Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Georgia Bulldogs

Dec 18, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	40	42	82
UGA	54	58	112

Game Recap

Western Carolina Catamounts vs Georgia Bulldogs game highlights

No. 25 Georgia shows off its high-scoring offense again in 112-82 win over Western Carolina. Jeremiah Wilkinson tied his career high with 26 points and No. 25 Georgia beat Western Carolina 112-82 on Thursday night in the Bulldogs' first game after moving into the .

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Marcus Kell	32	4-10	2-6	3-6	5	0	2	0	1	1	13
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	16	2-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	2	5	4
2CJ Hyland	19	4-4	2-2	4-5	1	0	1	0	1	3	14
0Cord Stansberry	29	3-8	2-6	0-0	2	3	0	0	4	2	8
3Julien Soumaoro	10	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	3	0	3
21Tayeshaun Smith	23	4-7	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	4	9
12Samuel Dada	6	2-2	0-0	0-1	2	0	1	1	2	5	4
8Tahlan Pettway	15	3-6	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	7
20Fischer Brown	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Justin Johnson	17	6-12	0-1	1-1	0	0	1	1	1	4	13
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	28	3-8	1-3	0-0	4	5	2	0	2	4	7


TOTAL	-	32-6350.8%	8-2138.1%	10-1758.8%	26	11	8	3	16	30	82

GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Kanon Catchings	22	2-5	1-2	3-4	3	2	1	0	1	2	8
2Somto Cyril	22	6-6	0-0	2-5	10	1	4	1	1	4	14
0Blue Cain	23	5-10	1-3	0-1	7	0	2	0	1	2	11
5Jeremiah Wilkinson	19	7-11	4-6	8-9	0	2	1	0	0	1	26
3Jordan Ross	23	4-7	2-3	5-7	2	5	1	0	2	0	15
25Justin Abson	10	0-0	0-0	3-4	6	0	0	1	0	0	3
1Kareem Stagg	12	2-2	1-1	2-2	2	1	1	0	2	3	7
21Jake Wilkins	18	4-6	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	9
24Jaden Newell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Dylan James	12	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
4Marcus Millender	19	4-7	1-3	8-8	0	3	0	0	2	0	17
7Justin Bailey	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
30Brandon Klatsky	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	35-5959.3%	11-2250.0%	31-4077.5%	35	14	10	3	11	17	112

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUUGA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Georgia.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Western Carolina.
(19:46) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses driving layup.
(19:44) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(19:32) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(19:32) Somtochukwu Cyril Steal.
+3 (19:27) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Ross assists).
03
(19:03) Julien Soumaoro bad pass turnover.
(18:46) Blue Cain misses driving layup.
(18:46) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Block.
(18:43) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Julien Soumaoro turnover.
(18:28) Kanon Catchings misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:23) Somtochukwu Cyril Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Somtochukwu Cyril makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
05
+3 (18:12) CJ Hyland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists).
35
+2 (17:56) Blue Cain makes driving layup.
37
(17:35) Abdulai Fanta Kabba bad pass turnover.
(17:35) Somtochukwu Cyril Steal.
+3 (17:32) Jordan Ross makes 25-foot three point jumper.
310
+3 (17:17) Julien Soumaoro makes 24-foot three point jumper.
610
+2 (17:06) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes driving layup.
612
(16:51) Abdulai Fanta Kabba misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:48) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Blue Cain misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:12) Cord Stansberry makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
812
+3 (16:02) Jordan Ross makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists).
815
(15:54) Foul on Kanon Catchings.
(15:54) Marcus Kell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:54) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:54) Marcus Kell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:53) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
(15:35) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(15:33) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Justin Johnson makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1015
(15:07) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
(15:04) Blue Cain misses driving layup.
(15:04) Samuel Dada Block.
(15:00) Justin Abson Offensive Rebound.
(14:58) Marcus Millender misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:55) Dylan James Offensive Rebound.
(14:52) Blue Cain misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:50) Justin Abson Offensive Rebound.
(14:47) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:44) Tidjiane Dioumassi Defensive Rebound.
(14:36) Justin Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:34) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+3 (14:20) Blue Cain makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1018
(14:04) Foul on Justin Bailey.
(13:56) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
(13:56) Abdulai Fanta Kabba turnover.
(13:44) Blue Cain misses driving layup.
(13:44) Justin Johnson Block.
(13:41) Julien Soumaoro Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Justin Johnson misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(13:31) Justin Abson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:26) Justin Bailey makes driving layup.
1020
(13:04) Justin Johnson bad pass turnover.
(13:04) Blue Cain Steal.
+2 (12:55) Blue Cain makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1022
(12:26) Julien Soumaoro out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:07) Marcus Millender makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
1024
+2 (11:47) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 19-foot step back jumpshot.
1224
(11:30) Marcus Millender bad pass turnover.
(11:30) Tidjiane Dioumassi Steal.
(11:24) Julien Soumaoro misses driving layup.
(11:22) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:21) Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes 3-foot floating jump shot.
1424
+3 (11:07) Kanon Catchings makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Ross assists).
1427
+3 (10:43) Marcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
1727
+2 (10:15) Jake Wilkins makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
1729
(10:05) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(10:05) Kanon Catchings Steal.
+2 (10:00) Jordan Ross makes driving layup.
1731
(9:50) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(9:50) Jordan Ross Steal.
+2 (9:45) Jake Wilkins makes 5-foot dunk (Kanon Catchings assists).
1733
(9:28) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(9:28) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:28) Foul on Justin Bailey.
(9:18) Foul on Kareem Stagg.
+1 (9:18) CJ Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2.
1833
+1 (9:18) CJ Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2.
1933
(9:08) Foul on CJ Hyland.
(8:57) Jordan Ross bad pass turnover.
(8:57) Samuel Dada Steal.
+2 (8:53) Samuel Dada makes driving layup.
2133
+2 (8:38) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes driving layup.
2135
(8:38) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (8:38) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes free throw 1 of 1.
2136
+2 (8:09) Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
2336
(8:09) Foul on Kareem Stagg.
(8:09) Samuel Dada misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:08) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:54) Marcus Millender makes 31-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists).
2339
+2 (7:38) CJ Hyland makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
2539
(7:31) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (7:31) Kanon Catchings makes free throw 1 of 2.
2540
+1 (7:31) Kanon Catchings makes free throw 2 of 2.
2541
+2 (7:08) Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup (Tayeshaun Smith assists).
2741
(6:49) Kanon Catchings misses driving layup.
(6:46) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:39) CJ Hyland makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3041
(6:20) Marcus Millender misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:03) Justin Johnson makes layup.
3241
(5:49) Foul on Justin Johnson.
+1 (5:49) Marcus Millender makes free throw 1 of 2.
3242
+1 (5:49) Marcus Millender makes free throw 2 of 2.
3243
+2 (5:29) Marcus Kell makes driving layup.
3443
(5:22) Foul on Tahlan Pettway.
+1 (5:22) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3444
+1 (5:22) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3445
(5:01) Justin Johnson misses layup.
(5:01) Somtochukwu Cyril Block.
(4:58) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Dylan James misses layup.
(4:48) Dylan James Offensive Rebound.
(4:48) Dylan James misses tip in layup.
(4:48) Julien Soumaoro Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Justin Johnson misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(4:23) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
(4:22) Abdulai Fanta Kabba misses layup.
(4:19) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:17) Jordan Ross makes driving layup.
3447
(4:17) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
(4:17) Jordan Ross misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:16) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(3:48) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:44) Jordan Ross Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Dylan James bad pass turnover.
(3:29) Julien Soumaoro Steal.
(3:23) Marcus Kell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:20) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Justin Bailey misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(3:08) Georgia Offensive Rebound.
(3:08) Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba.
(3:08) Somtochukwu Cyril misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:08) Georgia Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:08) Somtochukwu Cyril misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:07) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) CJ Hyland bad pass turnover.
(2:42) Somtochukwu Cyril Steal.
(2:38) Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
+1 (2:38) Somtochukwu Cyril makes free throw 1 of 2.
3448
(2:38) Somtochukwu Cyril misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:36) Somtochukwu Cyril Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Somtochukwu Cyril makes 4-foot dunk.
3450
(2:22) Cord Stansberry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:20) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:14) Jake Wilkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kanon Catchings assists).
3453
(2:02) Cord Stansberry misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(2:00) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Jordan Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:51) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:26) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
(1:13) Foul on CJ Hyland.
(1:13) Kanon Catchings misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:13) Georgia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:13) Kanon Catchings makes free throw 2 of 2.
3454
+2 (0:47) Justin Johnson makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
3654
(0:40) Justin Bailey bad pass turnover.
(0:40) Justin Johnson Steal.
+2 (0:36) Justin Johnson makes 2-foot dunk.
3854
(0:21) Jordan Ross bad pass turnover.
(0:08) Foul on Jeremiah Wilkinson.
+2 (0:03) Tayeshaun Smith makes 2-foot dunk (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
4054

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

UGA

82Points112

32-63(50.8%)Field Goal(%)35-59(59.3%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)11-22(50.0%)

10-17(58.8%)Free Throw(%)31-40(77.5%)

26(6)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

11Assists14

8Steals10

3Blocks3

16Turnovers11

30(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

0Largest Lead34

Game Details

Thursday, December 18, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Stegeman Coliseum · Athens, GA

attendance: 6,652 (63.2%)

spread: UGA -32.5

over/under: 167.5