East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. Western Carolina Catamounts

Jan 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ETSU	35	33	68
WCU	36	36	72

Game Recap

Player Stats

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	35	5-13	1-2	4-5	10	2	2	0	0	2	15
15Cam Morris III	30	8-14	0-1	3-4	3	4	3	2	1	1	19
35Jordan McCullum	9	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
11Brian Taylor II	39	7-13	4-7	5-8	6	2	0	0	2	1	23
5Allen Strothers	23	1-2	1-2	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
24Isaiah Sutherland	11	1-4	1-3	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	5
4Jaylen Smith	27	0-5	0-4	0-0	0	2	3	0	0	1	0
2Maki Johnson	19	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
21Gabe Sisk	7	0-1	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	0	2

TOTAL	-	22-5738.6%	7-2330.4%	17-2373.9%	26	12	10	2	4	10	68

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Marcus Kell	31	6-15	1-6	2-2	5	0	0	0	4	1	15
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	4	2
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	29	4-6	0-0	0-0	3	5	1	0	1	1	8
0Cord Stansberry	31	7-13	5-10	1-1	5	1	0	0	1	1	20
3Julien Soumaoro	28	3-8	3-6	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	2	9
21Tayeshaun Smith	11	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
12Samuel Dada	25	5-6	0-0	3-4	10	2	0	1	0	4	13
8Tahlan Pettway	16	1-5	0-3	0-1	3	4	0	0	1	0	2
2CJ Hyland	7	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1
4Justin Johnson	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	9-2634.6%	9-1275.0%	35	17	3	1	12	17	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfETSUWCU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
(19:28) Marcus Kell misses layup.
(19:25) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(19:04) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:51) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
02
+3 (18:21) Allen Strothers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan McCullum assists).
32
(17:49) Marcus Kell misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:39) Brian Taylor II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists).
62
(17:12) Cord Stansberry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:09) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
(17:08) Marcus Kell bad pass turnover.
(17:08) Blake Barkley Steal.
(17:03) Jordan McCullum misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
(16:58) Allen Strothers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:56) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 15-foot jumper.
(16:33) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
(16:25) Blake Barkley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:25) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:25) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
72
+2 (16:07) Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
74
+2 (15:40) Cam Morris III makes layup (Blake Barkley assists).
94
+2 (15:23) Marcus Kell makes layup.
96
+2 (14:54) Cam Morris III makes driving layup.
116
(14:43) Tidjiane Dioumassi bad pass turnover.
(14:27) Brian Taylor II bad pass turnover.
(14:27) Julien Soumaoro Steal.
+3 (14:01) Julien Soumaoro makes 26-foot three point jumper.
119
(13:40) Jordan McCullum misses 14-foot jumper.
(13:38) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:27) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 10-foot step back jumpshot.
1111
(13:10) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (13:10) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1211
+1 (13:10) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1311
(12:48) Justin Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:46) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(12:38) Cam Morris III misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:36) Tayeshaun Smith Defensive Rebound.
(12:24) CJ Hyland misses layup.
(12:22) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Blake Barkley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) CJ Hyland bad pass turnover.
(12:00) Cam Morris III Steal.
+2 (11:57) Cam Morris III makes layup.
1511
+3 (11:49) Julien Soumaoro makes 26-foot three point jumper (CJ Hyland assists).
1514
(11:27) Foul on CJ Hyland.
(11:15) Isaiah Sutherland misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:12) Gabe Sisk Offensive Rebound.
(11:12) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
+1 (11:12) Gabe Sisk makes free throw 1 of 2.
1614
+1 (11:12) Gabe Sisk makes free throw 2 of 2.
1714
(10:59) Justin Johnson bad pass turnover.
(10:59) Blake Barkley Steal.
(10:51) Gabe Sisk misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:47) Isaiah Sutherland Offensive Rebound.
(10:43) Foul on CJ Hyland.
(10:27) Blake Barkley misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:25) Tayeshaun Smith Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Tahlan Pettway misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(9:52) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
(9:34) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(9:32) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:21) Cord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
1717
(9:09) Gabe Sisk traveling turnover.
(8:50) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:49) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:40) Tahlan Pettway makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
1719
(8:40) Foul on Maki Johnson.
(8:40) Tahlan Pettway misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:40) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Jaylen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:23) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
(8:18) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(8:16) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:09) Samuel Dada makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists).
1721
+3 (7:57) Brian Taylor II makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2021
+3 (7:49) Cord Stansberry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists).
2024
+2 (7:31) Cam Morris III makes layup (Jaylen Smith assists).
2224
(7:20) Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:18) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(6:57) Brian Taylor II misses 15-foot jumper.
(6:54) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:45) Marcus Kell makes layup (Samuel Dada assists).
2226
+2 (6:27) Blake Barkley makes layup.
2426
+2 (5:56) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 14-foot jumper.
2428
+2 (5:33) Cam Morris III makes layup.
2628
(5:20) Julien Soumaoro misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:20) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
(4:53) Brian Taylor II misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:50) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:35) Samuel Dada makes 8-foot jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists).
2630
+3 (4:19) Brian Taylor II makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Morris III assists).
2930
(4:06) Foul on Allen Strothers.
(3:54) Marcus Kell misses layup.
(3:53) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
(3:53) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
+1 (3:53) Samuel Dada makes free throw 1 of 2.
2931
(3:53) Samuel Dada misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:53) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(3:32) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
(3:32) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(3:29) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Tahlan Pettway misses 2-foot hook shot.
(3:22) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(3:19) Maki Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:15) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Marcus Kell bad pass turnover.
(3:10) Maki Johnson Steal.
(2:54) Cam Morris III misses 8-foot jumper.
(2:52) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:38) Cord Stansberry makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists).
2933
(2:22) Blake Barkley misses 10-foot jumper.
(2:20) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:15) Julien Soumaoro makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2936
+2 (1:58) Brian Taylor II makes 3-foot dunk (Cam Morris III assists).
3136
(1:37) Tahlan Pettway misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:35) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Brian Taylor II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:25) Julien Soumaoro Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Cord Stansberry misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(1:00) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
+1 (0:59) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2.
3236
+1 (0:59) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2.
3336
(0:49) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(0:49) Cam Morris III Steal.
+2 (0:45) Cam Morris III makes 3-foot dunk.
3536
(0:06) Tahlan Pettway bad pass turnover.
(0:06) Jaylen Smith Steal.
(0:01) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(0:00) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ETSU

WCU

68Points72

22-57(38.6%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75.0%)

30(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(12)

12Assists17

10Steals3

2Blocks1

5Turnovers14

10(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

5Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC

attendance: 1,498 (19.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ETSU -6.5

over/under: 147.5