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East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Western Carolina Catamounts

· NCAA Men's Basketball
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
7-6, 2-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 66
Western Carolina Catamounts
5-9, 5-1 Home

ETSU beats Western Carolina 82-66 in SoCon opener

ETSU led 48-32 at halftime by shooting 63 percent. After being down by as many as 19 early in the second half, Western Carolina battled back with an 11-2 run, including five straight points by Elijah Pughsley, to get within 55-45 with about 12 minutes left.

Ge'Lawn Guyn's seventh point of the second half helped rebuild ETSU's lead to 71-52 with five minutes left.

Isaac Banks and Guyn added 10 points apiece for East Tennessee State (7-6).

Mike Brown led Western Carolina (5-9) with 22 points. Torrion Brummitt had 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Catamounts were held to 3-of-28 shooting from 3-point range and 32 percent overall.

Western Carolina ousted ETSU from the 2015 Southern Conference tournament after losing 17 straight in the series.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 82 - 66
2nd 0:09 Ge'Lawn Guyn Defensive Rebound. 82 - 66
2nd 0:09 Elijah Pughsley missed Three Point Jumper. 82 - 66
2nd 0:15 Mike Brown Offensive Rebound. 82 - 66

Statistics

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29-55 FG 19-59
53 Field Goal % 32
8-15 3PT 3-28
53 Three Point % 11
16-26 FT 25-29
62 Free Throw % 86
36 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 17
24 Defensive Rebounds 18
19 Assists 7
5 Steals 4
5 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 14
4 Fast Break Points 2
34 Points in Paint 30
21 Fouls 20
22 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Ramsey Center

Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 956 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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
Full Standings