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

Samford Bulldogs vs Western Carolina Catamounts game highlights

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%)

spread: SAM -1.5

over/under: 154.5