Western Carolina 71-60 East Tennessee State (5 Jan, 2023) Play-by-Play

Western Carolina Catamounts

9-7, 2-1 Conference

	1	2	T
WCU	38	33	71
ETSU	38	22	60

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

6-10, 2-1 Conference

TIME		WCU	ETSU
19:35	Jalen Haynes made Layup.	0	2
19:00	Tre Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:57	Jaden Seymour Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:52	Justice Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Allen Strothers.	0	4
18:09	Tyzhaun Claude missed Layup.	0	4
18:09	Jaden Seymour Block.	0	4
18:05	Tyzhaun Claude Offensive Rebound.	0	4
17:59	Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
17:56	Tre Jackson Offensive Rebound.	0	4
17:52	Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:43	Foul on Russell Jones Jr..	3	4
17:37	East Tennessee State Timeout	3	4
17:33	Jordan King missed Jumper.	3	4
17:30	Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:12	Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:08	Jordan King Defensive Rebound.	3	4
16:51	Jaden Seymour made Layup. Assisted by Jordan King.	3	6
16:28	Tyzhaun Claude made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russell Jones Jr..	6	6
16:12	Jaden Seymour missed Jumper.	6	6
16:09	Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.	6	6
16:04	Tyzhaun Claude missed Layup.	6	6
16:04	Justice Smith Block.	6	6
16:04	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	6	6
15:59	Foul on Vonterius Woolbright.	6	6
15:59	Vonterius Woolbright Turnover.	6	6
15:59	Official TV Timeout	6	6
15:41	Justice Smith missed Jumper.	6	6
15:38	Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.	6	6
15:33	Foul on Jalen Haynes.	6	6
15:27	Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.	6	6
15:24	Braden Ilic Defensive Rebound.	6	6
15:19	Justice Smith Turnover.	6	6
15:19	Vonterius Woolbright Steal.	6	6
15:03	Vonterius Woolbright made Jumper.	8	6
14:42	Braden Ilic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan King.	8	9
14:19	Colin Granger missed Jumper.	8	9
14:18	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	8	9
14:10	Vonterius Woolbright made Layup.	10	9
13:52	Jaden Seymour made Jumper.	10	11
13:52	Foul on Colin Granger.	10	11
13:52	Jaden Seymour made Free Throw.	10	12
13:40	DJ Campbell missed Three Point Jumper.	10	12
13:36	Jaden Seymour Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:32	Jeremy Gregory missed Layup.	10	12
13:28	Jeremy Gregory Offensive Rebound.	10	12
13:28	Jeremy Gregory made Layup.	10	14
13:07	Tyzhaun Claude missed Jumper.	10	14
13:04	Jaden Seymour Defensive Rebound.	10	14
12:52	Jordan King made Layup.	10	16
12:52	Foul on DJ Campbell.	10	16
12:52	Jordan King made Free Throw.	10	17
12:50	Foul on Jordan King.	10	17
12:32	Tre Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	10	17
12:29	Jeremy Gregory Defensive Rebound.	10	17
12:27	Jordan King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Gregory.	10	20
12:24	Western Carolina Timeout	10	20
12:24	Official TV Timeout	10	20
11:49	Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.	13	20
11:37	Allen Strothers Turnover.	13	20
11:37	Russell Jones Jr. Steal.	13	20
11:32	Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Jackson.	16	20
11:05	Jalen Haynes missed Layup.	16	20
11:02	Tyzhaun Claude Defensive Rebound.	16	20
11:01	Tyzhaun Claude Turnover.	16	20
11:01	Jaden Seymour Steal.	16	20
10:55	Jaden Seymour missed Layup.	16	20
10:53	Tyzhaun Claude Defensive Rebound.	16	20
10:50	Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.	16	20
10:47	Jaden Seymour Defensive Rebound.	16	20
10:41	DeAnthony Tipler made Jumper.	16	22
10:19	Russell Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	16	22
10:16	Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.	16	22
10:12	DeAnthony Tipler missed Three Point Jumper.	16	22
10:08	Jaden Seymour Offensive Rebound.	16	22
10:07	Jaden Seymour missed Layup.	16	22
10:06	East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	16	22
10:05	Justice Smith made Layup. Assisted by DeAnthony Tipler.	16	24
10:04	Foul on Tyler Harris.	16	24
10:04	Justice Smith missed Free Throw.	16	24
10:03	Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.	16	24
9:33	Vonterius Woolbright missed Jumper.	16	24
9:30	Braden Ilic Defensive Rebound.	16	24
9:26	Justice Smith made Layup.	16	26
9:02	Tre Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	16	26
8:58	Braden Ilic Defensive Rebound.	16	26
8:52	DeAnthony Tipler made Jumper.	16	28
8:24	Russell Jones Jr. missed Jumper.	16	28
8:21	Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.	16	28
8:13	Jordan King missed Layup.	16	28
8:10	Russell Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	28
8:06	Tre Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	16	28
8:03	Braden Ilic Defensive Rebound.	16	28
7:51	DeAnthony Tipler missed Jumper.	16	28
7:48	Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.	16	28
7:44	Tyzhaun Claude made Dunk. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.	18	28
7:28	Braden Ilic missed Three Point Jumper.	18	28
7:24	Tyzhaun Claude Defensive Rebound.	18	28
7:14	Foul on Jordan King.	18	28
7:14	Official TV Timeout	18	28
7:14	Western Carolina Turnover.	18	28
7:06	Foul on Colin Granger.	18	28
7:06	Allen Strothers missed Free Throw.	18	28
7:06	East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	18	28
7:06	Allen Strothers made Free Throw.	18	29
6:54	Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.	21	29
6:35	Foul on Jaden Seymour.	21	29
6:35	Jaden Seymour Turnover.	21	29
6:13	Bernard Pelote missed Layup.	21	29
6:11	Bernard Pelote Offensive Rebound.	21	29
6:11	Foul on Justice Smith.	21	29
6:11	Bernard Pelote missed Free Throw.	21	29
6:11	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	21	29
6:11	Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.	22	29
5:55	DeAnthony Tipler made Jumper.	22	31
5:38	Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	22	31
5:36	Jaden Seymour Defensive Rebound.	22	31
5:36	Foul on Bernard Pelote.	22	31
5:36	Jaden Seymour missed Free Throw.	22	31
5:35	East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	22	31
5:28	Justice Smith missed Jumper.	22	31
5:26	Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.	22	31
5:16	Russell Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	22	31
5:14	East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.	22	31
4:45	DeAnthony Tipler missed Three Point Jumper.	22	31
4:42	Tyzhaun Claude Defensive Rebound.	22	31
4:29	Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.	25	31
4:09	Allen Strothers Turnover.	25	31
4:09	Russell Jones Jr. Steal.	25	31
4:02	Tre Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bernard Pelote.	28	31
3:37	Justice Smith made Jumper.	28	33
3:11	Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.	28	33
3:07	DeAnthony Tipler Defensive Rebound.	28	33
3:01	Jaden Seymour made Layup.	28	35
2:38	Foul on Justice Smith.	28	35
2:38	Official TV Timeout	28	35
2:38	Vonterius Woolbright made Free Throw.	29	35
2:38	Vonterius Woolbright made Free Throw.	30	35
2:16	DeAnthony Tipler missed Jumper.	30	35
2:14	Vonterius Woolbright Defensive Rebound.	30	35
2:05	Foul on Jalen Haynes.	30	35
2:05	Tyzhaun Claude made Free Throw.	31	35
2:05	Tyzhaun Claude missed Free Throw.	31	35
2:04	Jeremy Gregory Defensive Rebound.	31	35
1:49	Foul on Tre Jackson.	31	35
1:49	Jeremy Gregory made Free Throw.	31	36
1:49	Jeremy Gregory missed Free Throw.	31	36
1:48	Tre Jackson Defensive Rebound.	31	36
1:36	Tyzhaun Claude made Jumper. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.	33	36
1:14	Jordan King missed Three Point Jumper.	33	36
1:10	Tre Jackson Defensive Rebound.	33	36
1:03	Russell Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	36	36
1:02	Foul on Jordan King.	36	36
1:02	Russell Jones Jr. missed Free Throw.	36	36
1:02	Jeremy Gregory Defensive Rebound.	36	36
1:02	Foul on Tyzhaun Claude.	36	36
1:02	Jeremy Gregory missed Free Throw.	36	36
1:01	Tre Jackson Defensive Rebound.	36	36
0:37	Tyzhaun Claude made Dunk. Assisted by Vonterius Woolbright.	38	36
0:16	DeAnthony Tipler made Layup.	38	38
0:02	Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	38	38
0:00	Allen Strothers Defensive Rebound.	38	38
0:00	End of 1st half	38	38

Freedom Hall Civic Center

12:00 AM, 5 January 2023

Johnson City, TN

Attendance: 3,104

Referees:
Zelton Steed
Jason Page
Ryan Christian

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Samford	15-3	-	29-6
UNC Greensboro	12-6	3	21-11
Chattanooga	12-6	3	21-12
Western Carolina	11-7	4	22-10
Wofford	10-8	5	17-15
Furman	10-8	5	17-16
East Tennessee State	8-10	7	19-16
Mercer	8-10	7	16-17
The Citadel	3-15	12	11-21
VMI	1-17	14	4-28

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