East Tennessee State holds off Western Carolina 69-67 in Southern Conference Tournament semifinal
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Brian Taylor II scored 22 points and top-seededl East Tennessee State used a late run to beat Western Carolina Catamounts 69-67 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.
East Tennessee State (23-10) will play the winner of Sunday's other semifinal between No. 7 seed UNC Greensboro and sixth-seeded Furman for the championship on Monday with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
No. 5 seed Western Carolina led by eight points with five minutes remaining, but East Tennessee State went on a 14-4 run from there to pull out the victory.
Taylor shot 8 of 16 from the field, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Buccaneers. Blake Barkley totaled 19 points and eight rebounds, while Jaylen Smith scored 13.
Marcus Kell finished with 18 points for the Catamounts (15-16). Western Carolina also got Cord Stansberry added 16 points and seven rebounds. Tidjiane Dioumassi pitched in with 14 points.
Taylor scored 14 points in the second half to help East Tennessee State overcome a 38-24 deficit at halftime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (Catamounts gains possession) | |||
| 19:44 | +3 | Tahlan Pettway makes three point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists) | 3-0 | |
| 19:30 | Allen Strothers turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Kell steals) | |||
| 19:05 | Tidjiane Dioumassi turnover (bad pass) (Allen Strothers steals) | |||
| 19:00 | Blake Barkley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:58 | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 18:56 | Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:54 | Samuel Dada offensive rebound | |||
| 18:31 | Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:29 | Blake Barkley defensive rebound | |||
| 18:05 | Allen Strothers turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 17:52 | +2 | Cord Stansberry makes two point layup (Samuel Dada assists) | 5-0 | |
| 17:30 | +3 | Jordan McCullum makes three point jump shot (Cam Morris III assists) | 5-3 | |
| 17:08 | Cord Stansberry turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 16:53 | +2 | Jordan McCullum makes two point layup (Cam Morris III assists) | 5-5 | |
| 16:40 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:38 | Cam Morris III defensive rebound | |||
| 16:09 | Cam Morris III turnover (traveling) | |||
| 15:51 | Maki Johnson shooting foul (Tahlan Pettway draws the foul) | |||
| 15:51 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:51 | Tahlan Pettway misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 15:51 | +1 | Tahlan Pettway makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-5 | |
| 15:23 | +2 | Brian Taylor II makes two point layup | 6-7 | |
| 14:58 | Maki Johnson shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul) | |||
| 14:58 | Marcus Kell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 14:58 | +1 | Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-7 | |
| 14:27 | Isaiah Sutherland misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:25 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba defensive rebound | |||
| 14:11 | Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:09 | Justin Johnson offensive rebound | |||
| 14:01 | +2 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes two point layup (Justin Johnson assists) | 9-7 | |
| 13:38 | Jaylen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:36 | Catamounts defensive rebound | |||
| 13:22 | +2 | Marcus Kell makes two point layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists) | 11-7 | |
| 12:59 | Brian Taylor II misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:57 | Buccaneers offensive rebound | |||
| 12:47 | +3 | Blake Barkley makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Smith assists) | 11-10 | |
| 12:33 | Jordan McCullum blocks Tidjiane Dioumassi's two point jump shot | |||
| 12:31 | Justin Johnson offensive rebound | |||
| 12:21 | +3 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes three point jump shot (Justin Johnson assists) | 14-10 | |
| 11:55 | Blake Barkley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:53 | Justin Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 11:30 | +3 | Julien Soumaoro makes three point jump shot (Samuel Dada assists) | 17-10 | |
| 11:04 | Jordan McCullum misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:02 | Blake Barkley offensive rebound | |||
| 11:02 | Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul (Blake Barkley draws the foul) | |||
| 11:02 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:00 | +3 | Brian Taylor II makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Smith assists) | 17-13 | |
| 10:39 | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses two point layup | |||
| 10:37 | Tayeshaun Smith offensive rebound | |||
| 10:18 | Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 10:03 | Milton Matthews III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:01 | Tahlan Pettway defensive rebound | |||
| 9:50 | Milton Matthews III shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul) | |||
| 9:50 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-13 | |
| 9:50 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-13 | |
| 9:28 | Jaylen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tidjiane Dioumassi steals) | |||
| 9:16 | +3 | Tahlan Pettway makes three point jump shot (Cord Stansberry assists) | 22-13 | |
| 8:54 | +2 | Jaylen Smith makes two point layup | 22-15 | |
| 8:36 | Tayeshaun Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:34 | Cord Stansberry offensive rebound | |||
| 8:30 | Tahlan Pettway misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:28 | Samuel Dada offensive rebound | |||
| 8:20 | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:18 | Buccaneers defensive rebound | |||
| 8:18 | TV timeout | |||
| 8:11 | +2 | Marcus Kell makes two point layup | 24-15 | |
| 7:52 | +2 | Jaylen Smith makes two point layup | 24-17 | |
| 7:28 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:26 | Isaiah Sutherland defensive rebound | |||
| 7:07 | Isaiah Sutherland turnover (bad pass) (Tahlan Pettway steals) | |||
| 7:02 | Tahlan Pettway misses two point layup | |||
| 7:00 | Marcus Kell offensive rebound | |||
| 6:54 | +2 | Marcus Kell makes two point layup | 26-17 | |
| 6:45 | Jaylen Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:43 | Tahlan Pettway defensive rebound | |||
| 6:30 | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:28 | Blake Barkley defensive rebound | |||
| 5:58 | Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:56 | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 5:30 | +3 | Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Marcus Kell assists) | 29-17 | |
| 5:28 | Buccaneers 30 second timeout | |||
| 5:12 | Brian Taylor II misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:10 | Catamounts defensive rebound | |||
| 4:57 | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:55 | Cam Morris III defensive rebound | |||
| 4:45 | Allen Strothers misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:43 | Samuel Dada defensive rebound | |||
| 4:38 | +2 | Justin Johnson makes two point layup | 31-17 | |
| 4:15 | Samuel Dada shooting foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul) | |||
| 4:15 | Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 4:15 | Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 4:15 | Samuel Dada defensive rebound | |||
| 4:02 | Tahlan Pettway turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McCullum steals) | |||
| 3:57 | Justin Johnson blocks Jordan McCullum's two point layup | |||
| 3:55 | Jordan McCullum offensive rebound | |||
| 3:50 | Jordan McCullum misses two point layup | |||
| 3:48 | Justin Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 3:39 | Marcus Kell turnover (lost ball) (Cam Morris III steals) | |||
| 3:39 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:24 | Julien Soumaoro personal foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul) | |||
| 3:17 | Blake Barkley misses two point layup | |||
| 3:15 | Justin Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 3:15 | Cam Morris III personal foul (Justin Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:49 | +2 | Marcus Kell makes two point layup | 33-17 | |
| 2:36 | Jaylen Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:34 | Blake Barkley offensive rebound | |||
| 2:34 | Marcus Kell personal foul (Blake Barkley draws the foul) | |||
| 2:34 | Blake Barkley misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:34 | +1 | Blake Barkley makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 33-18 | |
| 2:34 | Cam Morris III misses two point layup | |||
| 2:32 | Samuel Dada defensive rebound | |||
| 2:00 | +2 | Marcus Kell makes two point layup | 35-18 | |
| 1:36 | Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:34 | Cam Morris III offensive rebound | |||
| 1:31 | +3 | Brian Taylor II makes three point jump shot (Cam Morris III assists) | 35-21 | |
| 1:17 | +3 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes three point jump shot | 38-21 | |
| 0:56 | +2 | Blake Barkley makes two point layup | 38-23 | |
| 0:56 | Samuel Dada shooting foul (Blake Barkley draws the foul) | |||
| 0:56 | +1 | Blake Barkley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-24 | |
| 0:32 | Marcus Kell misses two point layup | |||
| 0:30 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba offensive rebound | |||
| 0:26 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba turnover (lost ball) (Allen Strothers steals) | |||
| 0:05 | Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:03 | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | Cord Stansberry turnover (lost ball) (Allen Strothers steals) | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:43 | +3 | Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot | 41-24 | |
| 19:12 | +2 | Brian Taylor II makes two point jump shot | 41-26 | |
| 18:52 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:50 | Blake Barkley defensive rebound | |||
| 18:35 | Cord Stansberry personal foul (Jordan McCullum draws the foul) | |||
| 18:32 | +3 | Brian Taylor II makes three point jump shot (Jordan McCullum assists) | 41-29 | |
| 18:09 | +2 | Tahlan Pettway makes two point jump shot | 43-29 | |
| 17:56 | +2 | Jaylen Smith makes two point layup | 43-31 | |
| 17:40 | Tidjiane Dioumassi turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 17:24 | Samuel Dada shooting foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul) | |||
| 17:24 | +1 | Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-32 | |
| 17:24 | Cam Morris III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 17:24 | Marcus Kell defensive rebound | |||
| 17:11 | +2 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point layup | 45-32 | |
| 17:11 | Cam Morris III shooting foul (Tidjiane Dioumassi draws the foul) | |||
| 17:11 | +1 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-32 | |
| 17:01 | +2 | Brian Taylor II makes two point dunk (Maki Johnson assists) | 46-34 | |
| 17:01 | Justin Johnson shooting foul (Brian Taylor II draws the foul) | |||
| 17:01 | +1 | Brian Taylor II makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-35 | |
| 16:42 | Justin Johnson turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 16:28 | Blake Barkley turnover (bad pass) (Cord Stansberry steals) | |||
| 16:18 | Brian Taylor II shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul) | |||
| 16:18 | +1 | Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-35 | |
| 16:18 | +1 | Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-35 | |
| 16:06 | +3 | Jaylen Smith makes three point jump shot | 48-38 | |
| 15:51 | Cord Stansberry turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Smith steals) | |||
| 15:47 | Justin Johnson shooting foul (Jaylen Smith draws the foul) | |||
| 15:47 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:47 | +1 | Jaylen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-39 | |
| 15:47 | +1 | Jaylen Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-40 | |
| 15:25 | Jordan McCullum shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul) | |||
| 15:25 | +1 | Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-40 | |
| 15:25 | +1 | Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-40 | |
| 15:13 | Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:11 | Tahlan Pettway defensive rebound | |||
| 15:00 | +3 | Julien Soumaoro makes three point jump shot (Tahlan Pettway assists) | 53-40 | |
| 14:34 | Jaylen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:32 | Tahlan Pettway defensive rebound | |||
| 14:20 | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:18 | Maki Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 14:06 | Jaylen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Abdulai Fanta Kabba steals) | |||
| 14:02 | Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:00 | Cam Morris III defensive rebound | |||
| 13:35 | Marcus Kell shooting foul (Jordan McCullum draws the foul) | |||
| 13:35 | +1 | Jordan McCullum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-41 | |
| 13:35 | +1 | Jordan McCullum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-42 | |
| 13:18 | +2 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point jump shot | 55-42 | |
| 12:45 | Buccaneers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 12:32 | Cam Morris III blocks Tidjiane Dioumassi's two point layup | |||
| 12:30 | Jordan McCullum defensive rebound | |||
| 12:13 | Tayeshaun Smith personal foul (Jordan McCullum draws the foul) | |||
| 11:55 | +3 | Isaiah Sutherland makes three point jump shot (Brian Taylor II assists) | 55-45 | |
| 11:53 | Buccaneers 30 second timeout | |||
| 11:53 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:26 | Maki Johnson shooting foul (Tidjiane Dioumassi draws the foul) | |||
| 11:26 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:26 | +1 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-45 | |
| 11:26 | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:26 | Jordan McCullum defensive rebound | |||
| 11:03 | Brian Taylor II misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:01 | Tahlan Pettway defensive rebound | |||
| 10:44 | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:42 | Tidjiane Dioumassi offensive rebound | |||
| 10:38 | Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:36 | Jordan McCullum defensive rebound | |||
| 10:21 | +2 | Brian Taylor II makes two point jump shot | 56-47 | |
| 9:53 | Samuel Dada misses two point layup | |||
| 9:51 | Cam Morris III defensive rebound | |||
| 9:43 | Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:41 | Catamounts defensive rebound | |||
| 9:22 | Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:20 | Cam Morris III defensive rebound | |||
| 9:09 | +2 | Jaylen Smith makes two point layup | 56-49 | |
| 8:59 | Catamounts 30 second timeout | |||
| 8:50 | +2 | Marcus Kell makes two point layup | 58-49 | |
| 8:36 | Cam Morris III turnover (lost ball) (Julien Soumaoro steals) | |||
| 8:18 | Blake Barkley personal foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul) | |||
| 8:16 | Cam Morris III shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul) | |||
| 8:16 | +1 | Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-49 | |
| 8:16 | Marcus Kell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:16 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba offensive rebound | |||
| 8:10 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba misses two point layup | |||
| 8:08 | Jordan McCullum defensive rebound | |||
| 7:53 | +2 | Jordan McCullum makes two point layup (Brian Taylor II assists) | 59-51 | |
| 7:34 | Tahlan Pettway turnover (bad pass) (Maki Johnson steals) | |||
| 7:09 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba shooting foul (Blake Barkley draws the foul) | |||
| 7:09 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:09 | +1 | Blake Barkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-52 | |
| 7:09 | Blake Barkley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 7:09 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba defensive rebound | |||
| 6:55 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:53 | Jaylen Smith defensive rebound | |||
| 6:47 | +3 | Brian Taylor II makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Smith assists) | 59-55 | |
| 6:33 | Jordan McCullum shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul) | |||
| 6:33 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 60-55 | |
| 6:33 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 61-55 | |
| 6:33 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 62-55 | |
| 6:25 | Blake Barkley turnover (bad pass) (Samuel Dada steals) | |||
| 6:08 | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:06 | Jaylen Smith defensive rebound | |||
| 5:59 | Jaylen Smith turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 5:45 | Marcus Kell turnover (lost ball) (Maki Johnson steals) | |||
| 5:27 | Blake Barkley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:25 | Samuel Dada defensive rebound | |||
| 4:59 | Maki Johnson shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul) | |||
| 4:59 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 63-55 | |
| 4:59 | Samuel Dada turnover (lane violation) | |||
| 4:37 | Jaylen Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:35 | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 4:23 | Blake Barkley blocks Cord Stansberry's two point jump shot | |||
| 4:21 | Jordan McCullum defensive rebound | |||
| 4:07 | +2 | Jordan McCullum makes two point layup | 63-57 | |
| 3:45 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:43 | Cord Stansberry offensive rebound | |||
| 3:36 | Tahlan Pettway misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:34 | Jaylen Smith defensive rebound | |||
| 3:12 | Blake Barkley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:10 | Tidjiane Dioumassi defensive rebound | |||
| 3:05 | Jordan McCullum shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul) | |||
| 3:05 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:05 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-57 | |
| 3:05 | +1 | Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-57 | |
| 2:48 | +2 | Blake Barkley makes two point hook shot | 65-59 | |
| 2:18 | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:16 | Blake Barkley defensive rebound | |||
| 2:16 | Samuel Dada personal foul (Blake Barkley draws the foul) | |||
| 2:16 | +1 | Blake Barkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-60 | |
| 2:16 | +1 | Blake Barkley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-61 | |
| 1:48 | Blake Barkley shooting foul (Tidjiane Dioumassi draws the foul) | |||
| 1:48 | +1 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-61 | |
| 1:48 | +1 | Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-61 | |
| 1:31 | +2 | Blake Barkley makes two point layup | 67-63 | |
| 1:25 | Tahlan Pettway turnover (traveling) | |||
| 1:25 | Buccaneers 30 second timeout | |||
| 1:15 | Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:13 | Maki Johnson offensive rebound | |||
| 1:10 | Maki Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:08 | Blake Barkley offensive rebound | |||
| 1:06 | +2 | Blake Barkley makes two point layup | 67-65 | |
| 1:02 | Catamounts 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:54 | Jordan McCullum shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul) | |||
| 0:54 | Marcus Kell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:54 | Marcus Kell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:54 | Maki Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:38 | +2 | Blake Barkley makes two point layup | 67-67 | |
| 0:38 | Samuel Dada shooting foul (Blake Barkley draws the foul) | |||
| 0:38 | +1 | Blake Barkley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 67-68 | |
| 0:25 | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:23 | Blake Barkley defensive rebound | |||
| 0:19 | Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul (Brian Taylor II draws the foul) | |||
| 0:19 | Brian Taylor II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:19 | +1 | Brian Taylor II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-69 | |
| 0:17 | Catamounts 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:12 | Jordan McCullum blocks Cord Stansberry's two point jump shot | |||
| 0:10 | Maki Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul (Maki Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:10 | Maki Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:10 | Maki Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:10 | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 0:07 | Tahlan Pettway misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:05 | Marcus Kell offensive rebound | |||
| 0:05 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:03 | Catamounts offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Catamounts offensive rebound | 0:03 |
| Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | 0:05 |
| Marcus Kell offensive rebound | 0:05 |
| Tahlan Pettway misses three point jump shot | 0:07 |
| Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | 0:10 |
| Maki Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:10 |
| Maki Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:10 |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul (Maki Johnson draws the foul) | 0:10 |
| Maki Johnson defensive rebound | 0:10 |
| Jordan McCullum blocks Cord Stansberry's two point jump shot | 0:12 |
| Catamounts 60 second timeout | 0:17 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 67 | 69 |
| Field Goals | 20-53 (37.7%) | 24-51 (47.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-28 (28.6%) | 8-23 (34.8%) |
| Free Throws | 19-25 (76.0%) | 13-21 (61.9%) |
| Total Rebounds | 37 | 28 |
| Offensive | 12 | 6 |
| Defensive | 21 | 22 |
| Team | 4 | 0 |
| Assists | 9 | 10 |
| Steals | 7 | 8 |
| Blocks | 1 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 10 |
| Fouls | 16 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 W. Carolina 15-16 | 78.5 PPG | 42.8 RPG | 12.8 APG |
| 1 ETSU 23-10 | 78.1 PPG | 36.9 RPG | 14.4 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. Kell F | 13.6 PPG | 4.8 RPG | 0.9 APG | 44.6 FG% |
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. Taylor II G | 14.6 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 2.9 APG | 46.3 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kell F | 18 PTS | 3 REB | 1 AST | ||
| B. Taylor II G | 22 PTS | 0 REB | 2 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Kell | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6/13 | 0/6 | 6/10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Stansberry | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3/11 | 2/5 | 8/8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Dioumassi | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4/12 | 2/7 | 4/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Pettway | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Dada | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Kell | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6/13 | 0/6 | 6/10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Stansberry | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3/11 | 2/5 | 8/8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Dioumassi | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4/12 | 2/7 | 4/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Pettway | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Dada | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Soumaoro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| A. Fanta Kabba | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| V. Collins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Hollifield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Hyland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. DeRosa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 67 | 33 | 9 | 20/53 | 8/28 | 19/25 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 21 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Taylor II | 22 | 0 | 2 | 8/16 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Barkley | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6/11 | 1/5 | 6/8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| J. McCullum | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Morris III | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Strothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Taylor II | 22 | 0 | 2 | 8/16 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Barkley | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6/11 | 1/5 | 6/8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| J. McCullum | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Morris III | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Strothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Smith | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5/10 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| I. Sutherland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Johnson | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Matthews III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Sisk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Crump | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Whitaker Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Sisemore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Carter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 69 | 28 | 10 | 24/51 | 8/23 | 13/21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 22 |