Western Carolina Catamounts vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers, SoCon Championship Semifinal

College Basketball

W Carolina

15-16

67-69

Final

ETSU

23-10

Harrah's Cherokee Center

Lead tracker

WCU leadsBiggest lead WCU 17, ETSU 2

ETSU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
WCU	38	29	67
ETSU	24	45	69

Who won: ETSU 69-67

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers beat the Western Carolina Catamounts 69-67 in SoCon Championship Semifinal on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Harrah's Cherokee Center. The ETSU outscored the W Carolina 45-29 in the 2nd half. Brian Taylor II led the ETSU in points (22). Marcus Kell led the W Carolina in points (18).

Player of the game

Blake Barkley

ETSU · 19 PTS, 8 REB

7.6

Win probability

100%ETSU final

WCUETSU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Offensive Rebound
Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound.
M. Kell · 18 PTS
H2 0:01ETS
Dead ball rebound
East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:01
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Kell misses 24-foot three point jumper
M. Kell · 18 PTS
H2 0:01
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tahlan Pettway misses 26-foot three point jumper
T. Pettway · 9 PTS
H2 0:08
Defensive rebound
Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:10
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Maki Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
M. Johnson
H2 0:11
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Maki Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
M. Johnson
H2 0:11
Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi
Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
T. Dioumassi · 14 PTS
H2 0:11
Defensive rebound
Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:12
Block
Jordan McCullum Block.
J. McCullum · 11 PTS
H2 0:12
Misses 7-foot jumper
Cord Stansberry misses 7-foot jumper
C. Stansberry · 16 PTS
H2 0:17WCU
Regulartimeout
Western Carolina Timeout
H2 0:19
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Taylor II · 22 PTS
WCU 67 - 69 ETSU
H2 0:19ETS
Dead ball rebound
East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:19
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Brian Taylor II misses free throw 1 of 2
B. Taylor II · 22 PTS
H2 0:19
Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi
Foul on Tidjiane Dioumassi.
T. Dioumassi · 14 PTS
H2 0:22
Defensive rebound
Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:25
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 25-foot three point jumper
T. Dioumassi · 14 PTS
H2 0:38
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 1
Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 1
B. Barkley · 19 PTS
WCU 67 - 68 ETSU
H2 0:38
Foul on Samuel Dada
Foul on Samuel Dada.
S. Dada
H2 0:38
+2
Layup
Blake Barkley makes layup
B. Barkley · 19 PTS
WCU 67 - 67 ETSU
H2 0:52
Defensive rebound
Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:53
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Marcus Kell misses free throw 2 of 2
M. Kell · 18 PTS