Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Nov 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	28	35	63
CIN	49	45	94

Game Recap

Trio helps Cincinnati cruise to 94-63 victory over Western Carolina in season opener. Baba Miller, Mustapha Thiam and freshman Shon Abaev all finished with 18 points to guide Cincinnati to a 94-63 victory over Western Carolina in a season opener on Monday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Marcus Kell	30	4-12	1-4	3-4	9	2	1	0	1	3	12
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	5	1
2CJ Hyland	17	1-6	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	4
0Cord Stansberry	30	9-19	4-9	1-3	3	1	1	0	2	3	23
3Julien Soumaoro	29	5-12	3-8	0-1	5	1	1	0	4	1	13
12Samuel Dada	21	1-5	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	2	2
1Chase McKey	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
8Tahlan Pettway	18	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	2	5
20Fischer Brown	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
4Justin Johnson	17	1-5	0-2	1-2	2	1	0	0	3	4	3
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	1	3	1	0
TOTAL	-	23-6435.9%	9-2733.3%	8-1457.1%	33	12	8	1	19	23	63

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	24	7-9	0-2	4-6	10	1	0	0	1	0	18
52Moustapha Thiam	24	6-7	1-2	5-7	5	1	1	1	5	2	18
1Day Day Thomas	27	3-11	2-5	0-0	3	3	1	2	4	0	8
10Shon Abaev	25	7-12	2-6	2-2	2	1	0	0	2	2	18
11Kerr Kriisa	26	2-4	2-4	0-0	3	4	0	0	1	2	6
24Tyler McKinley	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	2	3	2	0	0	2
65Halvine Dzellat	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	2	0	1	0
17Jordi Rodriguez	15	2-4	2-4	4-7	1	2	0	0	0	2	10
7Keyshuan Tillery	14	2-4	0-1	1-2	0	3	1	0	1	0	5
5Sencire Harris	9	1-1	0-0	4-6	0	2	3	0	0	3	6
32Jalen Celestine	14	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	-	32-5954.2%	10-2835.7%	20-3066.7%	33	20	11	7	14	15	94

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Carolina.
+2 (19:47) Shon Abaev made Jumper.
02
+2 (19:26) Cord Stansberry made Jumper.
22
+3 (19:09) Kerr Kriisa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moustapha Thiam.
25
(18:55) Julien Soumaoro missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:50) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(18:36) Baba Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:33) Day Day Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:31) Kerr Kriisa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
28
+2 (18:04) Julien Soumaoro made Layup. Assisted by Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
48
(17:56) Day Day Thomas missed Layup.
(17:53) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Marcus Kell missed Jumper.
(17:35) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Shon Abaev made Jumper. Assisted by Baba Miller.
410
(17:14) Julien Soumaoro missed Jumper.
(17:11) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:03) Baba Miller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:00) Baba Miller made Layup.
412
+2 (16:33) Cord Stansberry made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Kell.
612
(16:23) Shon Abaev missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:17) Day Day Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(16:11) Baba Miller Turnover.
(16:11) Julien Soumaoro Steal.
(16:05) Julien Soumaoro Turnover.
(16:05) Moustapha Thiam Steal.
(15:58) Shon Abaev Turnover.
(15:58) Cord Stansberry Steal.
(15:52) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:48) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:48) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
+2 (15:29) Baba Miller made Dunk. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
614
+2 (15:04) Marcus Kell made Jumper.
814
(14:45) Foul on Cord Stansberry.
+2 (14:43) Day Day Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
816
(14:32) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(14:21) Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:18) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
(14:16) Samuel Dada missed Layup.
(14:16) Tyler McKinley Block.
(14:12) Tyler McKinley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:08) Sencire Harris made Layup. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
818
(14:08) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+1 (14:08) Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
819
(13:51) Justin Johnson Turnover.
+3 (13:44) Jordi Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
822
(13:38) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(13:28) Justin Johnson Turnover.
(13:28) Tyler McKinley Steal.
(13:17) Foul on Justin Johnson.
(13:17) Jordi Rodriguez missed Free Throw.
(13:17) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:17) Jordi Rodriguez made Free Throw.
823
(13:16) Jordi Rodriguez missed Free Throw.
(13:15) Julien Soumaoro Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Chase McKey missed Dunk.
(13:02) Tyler McKinley Block.
(13:02) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(12:55) Tidjiane Dioumassi Turnover.
(12:55) Tyler McKinley Steal.
+2 (12:50) Keyshuan Tillery made Layup. Assisted by Tyler McKinley.
825
+3 (12:25) Julien Soumaoro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fischer Brown.
1125
(12:06) Keyshuan Tillery Turnover.
(12:06) Chase McKey Steal.
(11:55) Fischer Brown Turnover.
+2 (11:43) Moustapha Thiam made Dunk. Assisted by Jordi Rodriguez.
1127
(11:28) Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:25) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Moustapha Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:03) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
(10:44) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
(10:43) Foul on Shon Abaev.
+1 (10:43) Abdulai Fanta Kabba made Free Throw.
1227
(10:43) Abdulai Fanta Kabba missed Free Throw.
(10:42) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Shon Abaev missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:34) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) CJ Hyland missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:26) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Kerr Kriisa missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:58) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
(9:57) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:48) Julien Soumaoro Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Julien Soumaoro missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:34) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
(9:28) Moustapha Thiam missed Free Throw.
(9:28) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:28) Moustapha Thiam made Free Throw.
1228
(8:57) Western Carolina Turnover.
+2 (8:34) Moustapha Thiam made Dunk. Assisted by Kerr Kriisa.
1230
(8:34) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(8:34) Moustapha Thiam missed Free Throw.
(8:33) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(8:21) Samuel Dada Turnover.
+2 (8:05) Baba Miller made Layup.
1232
+2 (7:44) Marcus Kell made Jumper.
1432
(7:36) Moustapha Thiam Turnover.
(7:36) Tidjiane Dioumassi Steal.
(7:24) Marcus Kell missed Layup.
(7:20) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:20) Samuel Dada made Two Point Tip Shot.
1632
(7:14) Moustapha Thiam Turnover.
(6:53) Tahlan Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:46) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
(6:26) Justin Johnson Turnover.
(6:20) Foul on Justin Johnson.
+1 (6:20) Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
1633
+1 (6:20) Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
1634
(6:11) Cord Stansberry Turnover.
(6:11) Sencire Harris Steal.
(5:58) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
+1 (5:58) Baba Miller made Free Throw.
1635
(5:58) Baba Miller missed Free Throw.
(5:57) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:44) Tahlan Pettway Turnover.
(5:44) Sencire Harris Steal.
(5:40) Foul on Marcus Kell.
+1 (5:40) Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
1636
(5:40) Sencire Harris missed Free Throw.
(5:38) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(5:22) Cord Stansberry missed Free Throw.
(5:22) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:22) Cord Stansberry missed Free Throw.
(5:21) Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:08) Shon Abaev made Three Point Jumper.
1639
(4:51) Foul on Jordi Rodriguez.
+1 (4:51) Marcus Kell made Free Throw.
1739
(4:51) Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
(4:50) Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:46) Jalen Celestine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordi Rodriguez.
1742
(4:30) Chase McKey Turnover.
(4:30) Halvine Dzellat Steal.
(4:24) Halvine Dzellat missed Layup.
(4:22) Julien Soumaoro Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Julien Soumaoro Turnover.
(4:20) Keyshuan Tillery Steal.
+2 (4:20) Keyshuan Tillery made Layup.
1744
(4:20) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
(4:20) Keyshuan Tillery missed Free Throw.
(4:18) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:09) Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tahlan Pettway.
2044
(3:55) Halvine Dzellat missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:51) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:51) Foul on Marcus Kell.
+1 (3:51) Jordi Rodriguez made Free Throw.
2045
+1 (3:51) Jordi Rodriguez made Free Throw.
2046
(3:42) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(3:21) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
(3:16) Kerr Kriisa Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:05) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:01) Shon Abaev made Jumper.
2048
+3 (2:37) Julien Soumaoro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cord Stansberry.
2348
(2:15) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
(2:15) Moustapha Thiam Turnover.
+2 (2:07) Cord Stansberry made Layup.
2548
(1:55) Shon Abaev Turnover.
+3 (1:46) Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper.
2848
(1:30) Foul on Cord Stansberry.
+1 (1:30) Jordi Rodriguez made Free Throw.
2849
(1:30) Jordi Rodriguez missed Free Throw.
(1:28) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(1:09) CJ Hyland Turnover.
(0:51) Tyler McKinley missed Jumper.
(0:48) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
(0:44) Julien Soumaoro missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:41) Tyler McKinley Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Kerr Kriisa missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:30) Chase McKey Defensive Rebound.
(0:24) Julien Soumaoro Turnover.
(0:24) Jalen Celestine Steal.
(0:17) Day Day Thomas missed Layup.
(0:16) Day Day Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

CIN

63Points94

23-64(35.9%)Field Goal(%)32-59(54.2%)

9-27(33.3%)3-Point(%)10-28(35.7%)

8-14(57.1%)Free Throw(%)20-30(66.7%)

37(14)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

12Assists20

8Steals11

1Blocks7

22Turnovers15

23(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead33

Game Details

Monday, November 3, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 9,126 (76.0%)

tv: ESPN+