NCAAB

Western Carolina Catamounts at Samford Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
78 - 82
6-7, 4-3 Home

Guess, Tryon lift Samford past Western Carolina 82-78

Jacob Tryon added 17 points, and A.J. Staton-McCray and Logan Dye had 11 each. Richardson Maitre scored 10, including two free throws for a four-point lead with nine seconds left.

Samford (6-7, 2-4 Southern Conference) led 45-25 at halftime. Western Carolina mounted a charge in the second half, scoring 53.

Mason Faulkner had 24 points for the Catamounts (7-5, 0-3). Xavier Cork added 18 points, and Cory Hightower had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 78 - 82
2nd 0:00 Christian Guess Defensive Rebound. 78 - 82
2nd 0:02 Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper. 78 - 82
2nd 0:09 Richardson Maitre made Free Throw. 78 - 82

Statistics

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25-52 FG 28-62
48 Field Goal % 45
8-23 3PT 8-22
35 Three Point % 36
20-27 FT 18-24
74 Free Throw % 75
34 Rebounds 36
7 Offensive Rebounds 12
27 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 18
6 Steals 13
1 Blocks 3
19 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 19
8 Fast Break Points 0
34 Points in Paint 0
23 Fouls 25
5 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 351 | 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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