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Western Carolina Catamounts at Furman Paladins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
5-8, 1-7 Away
Final
80 - 77
Furman Paladins
10-5, 7-2 Home

Soumaoro's 16 help Western Carolina down Furman 80-77 in OT

Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Furman Paladins: Game Highlights

Soumaoro also had eight rebounds for the Catamounts (5-8, 1-1 Southern Conference). Marcus Kell went 7 of 14 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to add 16 points. Cord Stansberry had 15 points.

Alex Wilkins led the way for the Paladins (10-5, 1-1) with 24 points and six assists. Charles Johnston totaled 14 points and six rebounds. Ben Vanderwal pitched in with 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Paladins.

Soumaoro made two free throws and Kell followed with a 3-pointer to give the Catamounts a 72-68 lead and they stayed in front over the final 3:08 of OT. Stansberry made two foul shots with 15 seconds left to put Western Carolina up three. Wilkins missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Soumaoro had a layup with 1:30 left in regulation to tie it 65-all and both teams went scoreless from there to force OT.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 80 - 77
3rd 0:00 End of 1st OT 80 - 77
3rd 0:00 Western Carolina Defensive Rebound. 80 - 77
3rd 0:00 Alex Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper 80 - 77
3rd 0:06 Furman Timeout 80 - 77

Statistics

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30-68 FG 29-65
44 Field Goal % 45
10-20 3PT 11-32
50 Three Point % 34
10-16 FT 8-17
63 Free Throw % 47
48 Rebounds 35
17 Offensive Rebounds 11
31 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 18
7 Steals 7
3 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 13
3 Fast Break Points 16
28 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 13
11 Largest Lead 4
16 Lead Changes 16
65 Percent Led 21

Game Information

Venue: Timmons Arena

Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 2,500 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 10-2 - 18-7
Wofford 9-3 1 17-8
Furman 7-5 3 16-9
Mercer 7-5 3 15-10
Samford 6-6 4 13-12
UNC Greensboro 6-6 4 10-15
The Citadel 6-6 4 9-16
Chattanooga 4-8 6 10-15
Western Carolina 4-8 6 8-15
VMI 1-11 9 6-19
Full Standings