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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus KellF6.5 | 39 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Abdulai Fanta KabbaC6.3 | 26 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7.4 |
| Tidjiane DioumassiG6.6 | 38 | 12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9.2 |
| Cord StansberryG7.0 | 30 | 15 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Julien SoumaoroG6.6 | 35 | 16 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Tayeshaun SmithF | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Samuel DadaF6.1 | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Tahlan PettwayG | 5 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| CJ HylandG5.7 | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Justin JohnsonG5.4 | 17 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.6 |
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Utah8-678Final
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