Western Carolina Catamounts vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	30	42	72
UNC	39	41	80

Game Recap

Western Carolina Catamounts vs North Carolina Tar Heels game highlights

North Carolina wins Michael Malone's coaching debut by beating Western Carolina 80-72. Matt Able scored 18 points and North Carolina make a decisive push in the final six minutes to win Michael Malone's coaching debut by beating Western Carolina 80-72 on Monday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Samuel Dada	10	0-2	0-0	4-4	4	1	1	0	1	4	4
2Jaeden Roberts	23	6-11	4-7	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	5	17
22Malachi Brown	31	0-2	0-0	1-2	5	3	2	0	3	3	1
0Jaxon Prunty	32	4-13	3-6	7-8	0	3	1	0	0	0	18
7Isaiah Manning	26	1-12	0-5	4-4	8	1	1	1	0	2	6
23Fola Sodipo	11	1-2	0-0	4-6	6	0	0	1	0	4	6
21Tayeshaun Smith	22	3-3	1-1	1-1	3	0	1	1	0	3	8
8Donovan Raymond	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
11Jacob Zhu	24	4-8	1-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	5	9
6Antonio McKoy	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Travelle Bryson	10	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	20-5933.9%	10-2441.7%	22-2781.5%	36	11	7	3	7	28	72

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jarin Stevenson	30	3-8	0-4	2-4	2	0	1	1	1	2	8
21Sayon Keita	20	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	4	4
17Neo Avdalas	31	4-8	2-4	3-5	7	4	0	0	3	2	13
3Matt Able	26	6-10	2-6	4-6	3	2	0	0	2	3	18
1Terrence Brown	30	3-11	0-3	8-10	5	2	2	1	1	0	14
22Alex Samodurov	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
25Maximo Adams	18	3-5	2-4	2-2	4	0	0	1	1	1	10
2Isaiah Denis	9	0-4	0-3	2-2	1	4	1	0	0	2	2
4Jaydon Young	14	2-5	2-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	6
14Angelo Brizzi	10	1-1	1-1	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

TOTAL	-	23-5541.8%	9-3030.0%	25-3571.4%	28	12	4	4	9	17	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by North Carolina.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Carolina.
(19:49) Foul on Jaeden Roberts.
(19:36) Terrence Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:34) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:34) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(19:23) Neo Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(19:23) Samuel Dada Steal.
(19:12) Malachi Brown misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:07) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Foul on Samuel Dada.
+1 (18:53) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (18:53) Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(18:27) Jaeden Roberts misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:23) Sayon Keita Defensive Rebound.
(18:08) Terrence Brown misses driving layup.
(18:05) Terrence Brown Offensive Rebound.
(18:02) Neo Avdalas misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:58) Jaeden Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Isaiah Manning misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:25) Matt Able makes 24-foot three point jumper (Neo Avdalas assists).
05
(16:56) Isaiah Manning misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:53) Matt Able Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:46) Matt Able makes driving layup.
07
(16:34) Jaeden Roberts misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:19) Matt Able makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrence Brown assists).
010
(16:07) Donovan Raymond misses layup.
(16:05) Donovan Raymond Offensive Rebound.
(16:04) Donovan Raymond misses layup.
(16:02) Neo Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) Jarin Stevenson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Matt Able Offensive Rebound.
(15:48) Matt Able bad pass turnover.
(15:48) Jaxon Prunty Steal.
+3 (15:43) Jaxon Prunty makes 25-foot three point jumper.
310
+2 (15:23) Neo Avdalas makes 1-foot dunk.
312
(14:55) Foul on Matt Able.
+1 (14:55) Isaiah Manning makes free throw 1 of 2.
412
+1 (14:55) Isaiah Manning makes free throw 2 of 2.
512
+2 (14:39) Jarin Stevenson makes 1-foot dunk (Matt Able assists).
514
+2 (14:11) Jacob Zhu makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
714
(13:57) Isaiah Denis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:53) Tayeshaun Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:30) Isaiah Manning misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:28) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:22) Jacob Zhu makes driving layup.
914
(13:04) Jarin Stevenson bad pass turnover.
(13:04) Tayeshaun Smith Steal.
(12:34) Jacob Zhu misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:31) Maximo Adams Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Foul on Antonio McKoy.
(12:02) Isaiah Denis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Jaydon Young Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:43) Angelo Brizzi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Denis assists).
917
(11:28) Fola Sodipo misses 7-foot hook shot.
(11:26) Fola Sodipo Offensive Rebound.
(11:26) Foul on Alex Samodurov.
(11:26) Fola Sodipo misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:26) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:26) Fola Sodipo misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:25) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Foul on Fola Sodipo.
+1 (11:05) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 1 of 2.
918
+1 (11:05) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2.
919
(10:38) Foul on Jaydon Young.
+1 (10:38) Samuel Dada makes free throw 1 of 2.
1019
+1 (10:38) Samuel Dada makes free throw 2 of 2.
1119
(10:20) Jaydon Young misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:18) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:18) Foul on Sayon Keita.
+3 (10:05) Travelle Bryson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Samuel Dada assists).
1419
+2 (9:45) Terrence Brown makes driving layup.
1421
(9:45) Foul on Fola Sodipo.
+1 (9:45) Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 1.
1422
(9:32) Foul on Samuel Dada.
(9:32) Samuel Dada turnover.
+2 (9:07) Sayon Keita makes 1-foot dunk (Terrence Brown assists).
1424
+3 (8:55) Jaeden Roberts makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malachi Brown assists).
1724
(8:39) Terrence Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:36) Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Donovan Raymond bad pass turnover.
(8:27) Terrence Brown Steal.
(8:23) Foul on Isaiah Manning.
+1 (8:23) Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1725
(8:23) Jarin Stevenson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:23) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:15) Terrence Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:11) Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Jacob Zhu makes layup (Donovan Raymond assists).
1925
+3 (7:37) Neo Avdalas makes 26-foot three pointer.
1928
(7:22) Jaxon Prunty misses layup.
(7:22) Terrence Brown Block.
(7:21) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(7:19) Jacob Zhu bad pass turnover.
(7:19) Terrence Brown Steal.
(7:15) Matt Able misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:12) Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:05) Jaxon Prunty makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jacob Zhu assists).
2228
+2 (6:48) Terrence Brown makes layup (Neo Avdalas assists).
2230
(6:19) Foul on Sayon Keita.
(6:19) Jaeden Roberts misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:19) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:19) Jaeden Roberts makes free throw 2 of 2.
2330
(6:08) Matt Able misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:06) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Isaiah Manning misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:49) Neo Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(5:43) Alex Samodurov misses 22-foot jumper.
(5:39) Tayeshaun Smith Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Jaxon Prunty misses 22-foot jumper.
(5:27) Isaiah Manning Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:26) Isaiah Manning makes layup.
2530
(5:04) Matt Able bad pass turnover.
(5:04) Isaiah Manning Steal.
+2 (5:00) Jaeden Roberts makes layup (Isaiah Manning assists).
2730
(4:45) Foul on Jacob Zhu.
+1 (4:45) Maximo Adams makes free throw 1 of 2.
2731
+1 (4:45) Maximo Adams makes free throw 2 of 2.
2732
(4:30) North Carolina Coach's Challenge (Overturned) North Carolina retains its timeout.
(4:30) Jaeden Roberts bad pass turnover.
(4:30) Isaiah Denis Steal.
+3 (4:14) Maximo Adams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Denis assists).
2735
(3:44) Jaeden Roberts misses 9-foot jumper.
(3:41) Alex Samodurov Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Maximo Adams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:33) Travelle Bryson Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Foul on Isaiah Denis.
(3:24) Jaxon Prunty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:24) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:24) Jaxon Prunty makes free throw 2 of 2.
2835
+2 (3:11) Maximo Adams makes layup.
2837
(2:51) Jaeden Roberts misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Alex Samodurov Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Jaydon Young misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:36) Maximo Adams Offensive Rebound.
(2:35) Maximo Adams bad pass turnover.
(2:35) Travelle Bryson Steal.
(2:28) Travelle Bryson misses driving layup.
(2:26) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(2:10) Isaiah Manning misses layup.
(2:10) Maximo Adams Block.
(2:07) Alex Samodurov Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Foul on Donovan Raymond.
(2:02) Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:02) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:02) Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:01) Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.
(1:45) Malachi Brown bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:23) Matt Able makes driving layup.
2839
(1:00) Foul on Matt Able.
+1 (1:00) Jaxon Prunty makes free throw 1 of 2.
2939
+1 (1:00) Jaxon Prunty makes free throw 2 of 2.
3039
(0:44) Terrence Brown misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:41) Jacob Zhu Defensive Rebound.
(0:24) Isaiah Manning misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:22) Neo Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Jarin Stevenson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

UNC

72Points80

20-59(33.9%)Field Goal(%)23-55(41.8%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)9-30(30.0%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)25-35(71.4%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)32(7)

11Assists12

7Steals4

3Blocks4

9Turnovers9

28(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

0Largest Lead13

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 15,735 (72.3%)

spread: UNC -22.5

over/under: 157.5