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Western Carolina Catamounts at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
Western Carolina Catamounts
19-12, 8-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 97
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
29-4, 15-1 Home

ETSU demolishes W. Carolina to head to SoCon final

The top seeded Buccaneers (29-4) advance to the championship game to play the winner between No. 6 Chattanooga and No. 7 Wofford on Monday night.

Bo Hodges and Isaiah Tisdale each scored 13 and Lucas N'Guessan scored 12 for East Tennessee State. The Buccaneers finished 34-of-58 (58.6%) shooting with 10 players entering the scoring column.

Mason Faulkner led Western Carolina (19-12) with 29 points shooting 15 of 17 from the foul line. Onno Steger scored 15 and Carlos Dotson 11.

East Tennessee State established a quick 7-0 lead and made it 25-15 midway through the first half. An 8-0 run made it 33-15 after Boyd's layup with 6:25 before the break. They went to halftime up 48-30 and were never challenged in the second half.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 75 - 97
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 75 - 97
2nd 0:18 Patrick Good Defensive Rebound. 75 - 97
2nd 0:22 Jason McMillan missed Three Point Jumper. 75 - 97
2nd 0:29 Charlie Weber made Layup. 75 - 97

Statistics

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23-53 FG 34-58
43 Field Goal % 59
7-25 3PT 8-18
28 Three Point % 44
22-31 FT 21-29
71 Free Throw % 72
28 Rebounds 35
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
20 Defensive Rebounds 26
12 Assists 15
7 Steals 6
2 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 20
4 Fast Break Points 0
30 Points in Paint 0
25 Fouls 27
0 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
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