Furman Paladins vs. Western Carolina Catamounts

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FUR	30	37	67
WCU	37	49	86

Player Stats

FURMAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Charles Johnston	27	2-4	0-2	0-4	5	2	1	2	4	4
21Cooper Bowser	31	8-10	0-0	1-3	4	1	3	0	0	17
4Ben Vander Wal	22	3-3	0-0	0-2	4	2	0	0	0	6
10Alex Wilkins	28	6-13	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	2	3	14
3Asa Thomas	31	1-6	1-5	0-0	7	2	1	3	0	3
6Cole Bowser	18	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
0Abijah Franklin	9	1-4	0-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	4	3
2Eddrin Bronson	23	6-8	3-4	1-1	1	0	0	1	2	16
12Tom House	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	4	2
TOTAL	-	29-5354.7%	6-1735.3%	3-1225.0%	24	10	5	8	18	67

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Samuel Dada	26	6-8	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	0	0	2	12
23Marcus Kell	36	3-10	2-5	2-6	7	1	0	0	0	0	10
8Tahlan Pettway	36	8-12	4-7	3-4	3	2	1	0	1	3	23
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	31	4-10	2-5	3-4	6	1	1	0	1	4	13
0Cord Stansberry	35	6-17	1-6	3-4	4	4	1	0	0	1	16
21Tayeshaun Smith	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	1	2	4
4Justin Johnson	18	3-4	0-0	2-4	3	1	0	0	1	2	8

TOTAL	-	32-6350.8%	9-2339.1%	13-2259.1%	36	11	3	2	4	14	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFURWCU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Furman.
(19:30) Marcus Kell misses 4-foot hook shot.
(19:28) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Asa Thomas bad pass turnover.
(19:06) Cord Stansberry Steal.
(18:57) Cord Stansberry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:55) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Asa Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
(18:32) Cord Stansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(18:06) Alex Wilkins misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(18:04) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Marcus Kell misses 10-foot jumper.
(17:37) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:29) Ben Vander Wal makes layup.
20
+2 (17:10) Tahlan Pettway makes 7-foot pullup jump shot.
22
+3 (16:50) Alex Wilkins makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists).
52
(16:35) Tahlan Pettway misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Alex Wilkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:22) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Cord Stansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:02) Furman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:44) Eddrin Bronson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Charles Johnston assists).
82
(15:26) Justin Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:05) Cole Bowser makes layup.
102
(14:56) Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:54) Cord Stansberry Offensive Rebound.
(14:51) Cord Stansberry misses layup.
(14:49) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:38) Justin Johnson makes 8-foot jumper.
104
+2 (14:14) Tom House makes layup.
124
(14:08) Foul on Abijah Franklin.
(13:54) Foul on Tom House.
(13:54) Justin Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:54) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:54) Justin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
125
+2 (13:40) Cooper Bowser makes 2-foot dunk (Alex Wilkins assists).
145
(13:17) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
(13:17) Tidjiane Dioumassi turnover.
(13:09) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
(13:01) Abijah Franklin misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:59) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:52) Tahlan Pettway makes 25-foot three point jumper.
148
(12:28) Abijah Franklin misses layup.
(12:26) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(12:04) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:00) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Asa Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:38) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists).
1411
(11:14) Foul on Justin Johnson.
(11:14) Ben Vander Wal misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:14) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:14) Ben Vander Wal misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:14) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(10:55) Foul on Charles Johnston.
(10:55) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:55) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:55) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 2 of 2.
1412
+2 (10:29) Cooper Bowser makes layup (Alex Wilkins assists).
1612
+2 (10:16) Justin Johnson makes 20-foot jumper.
1614
(9:53) Asa Thomas misses layup.
(9:51) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:40) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses layup.
(9:37) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:37) Samuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1616
+3 (9:18) Alex Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Asa Thomas assists).
1916
(8:58) Cord Stansberry misses layup.
(8:55) Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(8:55) Justin Johnson misses tip in layup.
(8:55) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Cooper Bowser Block.
+2 (8:41) Cooper Bowser makes 3-foot dunk (Charles Johnston assists).
2116
(8:28) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
(8:28) Tahlan Pettway turnover.
(8:10) Alex Wilkins misses layup.
(8:08) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
(7:57) Tom House misses layup.
(7:54) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Cord Stansberry misses layup.
(7:48) Charles Johnston Block.
(7:45) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Charles Johnston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:35) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Foul on Tom House.
(7:17) Marcus Kell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:17) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:17) Marcus Kell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:17) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Cooper Bowser misses layup.
(6:45) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:25) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:18) Cord Stansberry makes layup.
2118
+2 (6:03) Eddrin Bronson makes 13-foot jumper.
2318
+2 (5:51) Cord Stansberry makes layup (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists).
2320
(5:31) Cole Bowser misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:28) Ben Vander Wal Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:11) Asa Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2620
+2 (4:51) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup.
2622
(4:26) Asa Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:24) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:17) Tahlan Pettway makes layup.
2624
+2 (4:02) Cooper Bowser makes layup.
2824
(3:51) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses layup.
(3:49) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(3:45) Asa Thomas out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(3:28) Samuel Dada misses layup.
(3:28) Cooper Bowser Block.
(3:25) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:25) Samuel Dada makes layup.
2826
(3:11) Cooper Bowser misses dunk.
(3:08) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Marcus Kell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:45) Samuel Dada makes layup.
2828
(2:33) Alex Wilkins misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(2:30) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Foul on Charles Johnston.
(2:17) Marcus Kell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:17) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:17) Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2829
+2 (1:56) Cooper Bowser makes layup.
3029
(1:30) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:28) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
(1:20) Foul on Tom House.
+1 (1:20) Cord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2.
3030
+1 (1:20) Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2.
3031
(1:04) Alex Wilkins traveling turnover.
+3 (0:44) Tahlan Pettway makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists).
3034
(0:23) Cole Bowser misses dunk.
(0:22) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:03) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 23-foot three point jumper.
3037

2nd half

Team Stats

FUR

WCU

67Points86

29-53(54.7%)Field Goal(%)32-63(50.8%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

3-12(25.0%)Free Throw(%)13-22(59.1%)

26(4)Rebounds(Offensive)40(14)

10Assists11

0Steals3

5Blocks2

9Turnovers4

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

9Largest Lead23

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC

attendance: 3,486 (44.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: FUR -1.5

over/under: 147.5