Western Carolina Catamounts vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	38	29	67
ETSU	24	45	69

Game Recap

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Samuel Dada	27	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	0	1	5	0
23Marcus Kell	31	6-13	0-6	6-10	3	1	1	0	2	2	18
8Tahlan Pettway	36	3-7	2-4	1-2	5	1	1	0	3	0	9
22Tidjiane Dioumassi	28	4-12	2-7	4-5	2	1	1	0	2	3	14
0Cord Stansberry	31	3-11	2-5	8-8	7	2	1	0	3	1	16
21Tayeshaun Smith	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Abdulai Fanta Kabba	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	1	2
4Justin Johnson	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	1	1	2	2
3Julien Soumaoro	15	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6
TOTAL	-	20-5337.7%	8-2828.6%	19-2576.0%	33	9	7	1	13	16	67

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	31	6-11	1-5	6-8	8	0	0	1	2	2	19
15Cam Morris III	22	0-1	0-0	1-4	6	3	1	1	2	3	1
35Jordan McCullum	29	4-7	1-1	2-2	6	1	1	2	0	4	11
11Brian Taylor II	40	8-16	4-9	2-3	0	2	0	0	0	1	22
5Allen Strothers	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0
24Isaiah Sutherland	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
4Jaylen Smith	36	5-10	1-3	2-2	3	3	1	0	3	0	13
2Maki Johnson	21	0-2	0-2	0-2	4	1	2	0	0	4	0
55Milton Matthews III	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-5147.1%	8-2334.8%	13-2161.9%	28	10	8	4	10	15	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUETSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
+3 (19:44) Tahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists).
30
(19:30) Allen Strothers bad pass turnover.
(19:30) Marcus Kell Steal.
(19:05) Tidjiane Dioumassi bad pass turnover.
(19:05) Allen Strothers Steal.
(19:00) Blake Barkley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:56) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Cord Stansberry misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:43) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
(18:31) Cord Stansberry misses 21-foot jumper.
(18:28) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(18:05) Allen Strothers bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:52) Cord Stansberry makes layup (Samuel Dada assists).
50
+3 (17:30) Jordan McCullum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Morris III assists).
53
(17:08) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:53) Jordan McCullum makes layup (Cam Morris III assists).
55
(16:40) Marcus Kell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Cam Morris III traveling turnover.
(15:50) Foul on Maki Johnson.
(15:50) Tahlan Pettway misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:50) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:50) Tahlan Pettway makes free throw 2 of 2.
65
+2 (15:23) Brian Taylor II makes layup.
67
(14:58) Foul on Maki Johnson.
(14:58) Marcus Kell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:58) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:58) Marcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2.
77
(14:27) Isaiah Sutherland misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:23) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) Julien Soumaoro misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:01) Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup (Justin Johnson assists).
97
(13:38) Jaylen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:34) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:22) Marcus Kell makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists).
117
(12:59) Brian Taylor II misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:56) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:47) Blake Barkley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
1110
(12:33) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 8-foot jumper.
(12:33) Jordan McCullum Block.
(12:25) Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:21) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Johnson assists).
1410
(11:55) Blake Barkley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:51) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:30) Julien Soumaoro makes 24-foot three point jumper (Samuel Dada assists).
1710
(11:04) Jordan McCullum misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:02) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
(11:02) Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
+3 (11:00) Brian Taylor II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
1713
(10:39) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses driving layup.
(10:35) Tayeshaun Smith Offensive Rebound.
(10:18) team shot clock turnover .
(10:03) Milton Matthews III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Foul on Milton Matthews III.
+1 (9:50) Cord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2.
1813
+1 (9:50) Cord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2.
1913
(9:28) Jaylen Smith bad pass turnover.
(9:28) Tidjiane Dioumassi Steal.
+3 (9:16) Tahlan Pettway makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists).
2213
+2 (8:54) Jaylen Smith makes layup.
2215
(8:36) Tayeshaun Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:32) Cord Stansberry Offensive Rebound.
(8:30) Tahlan Pettway misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:26) Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
(8:20) Cord Stansberry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:18) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(8:18) Western Carolina Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Western Carolina retains its timeout.
+2 (8:11) Marcus Kell makes layup.
2415
+2 (7:52) Jaylen Smith makes layup.
2417
(7:28) Marcus Kell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) Isaiah Sutherland Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Isaiah Sutherland bad pass turnover.
(7:07) Tahlan Pettway Steal.
(7:02) Tahlan Pettway misses layup.
(6:57) Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:54) Marcus Kell makes layup.
2617
(6:45) Jaylen Smith misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:42) Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(5:58) Brian Taylor II misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:55) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:30) Cord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Kell assists).
2917
(5:12) Brian Taylor II misses 7-foot jumper.
(5:10) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Cord Stansberry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:53) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Allen Strothers misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(4:41) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:38) Justin Johnson makes layup.
3117
(4:15) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(4:15) Cam Morris III misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:15) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:14) Cam Morris III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:13) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Tahlan Pettway bad pass turnover.
(4:02) Jordan McCullum Steal.
(3:57) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(3:57) Justin Johnson Block.
(3:51) Jordan McCullum Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(3:47) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Marcus Kell bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Cam Morris III Steal.
(3:24) Foul on Julien Soumaoro.
(3:17) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(3:16) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Foul on Cam Morris III.
+2 (2:49) Marcus Kell makes layup.
3317
(2:36) Jaylen Smith misses 13-foot jumper.
(2:35) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
(2:35) Foul on Marcus Kell.
(2:35) Blake Barkley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:35) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:35) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3318
(2:34) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(2:31) Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:00) Marcus Kell makes layup.
3518
(1:36) Brian Taylor II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:32) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:31) Brian Taylor II makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Morris III assists).
3521
+3 (1:17) Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3821
+2 (0:56) Blake Barkley makes layup.
3823
(0:56) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (0:56) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 1.
3824
(0:32) Marcus Kell misses layup.
(0:28) Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound.
(0:26) Abdulai Fanta Kabba bad pass turnover.
(0:26) Allen Strothers Steal.
(0:05) Brian Taylor II misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Cord Stansberry bad pass turnover.
(0:01) Allen Strothers Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

ETSU

67Points69

20-53(37.7%)Field Goal(%)24-51(47.1%)

8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)13-21(61.9%)

37(13)Rebounds(Offensive)29(7)

9Assists10

7Steals8

1Blocks4

14Turnovers11

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

17Largest Lead2

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Freedom Hall Civic Center · Johnson City, TN

capacity: 6,149

tv: ESPNU

spread: ETSU -2.5

over/under: 145.5