Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Duke Blue Devils

Nov 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	21	33	54
DUKE	45	50	95

Game Recap

Western Carolina Catamounts vs Duke Blue Devils game highlights

Cameron Boozer scores 25, helps No. 6 Duke top Western Carolina 95-54 in Blue Devils' 1st home game. Freshman Cameron Boozer had 25 points in his first regular-season home game as sixth-ranked Duke beat Western Carolina 95-54 on Saturday.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Marcus Kell	26	5-12	0-4	1-1	7	0	0	0	4	2	11
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	19	5-6	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	2	4	10
2CJ Hyland	17	0-4	0-0	4-5	0	1	3	0	1	4	4
0Cord Stansberry	29	3-14	0-4	1-2	6	2	2	0	2	0	7
3Julien Soumaoro	25	5-12	4-8	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	4	14
21Tayeshaun Smith	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
12Samuel Dada	19	0-3	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	1	2	2	0
1Chase McKey	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2
8Tahlan Pettway	16	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0
20Fischer Brown	10	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
17Max Williams	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Justin Johnson	13	2-8	0-3	0-3	4	1	0	0	0	2	4
11Drew Hollifield	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	9	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	22-7230.6%	4-2615.4%	6-1154.5%	40	9	8	1	13	23	54

DUKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Cameron Boozer	23	8-15	4-9	5-5	8	5	0	1	0	2	25
7Dame Sarr	18	0-4	0-2	2-5	4	0	0	1	1	2	2
21Patrick Ngongba II	22	4-6	0-1	2-2	7	2	1	0	2	1	10
3Isaiah Evans	22	1-8	0-5	5-5	6	0	2	1	2	1	7
1Caleb Foster	18	4-7	1-3	0-0	6	4	1	0	1	4	9
6Maliq Brown	17	4-4	1-1	1-2	4	1	0	1	1	1	10
14Nik Khamenia	20	2-6	2-6	2-3	4	1	1	0	1	2	8
15Ifeanyi Ufochukwu	4	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
2Cayden Boozer	27	4-8	1-4	5-7	7	5	2	0	2	1	14
20Jack Scott	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
8Darren Harris	22	1-1	0-0	3-3	1	3	0	0	0	1	5
13Cameron Sheffield	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	30-6446.9%	10-3231.3%	25-3375.8%	50	21	7	4	10	16	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUDUKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Duke.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Carolina.
(19:51) Patrick Ngongba II Turnover.
(19:46) Foul on Caleb Foster.
(19:28) Cord Stansberry missed Layup.
(19:26) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Isaiah Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:19) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Foul on Cameron Boozer.
+1 (19:03) CJ Hyland made Free Throw.
10
+1 (19:03) CJ Hyland made Free Throw.
20
(18:55) Cameron Boozer missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:51) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:24) Marcus Kell made Jumper.
40
+2 (18:14) Cameron Boozer made Layup.
42
(18:14) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
+1 (18:14) Cameron Boozer made Free Throw.
43
(17:52) CJ Hyland missed Jumper.
(17:52) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
(17:43) Caleb Foster missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:40) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
(17:40) Foul on Marcus Kell.
+3 (17:39) Cameron Boozer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Foster.
46
(17:30) Foul on Isaiah Evans.
(17:22) Julien Soumaoro missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:18) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
(17:17) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:13) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Caleb Foster missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:00) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Marcus Kell missed Jumper.
(16:41) Dame Sarr Block.
(16:40) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(16:32) Western Carolina Turnover.
+2 (16:20) Maliq Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Cayden Boozer.
48
(16:02) Justin Johnson missed Layup.
(16:00) Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:49) Marcus Kell made Jumper.
68
+3 (15:42) Nikolas Khamenia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Boozer.
611
(15:24) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
(15:20) Nikolas Khamenia Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Cayden Boozer missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:05) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:55) Nikolas Khamenia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:47) Cayden Boozer made Layup.
613
(14:47) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
(14:47) Cayden Boozer missed Free Throw.
(14:46) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:32) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Nikolas Khamenia missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:15) Chase McKey Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Tahlan Pettway missed Jumper.
(13:48) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:30) Cayden Boozer made Jumper.
615
(13:17) Julien Soumaoro missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:15) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
+1 (13:07) Nikolas Khamenia made Free Throw.
616
+1 (13:07) Nikolas Khamenia made Free Throw.
617
(12:45) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(12:45) Samuel Dada Turnover.
+2 (12:34) Patrick Ngongba II made Dunk. Assisted by Darren Harris.
619
(12:20) Samuel Dada missed Jumper.
(12:17) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
(12:10) Tidjiane Dioumassi missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:06) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) Nikolas Khamenia missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:53) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Foul on Nikolas Khamenia.
(11:21) Marcus Kell missed Jumper.
(11:21) Cameron Boozer Block.
(11:17) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
(11:13) CJ Hyland missed Jumper.
(11:13) Isaiah Evans Block.
(11:09) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Cameron Boozer missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:58) Dame Sarr Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Patrick Ngongba II made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Foster.
621
(10:36) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
(10:34) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(10:23) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (10:23) Cameron Boozer made Free Throw.
622
+1 (10:23) Cameron Boozer made Free Throw.
623
(10:03) Cord Stansberry missed Layup.
(10:01) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Foul on CJ Hyland.
+1 (9:42) Dame Sarr made Free Throw.
624
(9:42) Dame Sarr missed Free Throw.
(9:42) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:42) Dame Sarr missed Free Throw.
(9:41) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(9:23) Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:20) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Foul on Chase McKey.
+1 (9:16) Dame Sarr made Free Throw.
625
(9:16) Dame Sarr missed Free Throw.
(9:14) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:55) Julien Soumaoro made Three Point Jumper.
925
+2 (8:27) Cameron Boozer made Layup.
927
(8:18) Foul on Caleb Foster.
(8:05) Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:03) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Isaiah Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:55) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
(7:49) Cameron Boozer missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:44) Nikolas Khamenia Offensive Rebound.
(7:36) Cayden Boozer missed Jumper.
(7:33) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:32) Cameron Boozer made Layup.
929
+2 (7:22) Marcus Kell made Layup. Assisted by Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
1129
(7:22) Foul on Cameron Boozer.
+1 (7:22) Marcus Kell made Free Throw.
1229
(7:20) Cayden Boozer Turnover.
(7:20) CJ Hyland Steal.
+3 (7:08) Julien Soumaoro made Three Point Jumper.
1529
(6:44) Isaiah Evans Turnover.
(6:44) CJ Hyland Steal.
(6:36) Abdulai Fanta Kabba missed Layup.
(6:35) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
(6:23) Isaiah Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:21) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Fischer Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:50) Julien Soumaoro Offensive Rebound.
(5:31) Julien Soumaoro missed Jumper.
(5:28) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Foul on CJ Hyland.
+1 (5:22) Isaiah Evans made Free Throw.
1530
+1 (5:22) Isaiah Evans made Free Throw.
1531
(5:08) Tahlan Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:06) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Cayden Boozer missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:55) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Foul on Nikolas Khamenia.
(4:38) Cord Stansberry missed Free Throw.
(4:38) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:38) Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.
1631
(4:28) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
+1 (4:28) Cameron Boozer made Free Throw.
1632
+1 (4:28) Cameron Boozer made Free Throw.
1633
(3:57) Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:52) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:34) Cayden Boozer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Boozer.
1636
(3:10) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
(3:07) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Dame Sarr missed Layup.
(3:00) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Samuel Dada missed Layup.
(2:47) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(2:30) Dame Sarr missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:25) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
(2:23) Foul on Justin Johnson.
+1 (2:22) Darren Harris made Free Throw.
1637
+1 (2:22) Darren Harris made Free Throw.
1638
+1 (2:22) Darren Harris made Free Throw.
1639
+2 (2:10) Cord Stansberry made Jumper.
1839
+2 (1:51) Patrick Ngongba II made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Boozer.
1841
(1:33) Tahlan Pettway Turnover.
(1:20) Cameron Boozer missed Jumper.
(1:17) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Marcus Kell Turnover.
(0:53) Cayden Boozer Steal.
+2 (0:48) Caleb Foster made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Boozer.
1843
+3 (0:38) Julien Soumaoro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tahlan Pettway.
2143
(0:13) Cameron Boozer missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:13) Isaiah Evans Offensive Rebound.
(0:13) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
+1 (0:13) Isaiah Evans made Free Throw.
2144
+1 (0:13) Isaiah Evans made Free Throw.
2145
(0:00) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

DUKE

54Points95

22-72(30.6%)Field Goal(%)30-64(46.9%)

4-26(15.4%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

6-11(54.5%)Free Throw(%)25-33(75.8%)

42(15)Rebounds(Offensive)51(13)

9Assists21

8Steals7

1Blocks4

14Turnovers10

23(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

4Largest Lead41

Game Details

Saturday, November 8, 2025 · 1:30 PM

Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC

attendance: 9,314 (100%)