UNC Greensboro Spartans @ Western Carolina Catamounts
18-8, 9-4 SoCon
76
18-8, 9-4 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UNCG | 38 | 38 | 76 |
WCU | 31 | 37 | 68 |
7-19, 2-11 SoCon
68
7-19, 2-11 SoCon
UNC Greensboro Spartans
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | 12 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | 17 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | 24 | 7-13 | 5-9 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
76 | 27-56 | 12-22 | 10-15 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 12 | |
48% | 55% | 67% |
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
Elijah PughsleyE. Pughsley #1 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | 6 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 39 | 17 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | 20 | 8-19 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
68 | 28-68 | 3-14 | 9-12 | 40 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 13 | |
41% | 21% | 75% |
Game Information
Cullowhee, NC
Referee:Bruce Benedict
Referee:Jemel Spearman
Referee:Evan Berg
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-4 | - | 21-9 |
| Wofford | 11-6 | 2 | 19-11 |
| Furman | 10-7 | 3 | 19-11 |
| Mercer | 10-7 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Samford | 10-7 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Western Carolina | 9-8 | 4 | 13-15 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-8 | 4 | 13-17 |
| Chattanooga | 6-11 | 7 | 12-18 |
| The Citadel | 6-11 | 7 | 9-21 |
| VMI | 1-16 | 12 | 6-24 |
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