tyran Cook missed Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (9:15) Taeshaud Jackson II Offensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (9:09) Taeshaud Jackson II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:05) Tre Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:59) Charles Lampten Turnover.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (8:47) DJ Nussbaum missed Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (8:44) Taeshaud Jackson II Offensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (8:41) AJ Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:36) Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (8:31) DJ Campbell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russell Jones Jr..
    2138
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (8:16) DJ Nussbaum made Jumper.
    2338
  • (7:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (7:43) Vonterius Woolbright made Layup. Assisted by Charles Lampten.
    2340
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (7:27) DJ Nussbaum missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:24) Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (7:10) Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Campbell.
    2343
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (6:52) Tyran Cook Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:52) Russell Jones Jr. Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (6:48) Russell Jones Jr. made Layup.
    2345
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (6:32) Devin Butler missed Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (6:30) VMI Offensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (6:24) AJ Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:20) Tre Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:12) Tre Jackson Turnover.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (6:12) AJ Clark Steal.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (6:07) AJ Clark missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:07) Corneilous Williams Block.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:03) Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:55) Vonterius Woolbright missed Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (5:52) Maurice Wright Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (5:40) Maurice Wright Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:40) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:13) Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (5:10) Stephen Olowoniyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (4:57) Stephen Olowoniyi made Layup.
    2545
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:28) Bernard Pelote missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:24) Vonterius Woolbright Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (4:24) Vonterius Woolbright made Layup.
    2547
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (4:10) Stephen Olowoniyi missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:07) Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (4:07) Foul on Maurice Wright Jr..
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (4:07) Tre Jackson made Free Throw.
    2548
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (4:07) Tre Jackson made Free Throw.
    2549
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (3:59) Brennan Watkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (3:56) Stephen Olowoniyi Offensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (3:54) Taeshaud Jackson II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:52) Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (3:44) DJ Campbell made Layup.
    2551
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (3:33) Tyran Cook made Jumper.
    2751
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:12) DJ Campbell missed Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (3:10) Taeshaud Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (3:07) Taeshaud Jackson II made Layup.
    2951
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:51) DJ Campbell missed Layup.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (2:49) Stephen Olowoniyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (2:43) Taeshaud Jackson II made Layup.
    3151
  • (2:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:43) Western Carolina Timeout
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (2:24) Foul on Corey Chesley.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:24) Vonterius Woolbright missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:24) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (2:24) Vonterius Woolbright made Free Throw.
    3152
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (2:14) Tyran Cook missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:10) DJ Campbell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (2:01) Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Campbell.
    3155
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    +2 (1:51) Brennan Watkins made Jumper.
    3355
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (1:29) Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Campbell.
    3358
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (1:04) Devin Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:00) DJ Campbell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (0:54) Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Campbell.
    3361
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (0:35) DJ Nussbaum missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (0:33) VMI Offensive Rebound.
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (0:27) Brennan Watkins Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:27) Russell Jones Jr. Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (0:23) Bernard Pelote made Dunk. Assisted by Russell Jones Jr..
    3363
  • Vmi Keydets logo
    (0:15) DJ Nussbaum missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:15) Bernard Pelote Block.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:10) Kamar Robertson Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

77Points102
30-75(40%)Field Goal(%)38-72(52.8%)
1-15(6.7%)3-Point(%)14-27(51.9%)
16-19(84.2%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)
39(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(7)
2Assists22
7Steals7
1Blocks6
10Turnovers11
16(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)
2Largest Lead31

Game Details

Saturday, January 27, 2024 · 5:00 PM
Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC
attendance: 3,860 (49.3%)
spread: WCU -21.5
over/under: 152.5