UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. Western Carolina Catamounts

Feb 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNCG	36	41	77
WCU	45	46	91

Game Recap

Western Carolina wins 91-77 against UNC Greensboro. Cord Stansberry scored 25 points as Western Carolina beat UNC Greensboro 91-77 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

UNC GREENSBORO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Valentino Pinedo	28	1-1	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	1	0	4	3
12Justin Neely	37	13-18	1-2	8-10	8	4	0	0	3	2	35
45Lilian Marville	19	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
21KJ Younger	28	3-8	2-5	2-2	3	0	1	1	1	3	10
6Noah Norgaard	32	5-11	2-5	1-1	4	1	2	0	2	3	13
8Chane Bynum	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Clinton Efinda	22	4-5	2-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	3	11
16Domas Kauzonas	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0
13Donald Whitehead Jr.	25	2-6	0-3	1-3	1	1	1	0	0	1	5
7Clyde Bailey II	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-5451.9%	7-1936.8%	14-2070.0%	23	8	5	2	12	19	77

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Samuel Dada	29	3-3	0-0	0-1	6	0	1	0	3	2	6
23Marcus Kell	31	5-9	1-3	4-4	9	2	0	0	1	1	15
8Tahlan Pettway	38	9-13	6-9	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	3	24
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	32	7-14	1-2	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	4	16
0Cord Stansberry	36	7-15	4-11	7-9	7	1	4	0	2	2	25
21Tayeshaun Smith	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	11	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	3	2
4Justin Johnson	13	0-4	0-0	3-4	0	2	1	0	2	2	3


TOTAL	-	31-5952.5%	12-2646.2%	17-2277.3%	28	10	8	1	10	19	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCGWCU

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by UNC Greensboro.
+3 (19:42) Cord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists).
03
(19:16) Noah Norgaard bad pass turnover.
(19:16) Samuel Dada Steal.
(19:10) Tahlan Pettway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:08) UNC Greensboro Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+2 (18:46) Noah Norgaard makes layup.
23
+3 (18:27) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 25-foot three point jumper.
26
(18:17) KJ Younger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(18:06) Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:04) KJ Younger Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Justin Neely misses layup.
(17:50) Justin Neely Offensive Rebound.
(17:50) Justin Neely bad pass turnover.
(17:50) Tahlan Pettway Steal.
+2 (17:41) Samuel Dada makes 4-foot pullup jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists).
28
+3 (17:12) KJ Younger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lilian Marville assists).
58
(16:54) Marcus Kell misses layup.
(16:54) Valentino Pinedo Block.
(16:51) Valentino Pinedo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:41) Justin Neely makes layup.
78
(16:22) Samuel Dada bad pass turnover.
(16:22) Noah Norgaard Steal.
(16:18) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (16:18) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2.
88
(16:18) Justin Neely misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:18) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(15:48) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:46) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) Valentino Pinedo makes layup (Justin Neely assists).
108
(15:23) Justin Johnson misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:21) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
(15:17) Justin Neely misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:17) UNC Greensboro Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:17) Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2.
118
(15:13) Tayeshaun Smith bad pass turnover.
(15:13) Valentino Pinedo Steal.
(15:09) Noah Norgaard misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:04) Clinton Efinda Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:56) Justin Neely makes 2-foot turnaround jump shot.
138
(14:38) Justin Johnson misses layup.
(14:36) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
(14:17) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:15) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Justin Johnson misses 3-foot hook shot.
(13:55) Clinton Efinda Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:52) Justin Neely makes driving layup.
158
(13:25) Foul on Noah Norgaard.
+2 (13:19) Tahlan Pettway makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
1510
(13:01) Justin Neely bad pass turnover.
(13:01) Cord Stansberry Steal.
(12:54) Cord Stansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:50) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:42) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup.
1512
(12:21) Chane Bynum misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:18) UNC Greensboro Offensive Rebound.
(12:17) Lilian Marville traveling turnover.
(12:02) Foul on Clinton Efinda.
+2 (11:50) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup.
1514
(11:29) Lilian Marville bad pass turnover.
(11:29) Cord Stansberry Steal.
+2 (11:22) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
1516
(11:00) Domas Kauzonas misses 8-foot jumper.
(10:57) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:45) Cord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
1519
(10:30) Foul on Domas Kauzonas.
(10:30) Domas Kauzonas turnover.
(10:13) Foul on Justin Neely.
(10:13) Justin Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:13) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:13) Justin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1520
+2 (9:51) Noah Norgaard makes layup.
1720
(9:51) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+1 (9:51) Noah Norgaard makes free throw 1 of 1.
1820
+3 (9:20) Tahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Johnson assists).
1823
(9:08) KJ Younger misses layup.
(9:08) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Block.
(9:05) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:02) Tahlan Pettway makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1826
(8:38) Noah Norgaard bad pass turnover.
(8:38) Justin Johnson Steal.
(8:29) Tahlan Pettway misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:27) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) KJ Younger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:20) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:17) Cord Stansberry makes driving layup.
1828
(7:57) Justin Neely misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:55) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(7:34) Cord Stansberry misses 8-foot jumper.
(7:32) Valentino Pinedo Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Foul on Justin Johnson.
(7:25) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
+3 (7:15) Clinton Efinda makes 23-foot three point jumper (Noah Norgaard assists).
2128
(6:58) Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
+1 (6:58) Justin Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2129
+1 (6:58) Justin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2130
(6:45) Clyde Bailey II bad pass turnover.
(6:45) Cord Stansberry Steal.
+2 (6:37) Samuel Dada makes layup (Justin Johnson assists).
2132
(6:11) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
+1 (6:11) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2.
2232
+1 (6:11) Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2.
2332
(5:48) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses layup.
(5:48) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(5:48) Western Carolina Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Western Carolina retains its timeout.
+2 (5:40) Marcus Kell makes layup.
2334
(5:13) Foul on Marcus Kell.
+1 (5:13) Clinton Efinda makes free throw 1 of 2.
2434
(5:13) Clinton Efinda misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:12) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:38) Marcus Kell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists).
2437
+2 (4:22) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 13-foot jumper.
2637
+3 (4:02) Tahlan Pettway makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2640
(3:40) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:37) Valentino Pinedo Offensive Rebound.
(3:21) Lilian Marville misses 22-foot jumper.
(3:18) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(3:00) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 14-foot jumper.
(2:58) Valentino Pinedo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:51) Justin Neely makes layup.
2840
+3 (2:31) Cord Stansberry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Kell assists).
2843
+2 (2:13) Justin Neely makes layup.
3043
(1:54) Cord Stansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:47) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:44) Justin Neely makes layup.
3243
(1:22) Samuel Dada bad pass turnover.
(1:22) Noah Norgaard Steal.
+2 (1:14) Justin Neely makes layup.
3443
+2 (0:45) Tahlan Pettway makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot (Marcus Kell assists).
3445
+2 (0:20) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 13-foot jumper.
3645
(0:00) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 15-foot jumper.
(0:00) UNC Greensboro Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNCG

WCU

77Points91

28-54(51.9%)Field Goal(%)31-59(52.5%)

7-19(36.8%)3-Point(%)12-26(46.2%)

14-20(70.0%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

28(6)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

8Assists10

5Steals8

2Blocks1

12Turnovers10

19(2)Fouls(Technical)19(1)

7Largest Lead15

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC

attendance: 1,692 (21.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WCU -5.5

over/under: 155.5