Western Carolina Catamounts @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| TIME | PLAY | WCU | WAKE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 19:25 | Bernard Pelote made Layup. | 2 | 2 | |
| 19:08 | Davin Cosby missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 19:04 | Efton Reid III Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 19:00 | Davin Cosby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Sallis. | 2 | 5 | |
| 18:34 | Cord Stansberry Turnover. | 2 | 5 | |
| 18:14 | Davin Cosby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Sallis. | 2 | 8 | |
| 18:01 | Marcus Kell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bernard Pelote. | 5 | 8 | |
| 17:48 | Davin Cosby missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 8 | |
| 17:44 | Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 | |
| 17:38 | Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 8 | |
| 17:34 | Western Carolina Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 | |
| 17:27 | Foul on Hunter Sallis. | 5 | 8 | |
| 17:27 | Ice Emery made Free Throw. | 6 | 8 | |
| 17:27 | Ice Emery made Free Throw. | 7 | 8 | |
| 17:27 | Ice Emery made Free Throw. | 8 | 8 | |
| 17:06 | Hunter Sallis missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 8 | |
| 17:02 | Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 16:59 | Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 8 | |
| 16:54 | Bernard Pelote Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 16:51 | Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cord Stansberry. | 11 | 8 | |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest Timeout | 11 | 8 | |
| 16:23 | Davin Cosby missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 8 | |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 8 | |
| 16:20 | Parker Friedrichsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Sallis. | 11 | 11 | |
| 16:00 | CJ Hyland missed Jumper. | 11 | 11 | |
| 15:57 | Efton Reid III Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 11 | |
| 15:49 | Foul on Hunter Sallis. | 11 | 11 | |
| 15:49 | Hunter Sallis Turnover. | 11 | 11 | |
| 15:49 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 11 | |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina Timeout | 11 | 11 | |
| 15:22 | CJ Hyland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Emery. | 14 | 11 | |
| 15:03 | Foul on Vernon Collins. | 14 | 11 | |
| 15:00 | Juke Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hildreth. | 14 | 14 | |
| 14:39 | Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland. | 17 | 14 | |
| 14:18 | Parker Friedrichsen Turnover. | 17 | 14 | |
| 14:18 | CJ Hyland Steal. | 17 | 14 | |
| 14:07 | Ice Emery missed Jumper. | 17 | 14 | |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 17 | 14 | |
| 14:05 | Foul on Efton Reid III. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:54 | Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:54 | Wake Forest Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:24 | Ty-Laur Johnson missed Jumper. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:22 | Churchill Abass Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:22 | Foul on Ice Emery. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:22 | Churchill Abass missed Free Throw. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:22 | Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound. | 17 | 14 | |
| 13:22 | Churchill Abass made Free Throw. | 17 | 15 | |
| 13:03 | Foul on Bernard Pelote. | 17 | 15 | |
| 13:03 | Bernard Pelote Turnover. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:47 | Ty-Laur Johnson missed Layup. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:45 | Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:37 | Marcus Kell Turnover. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:37 | Parker Friedrichsen Steal. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:29 | Parker Friedrichsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hildreth. | 17 | 18 | |
| 12:10 | Marcus Kell Turnover. | 17 | 18 | |
| 12:10 | Ty-Laur Johnson Steal. | 17 | 18 | |
| 12:06 | Cameron Hildreth made Layup. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:46 | Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:43 | Juke Harris Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:37 | Parker Friedrichsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:36 | Official TV Timeout | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:21 | Brandon Morgan missed Jumper. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:21 | Churchill Abass Block. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:17 | Cord Stansberry Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:05 | Vernon Collins missed | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:05 | Churchill Abass Block. | 17 | 20 | |
| 11:02 | Juke Harris Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 20 | |
| 10:47 | Parker Friedrichsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hildreth. | 17 | 23 | |
| 10:37 | Brandon Morgan Turnover. | 17 | 23 | |
| 10:37 | Juke Harris Steal. | 17 | 23 | |
| 10:34 | Ty-Laur Johnson Turnover. | 17 | 23 | |
| 10:21 | Brandon Morgan Turnover. | 17 | 23 | |
| 10:03 | Cameron Hildreth missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:59 | Fischer Brown Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:51 | Fischer Brown Turnover. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:32 | Cameron Hildreth missed Jumper. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:30 | Jamar Livingston Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:17 | Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:13 | CJ Hyland Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:12 | CJ Hyland missed Layup. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:10 | Western Carolina Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 23 | |
| 9:01 | Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 23 | |
| 8:58 | Marcus Kell Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 23 | |
| 8:44 | Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Kell. | 20 | 23 | |
| 8:17 | Juke Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Sallis. | 20 | 26 | |
| 8:01 | Jamar Livingston missed Jumper. | 20 | 26 | |
| 7:58 | Juke Harris Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 26 | |
| 7:52 | Tre'Von Spillers made Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hildreth. | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:43 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:25 | Foul on Davin Cosby. | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:05 | Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 28 | |
| 7:02 | Hunter Sallis Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 28 | |
| 6:38 | Hunter Sallis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Hildreth. | 20 | 31 | |
| 6:23 | Cord Stansberry Turnover. | 20 | 31 | |
| 6:23 | Cameron Hildreth Steal. | 20 | 31 | |
| 6:18 | Cameron Hildreth made Layup. | 20 | 33 | |
| 6:18 | Foul on Cord Stansberry. | 20 | 33 | |
| 6:18 | Cameron Hildreth made Free Throw. | 20 | 34 | |
| 6:02 | Foul on Churchill Abass. | 20 | 34 | |
| 6:00 | Brandon Morgan Turnover. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:24 | Hunter Sallis made Jumper. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:12 | Foul on Davin Cosby. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:03 | Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase McKey. | 23 | 36 | |
| 4:43 | Hunter Sallis missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 36 | |
| 4:40 | Ice Emery Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 36 | |
| 4:24 | Ice Emery made Layup. | 25 | 36 | |
| 4:08 | Parker Friedrichsen missed Jumper. | 25 | 36 | |
| 4:05 | Chase McKey Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 36 | |
| 4:04 | Chase McKey Turnover. | 25 | 36 | |
| 3:45 | Cameron Hildreth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty-Laur Johnson. | 25 | 39 | |
| 3:36 | Cord Stansberry made Layup. | 27 | 39 | |
| 3:26 | Ty-Laur Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 39 | |
| 3:23 | Vernon Collins Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 39 | |
| 3:15 | Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:52 | Hunter Sallis missed Layup. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:52 | Vernon Collins Block. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:52 | Official TV Timeout | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:51 | Wake Forest Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:42 | Cameron Hildreth missed Jumper. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:40 | Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:37 | Ice Emery Turnover. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:37 | Cameron Hildreth Steal. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:34 | Hunter Sallis missed Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:31 | Ice Emery Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:09 | Foul on Ty-Laur Johnson. | 30 | 39 | |
| 2:09 | CJ Hyland made Free Throw. | 31 | 39 | |
| 2:09 | CJ Hyland made Free Throw. | 32 | 39 | |
| 1:51 | Cameron Hildreth made Layup. | 32 | 41 | |
| 1:51 | Foul on Bernard Pelote. | 32 | 41 | |
| 1:51 | Cameron Hildreth made Free Throw. | 32 | 42 | |
| 1:39 | Vernon Collins made Layup. Assisted by Bernard Pelote. | 34 | 42 | |
| 1:15 | Parker Friedrichsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 42 | |
| 1:12 | Tre'Von Spillers Offensive Rebound. | 34 | 42 | |
| 1:07 | Ty-Laur Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 42 | |
| 1:05 | Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 42 | |
| 1:02 | Cord Stansberry Turnover. | 34 | 42 | |
| 0:43 | Foul on CJ Hyland. | 34 | 42 | |
| 0:35 | Churchill Abass Turnover. | 34 | 42 | |
| 0:05 | Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 42 | |
| 0:02 | Parker Friedrichsen Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 42 | |
| 0:02 | Foul on CJ Hyland. | 34 | 42 | |
| 0:02 | Parker Friedrichsen made Free Throw. | 34 | 43 | |
| 0:02 | Parker Friedrichsen made Free Throw. | 34 | 44 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 34 | 44 | |
| 0:00 | CJ Hyland missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 44 | |
| 0:00 | Ty-Laur Johnson Block. | 34 | 44 | |
| 0:00 | Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 34 | 44 | |
WCU @ WAKE Videos
Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons: Game Highlights
- 1:59
Marcus Kell with the and-1 bucket
- 0:17
Vernon Collins rocks the rim with jam
- 0:21
Game Information
Winston-Salem, NC

Referee:Lee Cassell
Referee:Jeff Pon
Referee:Trey Styons

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 9-2 | - | 17-7 |
| Wofford | 8-3 | 1 | 16-8 |
| Furman | 7-4 | 2 | 16-8 |
| Mercer | 7-4 | 2 | 15-9 |
| Samford | 5-6 | 4 | 12-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 5-6 | 4 | 9-15 |
| The Citadel | 5-6 | 4 | 8-16 |
| Chattanooga | 4-7 | 5 | 10-14 |
| Western Carolina | 4-7 | 5 | 8-14 |
| VMI | 1-10 | 8 | 6-18 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 10-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Clemson | 9-1 | 1 | 19-4 |
| Virginia | 8-2 | 2 | 19-3 |
| NC State | 8-2 | 2 | 17-6 |
| North Carolina | 6-3 | 3.5 | 18-4 |
| Miami | 6-3 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Louisville | 6-4 | 4 | 16-6 |
| California | 5-5 | 5 | 17-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 5 | 16-7 |
| SMU | 4-5 | 5.5 | 15-7 |
| Syracuse | 4-6 | 6 | 13-10 |
| Florida State | 3-6 | 6.5 | 10-12 |
| Stanford | 3-7 | 7 | 14-9 |
| Wake Forest | 2-7 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Boston College | 2-7 | 7.5 | 9-13 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-8 | 8 | 11-12 |
| Notre Dame | 2-8 | 8 | 11-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-8 | 8 | 9-14 |
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