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Western Carolina Catamounts at Samford Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
15-7, 7-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 70
Samford Bulldogs
8-17, 6-6 Home

Dotson double-double, Steger flurry push W. Carolina 78-70

Onno Steger added 18 points and seven rebounds for Western Carolina (15-7, 7-4 Southern Conference), while Mason Faulkner added 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Xavier Cork had three blocks.

The Catamounts cruised through much of the first half before Samford made it a fight, grabbing the lead for short stretches and starting the second half forging two ties. Steger caught fire after the second tie, scoring eight straight points with a pair of 3-pointers and a driving layup to spark Western Carolina on a breakaway 14-1 run.

Robert Allen had 15 points to lead the Bulldogs (8-17, 2-9), who have now lost nine games in a row. Jalen Dupree added 14 points and seven rebounds. J.P. Robinson and Brandon Robinson scored 10 points each.

Josh Sharkey, the Bulldogs' leading scorer (19 ppg) heading into the contest at 19 points per game, was held to eight points on 1-for-6 shooting. He added 6 of 7 from the free-throw line.

Western Carolina faces Furman at home on Saturday. Samford plays UNC Greensboro on the road on Sunday.

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Statistics

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28-60 FG 21-63
47 Field Goal % 33
7-22 3PT 4-22
32 Three Point % 18
15-25 FT 24-26
60 Free Throw % 92
43 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 9
34 Defensive Rebounds 28
16 Assists 7
6 Steals 8
3 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
20 Fouls 22

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 378 | 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