Samford Bulldogs vs. Western Carolina Catamounts

Feb 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SAM	41	47	88
WCU	39	35	74

Game Recap

Player Stats

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Dylan Faulkner	29	8-12	0-1	7-12	14	5	1	0	2	1	23
5Cade Norris	31	2-6	1-4	5-8	9	2	0	0	2	3	10
0Isaiah Campbell-Finch	23	4-6	2-3	3-4	1	0	0	0	2	3	13
3Keaton Norris	27	0-5	0-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0
2Jadin Booth	36	4-8	3-5	7-8	3	3	0	0	1	3	18
35Will Shaver	9	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	2	2	4
10Kam Martin	21	2-5	2-4	3-3	3	0	0	0	1	2	9
8Zion Wilburn	24	3-4	2-3	3-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	11

TOTAL	-	24-4850.0%	10-2441.7%	30-4173.2%	39	13	1	0	11	19	88

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Samuel Dada	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	2	4	4
23Marcus Kell	33	2-6	1-2	4-7	7	0	1	0	1	4	9
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	24	4-9	0-2	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9
0Cord Stansberry	31	6-18	0-6	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	4	13
3Julien Soumaoro	33	4-7	2-4	2-2	4	3	1	0	1	3	12
21Tayeshaun Smith	16	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	4	2
8Tahlan Pettway	19	3-9	2-7	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	2	10
2CJ Hyland	13	1-4	0-3	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
4Justin Johnson	17	3-7	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	3	8
TOTAL	-	25-6538.5%	6-2524.0%	18-2475.0%	23	7	3	2	7	27	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSAMWCU

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by Samford.
+2 (19:40) Samuel Dada makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists).
02
+2 (19:24) Dylan Faulkner makes layup.
22
+2 (19:02) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup.
24
(19:02) Foul on Jadin Booth.
+1 (19:02) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 1 of 1.
25
(18:44) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (18:44) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
35
+1 (18:44) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
45
(18:20) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 3-foot floating jump shot.
(18:17) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Keaton Norris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:31) Marcus Kell makes layup.
47
(17:14) Jadin Booth misses 14-foot jumper.
(17:14) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(17:14) Foul on Marcus Kell.
(17:10) Isaiah Campbell-Finch bad pass turnover.
(16:54) Samuel Dada misses layup.
(16:51) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:41) Dylan Faulkner makes 2-foot dunk (Cade Norris assists).
67
(16:24) Julien Soumaoro misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:22) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:19) Jadin Booth makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cade Norris assists).
97
(15:44) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(15:44) Samuel Dada turnover.
(15:26) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
(15:13) Cade Norris misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:11) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(14:55) Justin Johnson misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:53) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:49) Kam Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jadin Booth assists).
127
+2 (14:16) Justin Johnson makes 11-foot jumper.
129
(13:43) Cade Norris misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(13:40) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:19) Justin Johnson makes layup (Julien Soumaoro assists).
1211
+3 (12:53) Kam Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dylan Faulkner assists).
1511
(12:53) Foul on Justin Johnson.
+1 (12:53) Kam Martin makes free throw 1 of 1.
1611
+3 (12:33) Tahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tayeshaun Smith assists).
1614
(12:17) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
(12:08) Jadin Booth misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 17-foot jumper.
(11:57) Kam Martin Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
(11:43) Dylan Faulkner misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:43) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:43) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
1714
+2 (11:23) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists).
1716
+3 (11:08) Zion Wilburn makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dylan Faulkner assists).
2016
+3 (10:52) Justin Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists).
2019
(10:31) Kam Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:27) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(10:14) Foul on Kam Martin.
+1 (10:14) Justin Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2020
(10:14) Justin Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:14) Kam Martin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:01) Cade Norris makes driving layup.
2220
+2 (9:42) Cord Stansberry makes 16-foot jumper.
2222
(9:42) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
(9:42) Cord Stansberry misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:42) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Foul on Cord Stansberry.
(9:27) Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:27) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:27) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes free throw 2 of 2.
2322
(9:09) Foul on Will Shaver.
(9:07) Marcus Kell misses free throw 1 of 3.
(9:07) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:07) Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 3.
2323
+1 (9:07) Marcus Kell makes free throw 3 of 3.
2324
+2 (8:49) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2524
(8:38) Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:36) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:16) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Shaver assists).
2824
(8:03) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(7:53) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
(7:53) Isaiah Campbell-Finch turnover.
(7:48) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:48) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(7:48) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+1 (7:48) Jadin Booth makes free throw 1 of 2.
2924
+1 (7:48) Jadin Booth makes free throw 2 of 2.
3024
(7:22) Marcus Kell misses layup.
(7:18) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(7:13) Cade Norris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:10) Cade Norris Offensive Rebound.
(6:57) Foul on Cord Stansberry.
+1 (6:57) Kam Martin makes free throw 1 of 2.
3124
+1 (6:57) Kam Martin makes free throw 2 of 2.
3224
+2 (6:41) Cord Stansberry makes driving layup.
3226
(6:28) Kam Martin misses layup.
(6:28) Tayeshaun Smith Block.
(6:25) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Foul on Keaton Norris.
+1 (6:19) CJ Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2.
3227
+1 (6:19) CJ Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2.
3228
+2 (6:06) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (Keaton Norris assists).
3428
+2 (5:50) Cord Stansberry makes layup.
3430
+2 (5:29) Dylan Faulkner makes layup.
3630
(5:05) Cord Stansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:02) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Dylan Faulkner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) Foul on Cade Norris.
+1 (4:54) Tayeshaun Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
3631
+1 (4:54) Tayeshaun Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
3632
(4:37) Keaton Norris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:37) Dylan Faulkner Offensive Rebound.
(4:37) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
(4:37) Dylan Faulkner misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:37) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:37) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
3732
(4:16) Tayeshaun Smith misses layup.
(4:14) Zion Wilburn Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Will Shaver bad pass turnover.
(4:02) Marcus Kell Steal.
(3:42) Marcus Kell bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:33) Will Shaver makes layup (Jadin Booth assists).
3932
(3:06) Cord Stansberry misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:03) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Foul on Will Shaver.
(2:58) Will Shaver turnover.
(2:35) Foul on Jadin Booth.
+1 (2:35) CJ Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2.
3933
(2:35) CJ Hyland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:35) Kam Martin Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Kam Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:17) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(2:04) Marcus Kell misses 10-foot jumper.
(2:02) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(1:51) Dylan Faulkner Offensive Rebound.
(1:51) Dylan Faulkner misses tip in layup.
(1:50) Tayeshaun Smith Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Tayeshaun Smith misses layup.
(1:41) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
+1 (1:37) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
4033
+1 (1:37) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
4133
+3 (1:03) Julien Soumaoro makes 26-foot three point jumper.
4136
(0:51) Keaton Norris misses 8-foot jumper.
(0:49) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Cord Stansberry misses 6-foot hook shot.
(0:39) Zion Wilburn Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) Foul on Kam Martin.
(0:30) Kam Martin turnover.
+3 (0:01) Tahlan Pettway makes 25-foot three point jumper.
4139

2nd half

Team Stats

SAM

WCU

88Points74

24-48(50.0%)Field Goal(%)25-65(38.5%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)6-25(24.0%)

30-41(73.2%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

42(8)Rebounds(Offensive)29(10)

13Assists7

1Steals3

0Blocks2

12Turnovers7

19(0)Fouls(Technical)27(1)

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, February 1, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC

attendance: 1,146 (14.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SAM -1.5

over/under: 154.5