East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Western Carolina Catamounts
SoCon Championship - Semifinal
15-16, 10-8 SoCon
67
15-16, 10-8 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 38 | 29 | 67 |
ETSU | 24 | 45 | 69 |
23-10, 13-5 SoCon
69
23-10, 13-5 SoCon
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | 18 | 6-13 | 0-6 | 6-10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | 16 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
67 | 20-53 | 8-28 | 19-25 | 37 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 16 | |
38% | 29% | 76% |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 19 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 40 | 22 | 8-16 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
69 | 24-51 | 8-23 | 13-21 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 15 | |
47% | 35% | 62% |
WCU vs ETSU Videos
Western Carolina Catamounts vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers: Game Highlights
Brian Taylor II skies for big slam
Tidjiane Dioumassi gets the basket plus the foul
Game Information
Asheville, NC
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:Jason Baker
Referee:Garrick Shannon
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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