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East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Western Carolina Catamounts: January 14, 2026

The Western Carolina Catamounts beat the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 72-68 on January 14, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 14, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Brian Taylor II (East Tennessee State Buccaneers, 23); Cord Stansberry (Western Carolina Catamounts, 20).

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Line score

Line score — East Tennessee State Buccaneers / Western Carolina Catamounts — College basketball — January 14, 2026
TeamH1H2Final
East Tennessee State Buccaneers353368
Western Carolina Catamounts363672

What stood out

  • The Western Carolina Catamounts' biggest edge came in the 2nd half (36-33).

Player lines

  • Allen Strothers (ETSU G): 23 MIN, 4 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Blake Barkley (ETSU F): 35 MIN, 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Brian Taylor II (ETSU G): 39 MIN, 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Cam Morris III (ETSU F): 30 MIN, 19 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 0 3PM, 3 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Gabe Sisk (ETSU G): 7 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Isaiah Sutherland (ETSU F): 11 MIN, 5 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Jaylen Smith (ETSU G): 27 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 3 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Jordan McCullum (ETSU F): 9 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Maki Johnson (ETSU G): 19 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Abdulai Fanta Kabba (WCU C): 13 MIN, 2 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • CJ Hyland (WCU G): 7 MIN, 1 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Cord Stansberry (WCU G): 31 MIN, 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Julien Soumaoro (WCU G): 28 MIN, 9 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Justin Johnson (WCU G): 9 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Marcus Kell (WCU F): 31 MIN, 15 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TOV
  • Samuel Dada (WCU F): 25 MIN, 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Tahlan Pettway (WCU G): 16 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Tayeshaun Smith (WCU F): 11 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Tidjiane Dioumassi (WCU G): 29 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Western Carolina Catamounts vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers head-to-head (3 meetings).

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