Western Carolina Catamounts at Samford Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballBooth scores 33, Samford beats Western Carolina 82-77
Booth shot 11 of 19 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Bulldogs (9-7, 2-1 Southern Conference). Will Shaver finished 4 of 7 from the field to add 11 points. Keaton Norris shot 3 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
The Catamounts (5-9, 1-2) were led in scoring by Samuel Dada, who finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. Western Carolina also got 12 points from Cord Stansberry, and Justin Johnson finished with 11 points.
Booth scored 12 points in the first half and Samford went into halftime trailing 38-34. Booth's 21-point second half helped Samford finish off the five-point victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Cade Norris Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Cord Stansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper | 77 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Marcus Kell subbing in for Western Carolina | 77 - 82 |
Statistics
WCU |
SAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 26-58 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 11-25 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 22-25 | FT | 19-21 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 88 | Percent Led | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 813 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 10-2 | - | 18-7 |
| Wofford | 9-3 | 1 | 17-8 |
| Furman | 7-4 | 2.5 | 16-8 |
| Mercer | 7-5 | 3 | 15-10 |
| Samford | 6-6 | 4 | 13-12 |
| The Citadel | 6-6 | 4 | 9-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 5-6 | 4.5 | 9-15 |
| Chattanooga | 4-8 | 6 | 10-15 |
| Western Carolina | 4-8 | 6 | 8-15 |
| VMI | 1-11 | 9 | 6-19 |


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