Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Dec 11, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	34	40	74
VT	53	43	96

Game Recap

Avdalas scores 30 as Virginia Tech pushes past Western Carolina 96-74. Neoklis Avdalas poured in 30 points to lead Virginia Tech past Western Carolina 96-74 on Tuesday night, pushing the Hokies' home start to 6-0.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Marcus Kell	32	7-12	2-4	5-7	2	1	0	0	2	1	21
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	22	2-2	0-0	1-4	6	0	0	0	1	4	5
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	18	2-6	0-0	1-2	3	4	2	0	0	3	5
0Cord Stansberry	20	1-8	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3
3Julien Soumaoro	30	3-11	2-7	1-2	2	4	1	0	4	1	9
21Tayeshaun Smith	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
12Samuel Dada	18	2-4	0-0	2-2	7	1	1	0	1	4	6
8Tahlan Pettway	11	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
20Fischer Brown	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2CJ Hyland	15	2-5	2-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	0	6
4Justin Johnson	22	4-7	1-1	7-11	2	2	2	1	3	3	16
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	8-2040.0%	18-3060.0%	29	12	7	1	14	20	74

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	33	8-12	2-3	0-1	6	6	4	1	3	5	18
77Antonio Dorn	17	2-3	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	0	1	2	6
17Neoklis Avdalas	33	10-17	4-8	6-8	3	2	1	2	3	1	30
0Jailen Bedford	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	4	3
10Tyler Johnson	33	4-7	2-3	3-4	2	2	2	2	0	5	13
5Sin'Cere Jones	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32Christian Gurdak	15	1-3	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	2	0	2	3
4Izaiah Pasha	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Ben Hammond	25	4-11	2-5	3-4	5	1	0	1	3	3	13
2Jaden Schutt	24	4-8	2-5	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	10

TOTAL	-	34-6453.1%	13-2748.1%	15-2365.2%	32	15	8	8	11	22	96

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUVT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
(19:45) Julien Soumaoro Turnover.
(19:45) Jailen Bedford Steal.
(19:22) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
(19:22) Technical Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
(19:22) Neoklis Avdalas missed Free Throw.
(19:22) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:22) Neoklis Avdalas made Free Throw.
01
+2 (19:18) Tyler Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
03
(19:01) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
(18:53) CJ Hyland Turnover.
(18:39) Neoklis Avdalas missed Jumper.
(18:35) Antonio Dorn Offensive Rebound.
(18:35) Antonio Dorn Turnover.
+2 (18:24) Julien Soumaoro made Jumper.
23
(18:00) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
(18:00) Antonio Dorn missed Free Throw.
(18:00) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:00) Antonio Dorn made Free Throw.
24
(17:48) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:45) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:37) Jailen Bedford made Three Point Jumper.
27
+3 (17:21) CJ Hyland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julien Soumaoro.
57
(17:02) Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:58) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:49) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:44) Neoklis Avdalas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Johnson.
510
(16:31) Marcus Kell Turnover.
(16:31) Amani Hansberry Steal.
+2 (16:28) Amani Hansberry made Dunk.
512
(16:04) Cord Stansberry Turnover.
(15:41) Foul on Neoklis Avdalas.
(15:41) Neoklis Avdalas Turnover.
(15:27) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
(15:23) Justin Johnson Turnover.
(15:23) Tyler Johnson Steal.
(15:19) Ben Hammond missed Layup.
(15:19) Justin Johnson Block.
(15:19) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
(15:11) Jaden Schutt missed Jumper.
(15:06) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) CJ Hyland missed Layup.
(15:03) Christian Gurdak Block.
(14:57) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:53) Amani Hansberry made Layup. Assisted by Christian Gurdak.
514
(14:42) CJ Hyland Turnover.
(14:42) Amani Hansberry Steal.
(14:37) Ben Hammond missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:34) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
(14:19) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Foul on Justin Johnson.
+2 (13:54) Ben Hammond made Jumper.
516
(13:44) Foul on Marcus Kell.
(13:44) Marcus Kell Turnover.
(13:40) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
(13:29) Ben Hammond missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:23) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(13:05) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+1 (13:05) Tidjiane Dioumassi made Free Throw.
616
(13:05) Tidjiane Dioumassi missed Free Throw.
(13:01) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(12:56) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
+1 (12:56) Neoklis Avdalas made Free Throw.
617
+1 (12:56) Neoklis Avdalas made Free Throw.
618
(12:44) Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:40) Tidjiane Dioumassi Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:38) Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julien Soumaoro.
918
(12:19) Neoklis Avdalas missed Layup.
(12:16) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:16) Christian Gurdak made Two Point Tip Shot.
920
(11:56) Julien Soumaoro missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:53) Tidjiane Dioumassi Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) Marcus Kell missed Layup.
(11:43) Christian Gurdak Block.
(11:38) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
(11:37) Julien Soumaoro Turnover.
+2 (11:23) Antonio Dorn made Layup. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
922
(10:55) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
(10:52) Cord Stansberry Offensive Rebound.
(10:52) Cord Stansberry missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(10:51) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Jaden Schutt missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:45) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:39) Tidjiane Dioumassi made Layup.
1122
(10:18) Jaden Schutt missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:14) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
(9:51) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:47) Ben Hammond made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
1125
(9:26) Julien Soumaoro missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(9:18) Ben Hammond Turnover.
(9:18) Julien Soumaoro Steal.
(9:03) Foul on Antonio Dorn.
(9:03) Abdulai Fanta Kabba missed Free Throw.
(9:03) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:03) Abdulai Fanta Kabba made Free Throw.
1225
(8:49) Jailen Bedford missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:49) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:49) Foul on Fischer Brown.
+1 (8:49) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
1226
(8:49) Tyler Johnson missed Free Throw.
(8:47) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Julien Soumaoro Turnover.
(8:27) Tyler Johnson Steal.
+2 (8:24) Tyler Johnson made Dunk.
1228
+2 (7:56) Marcus Kell made Layup.
1428
(7:40) Amani Hansberry missed Layup.
(7:38) Antonio Dorn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:38) Antonio Dorn made Two Point Tip Shot.
1430
(7:22) Foul on Ben Hammond.
+3 (7:08) CJ Hyland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Kell.
1730
+2 (6:42) Amani Hansberry made Layup.
1732
(6:42) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(6:41) Amani Hansberry missed Free Throw.
(6:40) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
(6:40) Christian Gurdak missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(6:40) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:40) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(6:40) Christian Gurdak missed Free Throw.
(6:40) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:40) Christian Gurdak made Free Throw.
1733
(6:25) Foul on Tyler Johnson.
+1 (6:25) Julien Soumaoro made Free Throw.
1833
(6:24) Julien Soumaoro missed Free Throw.
(6:23) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
(6:19) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Turnover.
(6:07) Neoklis Avdalas missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:05) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Julien Soumaoro Turnover.
(5:59) Neoklis Avdalas Steal.
+2 (5:55) Amani Hansberry made Layup. Assisted by Neoklis Avdalas.
1835
(5:34) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:29) Tayeshaun Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:29) Tayeshaun Smith made Layup.
2035
(5:12) Neoklis Avdalas Turnover.
(5:12) CJ Hyland Steal.
+2 (5:01) Justin Johnson made Jumper.
2235
(4:31) Ben Hammond missed Jumper.
(4:29) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(4:14) Tahlan Pettway missed Jumper.
(4:14) Ben Hammond Block.
(4:12) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:05) Ben Hammond made Jumper.
2237
(3:44) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
(3:44) Amani Hansberry Block.
(3:40) Cord Stansberry Offensive Rebound.
(3:39) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
+1 (3:39) Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
2337
(3:39) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
(3:39) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:39) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
(3:37) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:24) Jaden Schutt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
2340
+2 (2:59) Justin Johnson made Jumper.
2540
(2:38) Foul on Justin Johnson.
+1 (2:38) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
2541
+1 (2:38) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
2542
+3 (2:19) Julien Soumaoro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tidjiane Dioumassi.
2842
+3 (2:02) Jaden Schutt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Hansberry.
2845
+2 (1:45) Marcus Kell made Layup.
3045
+3 (1:25) Amani Hansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Schutt.
3048
+2 (1:09) Justin Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Tidjiane Dioumassi.
3248
+2 (0:48) Jaden Schutt made Layup.
3250
(0:35) Tidjiane Dioumassi missed Layup.
(0:34) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Amani Hansberry Turnover.
+2 (0:21) Abdulai Fanta Kabba made Dunk. Assisted by Tidjiane Dioumassi.
3450
+3 (0:01) Amani Hansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Schutt.
3453

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

74Points96

24-57(42.1%)Field Goal(%)34-64(53.1%)

8-20(40.0%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

18-30(60.0%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

34(15)Rebounds(Offensive)36(11)

12Assists15

7Steals8

1Blocks8

14Turnovers11

20(1)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

0Largest Lead25

Game Details

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Cassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA

attendance: 4,288 (48.0%)

tv: ACC Extra

spread: VT -20.5

over/under: 152.5