East Tennessee State Buccaneers @ Western Carolina Catamounts
23-5, 14-1 SoCon
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23-5, 14-1 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ETSU | 40 | 32 | 72 | ||
WCU | 25 | 36 | 61 |
12-16, 7-8 SoCon
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12-16, 7-8 SoCon
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
starters |
bench |
Jason WilliamsJ. Williams #4 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 22 | 8-11 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 33 | 10 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | 17 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
72 | 27-57 | 9-20 | 9-10 | 44 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 16 | |
47% | 45% | 90% |
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | 12 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 17 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
61 | 21-54 | 6-20 | 13-18 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 14 | |
39% | 30% | 72% |
Game Information
Cullowhee, NC
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:Brad Corriher
Referee:Ryan Christian
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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