Western Carolina Catamounts vs Furman Paladins
Lead tracker
WCU leadsBiggest lead WCU 11, FUR 4FUR leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WCU | 38 | 27 | 15 | 80 |
 FUR | 30 | 35 | 12 | 77 |
Who won: W Carolina 80-77
The Western Carolina Catamounts beat the Furman Paladins 80-77 in overtime on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Timmons Arena. The W Carolina outscored the Furman 38-30 in the 1st half. Julien Soumaoro led the W Carolina in points (16). Alex Wilkins led the Furman in points (24).
FUR
Player of the game
Ben Vander Wal
FUR · 11 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
7.9
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles JohnstonF7.1 | 38 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11.8 |
| Ben Vander WalF7.9 | 38 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Alex WilkinsG7.4 | 39 | 24 | 11-20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13.6 |
| Tom HouseG6.0 | 36 | 9 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5.7 |
| Asa ThomasG5.3 | 40 | 8 | 2-14 | 1-8 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Owen RitgerF | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Abijah FranklinG5.8 | 13 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Eddrin BronsonG5.4 | 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
Arizona14-097
Utah8-678Final
Purdue13-189
Wisconsin9-573Final
Duke13-191
Florida St7-887Final
Houston13-167
Cincinnati8-660Final
BYU13-183
Kansas St9-573Final
Vanderbilt14-083
South Carolina9-571Final
North Carolina13-283
SMU12-297Final
Kentucky9-574
Alabama11-389Final
Oklahoma St12-280
Texas Tech11-3102Final
Kansas10-475
UCF12-181Final