NCAAB

Samford Bulldogs at Western Carolina Catamounts

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Samford Bulldogs
9-22, 3-14 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 109
Western Carolina Catamounts
18-10, 10-4 Home

Faulkner leads W. Carolina over Samford 109-78

Onno Steger scored 31 points for the Catamounts. Travion McCray added 12 points, Carlos Dotson had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier Cork had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Western Carolina is undefeated (2-0) when scoring at least 100 points this season.

The 109 points were a season best for Western Carolina (18-10, 10-7 Southern Conference), which also achieved a season-high 28 assists.

Josh Sharkey had 30 points for the Bulldogs (9-22, 3-14). He also had seven turnovers but only three assists. Brandon Austin added 16 points. Deandre Thomas had 15 points.

Robert Allen, the Bulldogs' second leading scorer coming into the matchup at 14 points per game, was held to only 5 points on 2-of-12 shooting.

The Catamounts improve to 2-0 against the Bulldogs this season. Western Carolina defeated Samford 78-70 on Feb. 5. Western Carolina finishes out the regular season against East Tennessee State on the road on Saturday. Samford finishes out the regular season against VMI at home on Saturday.

---

---

How can I watch Samford vs. Western Carolina?

  • TV Channel: Samford at Western Carolina 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 109
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 78 - 109
2nd 0:11 J.P. Robinson made Free Throw. 78 - 109
2nd 0:11 J.P. Robinson made Free Throw. 77 - 109
2nd 0:11 Foul on Malik McCrimmon. 76 - 109

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2535.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAM https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2717.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWCU
25-69 FG 40-76
36 Field Goal % 53
10-37 3PT 15-33
27 Three Point % 45
18-23 FT 14-17
78 Free Throw % 82
33 Rebounds 52
10 Offensive Rebounds 14
23 Defensive Rebounds 38
10 Assists 28
7 Steals 9
4 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 13
14 Fast Break Points 32
22 Points in Paint 48
18 Fouls 17
1 Largest Lead 33

Game Information

Venue: Ramsey Center

Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 1,474 | 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