Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Samford Bulldogs

FINAL

Jan 7, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	38	39	77
SAM	34	48	82

Game Recap

Booth scores 33, Samford beats Western Carolina 82-77. Jadin Booth scored 33 points as Samford beat Western Carolina 82-77 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Marcus Kell	34	3-9	1-3	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	10
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	4	2
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	31	4-7	0-0	2-3	7	5	0	0	1	3	10
0Cord Stansberry	26	5-16	1-5	1-1	1	0	1	0	2	3	12
3Julien Soumaoro	32	3-11	2-4	3-4	0	1	1	0	0	2	11
21Tayeshaun Smith	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Samuel Dada	29	6-7	0-0	7-7	14	3	0	4	1	2	19
8Tahlan Pettway	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2CJ Hyland	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2
4Justin Johnson	17	2-4	1-2	6-6	4	2	0	0	1	3	11
TOTAL	-	25-6141.0%	5-1533.3%	22-2588.0%	31	12	2	5	8	21	77

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Jaxon Pollard	13	0-5	0-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0
5Cade Norris	34	1-5	1-3	4-4	5	2	0	0	0	3	7
0Isaiah Campbell-Finch	28	3-6	0-1	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	2	7
3Keaton Norris	33	3-9	1-3	4-4	3	2	3	0	2	2	11
2Jadin Booth	39	11-19	5-9	6-7	3	4	0	0	2	2	33
4Judson Bjornstad	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Will Shaver	21	4-7	1-1	2-2	4	2	0	1	2	4	11
10Kam Martin	17	4-4	3-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
8Zion Wilburn	10	0-1	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	2	0	2	2

TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	11-2544.0%	19-2190.5%	24	14	4	3	6	19	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUSAM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Samford.
+2 (19:46) Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
20
(19:20) Jaxon Pollard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:18) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) Julien Soumaoro misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(18:54) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Jaxon Pollard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:35) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:23) Marcus Kell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
50
+2 (18:04) Jadin Booth makes driving layup.
52
(17:35) Abdulai Fanta Kabba misses layup.
(17:32) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
(17:30) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:30) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
+3 (17:07) Keaton Norris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jadin Booth assists).
55
+2 (16:51) Cord Stansberry makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
75
(16:27) Cade Norris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:25) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
(16:19) Jadin Booth bad pass turnover.
(16:19) Julien Soumaoro Steal.
(16:08) Julien Soumaoro misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:02) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:02) Samuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup.
95
(15:53) Will Shaver misses layup.
(15:53) Samuel Dada Block.
(15:53) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(15:47) Keaton Norris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:45) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:30) Justin Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
125
(15:15) Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses driving layup.
(15:13) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:10) Samuel Dada makes layup (Justin Johnson assists).
145
(14:49) Will Shaver misses dunk.
(14:49) Samuel Dada Block.
(14:48) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(14:44) Jadin Booth misses 19-foot jumper.
(14:41) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Justin Johnson misses layup.
(14:29) Tidjiane Dioumassi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:29) Samuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup.
165
(14:09) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+2 (14:00) Keaton Norris makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
167
+2 (13:49) Cord Stansberry makes layup.
187
+2 (13:20) Jadin Booth makes driving layup.
189
(13:02) CJ Hyland misses layup.
(13:02) Will Shaver Block.
(13:02) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:02) Samuel Dada makes layup.
209
(13:02) Foul on Kam Martin.
+1 (13:02) Samuel Dada makes free throw 1 of 1.
219
(12:43) Jadin Booth misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:41) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(12:23) Jaxon Pollard Steal.
+2 (12:14) Jadin Booth makes 6-foot hook shot.
2111
(12:06) Cord Stansberry misses 19-foot jumper.
(12:04) Jaxon Pollard Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Keaton Norris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) CJ Hyland bad pass turnover.
(11:34) Jadin Booth misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(11:31) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Cord Stansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:11) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
(11:04) Foul on Zion Wilburn.
+1 (11:04) Justin Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2211
+1 (11:04) Justin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2311
+3 (10:39) Kam Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jadin Booth assists).
2314
+2 (10:25) Cord Stansberry makes driving layup.
2514
(9:59) Jaxon Pollard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:53) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Cord Stansberry misses layup.
(9:48) Zion Wilburn Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Zion Wilburn misses driving layup.
(9:39) Jaxon Pollard Offensive Rebound.
(9:39) Jaxon Pollard misses tip in layup.
(9:38) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Marcus Kell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:32) Tidjiane Dioumassi Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:18) Julien Soumaoro makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
2814
(9:06) Judson Bjornstad misses driving layup.
(9:03) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses layup.
(8:54) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:54) Samuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3014
(8:38) Judson Bjornstad misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:35) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) Marcus Kell makes driving layup.
3214
+2 (8:16) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes driving layup.
3216
(7:49) Julien Soumaoro misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:46) Judson Bjornstad Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:38) Cade Norris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jadin Booth assists).
3219
(7:17) Samuel Dada bad pass turnover.
(7:17) Keaton Norris Steal.
(7:04) Jadin Booth misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
(6:34) Julien Soumaoro misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:31) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+2 (6:14) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes layup (Cade Norris assists).
3221
(6:01) Samuel Dada misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:56) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (5:45) Cade Norris makes free throw 1 of 2.
3222
+1 (5:45) Cade Norris makes free throw 2 of 2.
3223
(5:35) Justin Johnson bad pass turnover.
(5:35) Keaton Norris Steal.
+2 (5:32) Keaton Norris makes layup.
3225
(5:05) Tayeshaun Smith misses 5-foot hook shot.
(5:02) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:53) Jadin Booth makes layup.
3227
(4:53) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
+1 (4:53) Jadin Booth makes free throw 1 of 1.
3228
+2 (4:35) Marcus Kell makes layup.
3428
(4:14) Keaton Norris bad pass turnover.
(4:14) Marcus Kell misses 19-foot jumper.
(4:14) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Keaton Norris misses 14-foot jumper.
(3:38) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:22) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 21-foot jumper (Justin Johnson assists).
3628
(3:04) Cade Norris misses layup.
(3:04) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) Tidjiane Dioumassi 3 second turnover.
+3 (2:24) Kam Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cade Norris assists).
3631
(2:11) Cord Stansberry misses driving layup.
(2:11) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
(2:11) Foul on Kam Martin.
+1 (2:11) Samuel Dada makes free throw 1 of 2.
3731
+1 (2:11) Samuel Dada makes free throw 2 of 2.
3831
+3 (1:46) Jadin Booth makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
3834
(1:35) Foul on Cord Stansberry.
(1:35) Cord Stansberry turnover.
(1:20) Foul on Jadin Booth.
(1:20) Jadin Booth turnover.
(0:49) Marcus Kell misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:48) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:48) team shot clock turnover .
(0:27) Jadin Booth misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:22) Cade Norris Offensive Rebound.
(0:22) Cade Norris misses tip in layup.
(0:22) Samuel Dada Block.
(0:20) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Foul on Will Shaver.
(0:00) CJ Hyland misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

SAM

77Points82

25-61(41.0%)Field Goal(%)26-58(44.8%)

5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)11-25(44.0%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)19-21(90.5%)

38(15)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

12Assists14

2Steals4

5Blocks3

10Turnovers7

21(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

18Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL

attendance: 813 (16.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SAM -4.5

over/under: 153.5