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Western Carolina Catamounts at UNC Greensboro Spartans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
10-15, 4-9 Away
Final
81 - 80
UNC Greensboro Spartans
17-8, 7-3 Home

Faulkner leads W. Carolina over UNC Greensboro 81-80

Faulkner hit what proved to be the game-winning 3-pointer with 53 seconds left, breaking a 78-78 tie. I saiah Miller quickly answered with a layup before Faulkner missed another deep shot with 24 seconds to go.

The Catamounts got up two shots in the closing seconds but couldn't connect.

Kameron Gibson had 15 points for Western Carolina (10-15, 3-13 Southern Conference), which snapped its four-game losing streak. Matt Halvorsen added 15 points. Cory Hightower had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Miller had 28 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals for the Spartans (17-8, 12-5). Keyshaun Langley added 15 points. Kaleb Hunter had 10 points. Mohammed Abdulsalam had a career-high 16 rebounds plus 4 points.

The Catamounts leveled the season series against the Spartans. UNC Greensboro defeated Western Carolina 77-56 on Monday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 80
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 81 - 80
2nd 0:00 UNC Greensboro Offensive Rebound. 81 - 80
2nd 0:00 Keyshaun Langley missed Three Point Jumper. 81 - 80
2nd 0:00 Mohammed Abdulsalam Offensive Rebound. 81 - 80

Statistics

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25-55 FG 30-77
45 Field Goal % 39
14-26 3PT 10-29
54 Three Point % 34
17-20 FT 10-15
85 Free Throw % 67
33 Rebounds 49
2 Offensive Rebounds 18
31 Defensive Rebounds 31
11 Assists 12
4 Steals 10
1 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 19
6 Fast Break Points 15
18 Points in Paint 34
15 Fouls 20
10 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: First Horizon Coliseum

Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 127 | 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
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