Western Carolina Catamounts vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Jan 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	49	41	90
ETSU	35	53	88

Game Recap

Soumaoro scores 19 as Western Carolina knocks off East Tennessee State 90-88. Julien Soumaoro and Cord Stansberry scored 19 points apiece as Western Carolina beat East Tennessee State 90-88 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Samuel Dada	33	6-6	0-0	0-0	13	3	0	0	1	4	12
23Marcus Kell	30	5-9	1-4	3-4	4	2	0	0	1	4	14
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	20	4-6	3-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	5	11
0Cord Stansberry	33	5-12	0-5	9-12	1	5	0	0	2	0	19
3Julien Soumaoro	34	5-10	5-9	4-4	2	3	0	0	2	4	19
21Tayeshaun Smith	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	4	0
8Tahlan Pettway	17	2-3	2-3	4-6	1	1	2	0	2	0	10
2CJ Hyland	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
4Justin Johnson	12	1-7	0-1	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	29-5651.8%	11-2642.3%	21-2875.0%	29	18	4	2	11	22	90

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	36	2-6	0-1	9-11	7	1	0	0	0	0	13
15Cam Morris III	28	4-7	1-2	6-8	5	1	1	0	0	5	15
35Jordan McCullum	20	2-5	0-1	4-6	1	0	0	2	1	1	8
11Brian Taylor II	39	8-15	2-7	6-7	2	7	3	0	2	2	24
5Allen Strothers	20	5-7	0-1	1-1	5	1	2	0	1	4	11
24Isaiah Sutherland	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
4Jaylen Smith	21	4-9	4-7	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	0	12
2Maki Johnson	17	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	5	3
21Gabe Sisk	11	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	26-5349.1%	8-2236.4%	28-3580.0%	25	14	7	2	5	18	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUETSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
(19:48) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
+1 (19:48) Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:48) Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
(19:21) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(19:19) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Samuel Dada makes driving layup (Cord Stansberry assists).
40
(18:59) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+1 (18:59) Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2.
41
+1 (18:59) Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2.
42
+2 (18:39) Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
62
(18:23) Jordan McCullum misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(18:19) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:04) Marcus Kell makes 5-foot hook shot.
82
+2 (17:49) Allen Strothers makes 13-foot jumper.
84
+2 (17:37) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup.
104
(17:05) Jordan McCullum misses 16-foot jumper.
(17:03) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:43) Julien Soumaoro makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists).
134
(16:22) Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:19) Tayeshaun Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:11) Marcus Kell makes 30-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists).
164
+3 (15:51) Jaylen Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
167
(15:27) Cord Stansberry misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(15:25) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
+3 (14:48) Brian Taylor II makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
1610
(14:18) Justin Johnson misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:13) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
+1 (14:08) Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1611
+1 (14:08) Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2.
1612
+2 (13:47) Marcus Kell makes 10-foot hook shot.
1812
(13:28) Jaylen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:25) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Marcus Kell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(12:47) Foul on Maki Johnson.
+2 (12:40) Cord Stansberry makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists).
2012
(12:11) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (12:11) Gabe Sisk makes free throw 1 of 2.
2013
+1 (12:11) Gabe Sisk makes free throw 2 of 2.
2014
(11:55) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(11:30) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(11:27) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:19) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists).
2314
+2 (10:58) Cam Morris III makes layup (Jaylen Smith assists).
2316
(10:39) Justin Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:36) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:30) Tahlan Pettway makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
2616
(10:18) Maki Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:14) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
(10:13) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
(10:13) Jordan McCullum misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:13) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:13) Jordan McCullum makes free throw 2 of 2.
2617
+3 (9:57) Julien Soumaoro makes 24-foot three point jumper (Samuel Dada assists).
2917
(9:24) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
+1 (9:24) Jordan McCullum makes free throw 1 of 2.
2918
+1 (9:24) Jordan McCullum makes free throw 2 of 2.
2919
(9:12) Julien Soumaoro misses 12-foot jumper.
(9:09) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:55) Brian Taylor II makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
2921
(8:33) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:28) Allen Strothers Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(8:14) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(8:06) Brian Taylor II Steal.
+2 (7:53) Brian Taylor II makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
2923
(7:36) Marcus Kell misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Brian Taylor II misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:23) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:17) Tahlan Pettway makes 29-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists).
3223
(7:16) Foul on Maki Johnson.
+1 (7:16) Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 1.
3323
(7:04) Brian Taylor II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:59) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:36) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:35) Marcus Kell makes layup.
3523
(6:19) Isaiah Sutherland misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) Julien Soumaoro Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) Samuel Dada makes layup (CJ Hyland assists).
3723
+2 (5:41) Blake Barkley makes layup (Jaylen Smith assists).
3725
(5:29) CJ Hyland bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:13) Cam Morris III makes layup (Brian Taylor II assists).
3727
+2 (4:51) Cord Stansberry makes layup (Samuel Dada assists).
3927
(4:32) Cam Morris III misses 16-foot jumper.
(4:29) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:06) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:03) Cord Stansberry makes 1-foot dunk (Samuel Dada assists).
4127
(3:41) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(3:38) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Marcus Kell makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
4327
(3:16) Jaylen Smith misses layup.
(3:13) Jaylen Smith Offensive Rebound.
(3:12) Foul on Marcus Kell.
+1 (3:12) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
4328
+1 (3:12) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
4329
+2 (2:51) Cord Stansberry makes layup.
4529
+3 (2:23) Jaylen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
4532
+2 (2:08) Samuel Dada makes 14-foot hook shot.
4732
(1:47) Jaylen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:42) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) CJ Hyland misses 15-foot jumper.
(1:33) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(1:20) Cord Stansberry misses 22-foot jumper.
(1:17) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:04) Jaylen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
4735
(0:43) Julien Soumaoro misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:40) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) Jaylen Smith misses 18-foot jumper.
(0:27) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Foul on Allen Strothers.
(0:02) Foul on Cam Morris III.
+1 (0:02) Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 3.
4835
(0:02) Tahlan Pettway misses free throw 2 of 3.
(0:02) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:02) Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 3 of 3.
4935

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

ETSU

90Points88

29-56(51.8%)Field Goal(%)26-53(49.1%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

21-28(75.0%)Free Throw(%)28-35(80.0%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)28(8)

18Assists14

4Steals7

2Blocks2

11Turnovers6

22(0)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

16Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, January 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Freedom Hall Civic Center · Johnson City, TN

attendance: 4,012 (65.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ETSU -9.5

over/under: 145.5