VMI Keydets @ Western Carolina Catamounts
6-15, 1-7 SoCon
58
6-15, 1-7 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
VMI | 33 | 25 | 58 |
WCU | 39 | 49 | 88 |
7-12, 3-5 SoCon
88
7-12, 3-5 SoCon
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- TJ Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Kell misses 27-foot three point jumper
- TJ Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cal Liston assists)
- Marcus Kell makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
- Tan Yildizoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tahlan Pettway misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Kell misses 7-foot jumper
- Mario Tatum Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tahlan Pettway misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- AJ Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- Cord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Kell assists)
- AJ Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 17-foot jumper
- Cord Stansberry makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- AJ Clark misses layup
- Mario Tatum Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Marcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- Cord Stansberry makes layup
- Tan Yildizoglu makes layup (AJ Clark assists)
- Cord Stansberry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Cord Stansberry makes 2-foot dunk (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists)
- TJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tan Yildizoglu misses 14-foot jumper
- Tahlan Pettway misses layup
- Justin Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Justin Johnson misses layup
- Cal Liston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Pazon assists)
- Julien Soumaoro misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mario Tatum Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- CJ Hyland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists)
- Jaylen Pazon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- TJ Johnson misses layup
- Justin Johnson makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
- Jaylen Pazon makes driving layup
- Julien Soumaoro makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot
- CJ Hyland misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Justin Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists)
- AJ Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Walker Andrews assists)
- Samuel Dada misses layup
- Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- Samuel Dada makes layup
- AJ Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tan Yildizoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper (TJ Johnson assists)
- Marcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Walker Andrews makes free throw 1 of 2
- Walker Andrews makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Kell makes layup
- Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tan Yildizoglu misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup
- Walker Andrews misses 16-foot jumper
- Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- AJ Clark misses free throw 1 of 2
- AJ Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
- Samuel Dada misses layup
- Jaylen Pazon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jaylen Pazon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Samuel Dada makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
- Tan Yildizoglu misses 9-foot jumper
- Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup
- Cord Stansberry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 18-foot jumper
- Walker Andrews misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cord Stansberry misses 7-foot jumper
- Cord Stansberry misses layup
- Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Mario Tatum Jr. misses 12-foot jumper
- Marcus Kell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julien Soumaoro makes 24-foot three point jumper (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists)
- AJ Clark misses layup
- Julien Soumaoro makes 23-foot three point jumper
- TJ Johnson misses 12-foot jumper
- Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists)
- Cal Liston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- AJ Clark makes layup (TJ Johnson assists)
- Cord Stansberry misses 22-foot three point jumper
- TJ Johnson misses layup
- Julien Soumaoro misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cal Liston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Julien Soumaoro makes layup
- Jaylen Pazon misses 20-foot jumper
- Tidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
- TJ Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Justin Johnson misses layup
- Justin Johnson makes 3-foot dunk (Samuel Dada assists)
- Jaylen Pazon makes layup
- Tahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Jaylen Pazon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Justin Johnson misses layup
- Samuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Jaylen Pazon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tahlan Pettway misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cord Stansberry makes layup
- AJ Clark makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Cord Stansberry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julien Soumaoro misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tahlan Pettway misses 25-foot three point jumper
- TJ Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Tidjiane Dioumassi makes 9-foot step back jumpshot
- Walker Andrews misses layup
- Marcus Kell makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
- Mario Tatum Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Kell makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
- Walker Andrews misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cord Stansberry misses layup
- Cord Stansberry makes 0-foot tip in layup
- AJ Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Kell misses 8-foot jumper
- Cal Liston misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Cord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
- Julien Soumaoro makes layup
- Tan Yildizoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Kell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
- Tan Yildizoglu makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Abdulai Fanta Kabba misses free throw 1 of 2
- Abdulai Fanta Kabba misses free throw 2 of 2
- AJ Clark makes layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- Samuel Dada misses layup
- Tayeshaun Smith makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Tan Yildizoglu misses 10-foot jumper
- Samuel Dada makes layup (CJ Hyland assists)
- Tan Yildizoglu misses layup
- Samuel Dada misses layup
- Tahlan Pettway misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Walker Andrews misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup
- Walker Andrews makes layup
- Justin Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Justin Johnson makes layup
- Jaylen Pazon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | VMI | WCU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Start game | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:59 | | Jump Ball won by VMI | 0 | 0 |
| 19:59 | | Jump Ball lost by Western Carolina | 0 | 0 |
| 19:47 | | TJ Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 19:42 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:33 | | Marcus Kell misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 19:29 | | AJ Clark Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:23 | | TJ Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cal Liston assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 19:09 | | Marcus Kell makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists) | 3 | 2 |
| 18:41 | | Tan Yildizoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 |
| 18:37 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:27 | | Tahlan Pettway misses 23-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 |
| 18:25 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:06 | | Marcus Kell misses 7-foot jumper | 3 | 2 |
| 18:04 | | Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 17:58 | | Mario Tatum Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 |
| 17:56 | | Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 17:39 | | Tahlan Pettway misses 13-foot pullup jump shot | 3 | 2 |
| 17:37 | | TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 17:27 | | AJ Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists) | 6 | 2 |
| 17:10 | | Cord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Kell assists) | 6 | 5 |
| 16:50 | | AJ Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists) | 9 | 5 |
| 16:31 | | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 17-foot jumper | 9 | 5 |
| 16:27 | | Tidjiane Dioumassi Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 5 |
| 16:24 | | Cord Stansberry makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists) | 9 | 8 |
| 16:00 | | AJ Clark misses layup | 9 | 8 |
| 16:00 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba Block. | 9 | 8 |
| 15:57 | | AJ Clark Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 8 |
| 15:53 | | Mario Tatum Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot | 11 | 8 |
| 15:29 | | Marcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists) | 11 | 11 |
| 15:15 | | AJ Clark bad pass turnover | 11 | 11 |
| 15:15 | | Cord Stansberry Steal. | 11 | 11 |
| 15:12 | | Cord Stansberry makes layup | 11 | 13 |
| 14:58 | | Tan Yildizoglu makes layup (AJ Clark assists) | 13 | 13 |
| 14:42 | | Cord Stansberry misses 23-foot three point jumper | 13 | 13 |
| 14:40 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 13 |
| 14:39 | | Cord Stansberry makes 2-foot dunk (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists) | 13 | 15 |
| 14:13 | | TJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 14:11 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 14:01 | | Tahlan Pettway bad pass turnover | 13 | 15 |
| 14:01 | | Cal Liston Steal. | 13 | 15 |
| 13:31 | | Tan Yildizoglu misses 14-foot jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 13:29 | | Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Tahlan Pettway misses layup | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Western Carolina Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | Official TV Timeout | 13 | 15 | |
| 13:18 | | Cord Stansberry subbing out for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba subbing out for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Tahlan Pettway subbing out for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Tidjiane Dioumassi subbing out for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Marcus Kell subbing out for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | CJ Hyland subbing in for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Julien Soumaoro subbing in for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Justin Johnson subbing in for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Samuel Dada subbing in for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Tayeshaun Smith subbing in for Western Carolina | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | AJ Clark subbing out for VMI | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Tan Yildizoglu subbing out for VMI | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Linus Holmstrom subbing in for VMI | 13 | 15 |
| 13:18 | | Jaylen Pazon subbing in for VMI | 13 | 15 |
| 13:08 | | Justin Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 13 | 15 |
| 13:03 | | Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 13:00 | | Justin Johnson misses layup | 13 | 15 |
| 12:58 | | Jaylen Pazon Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 12:45 | | Cal Liston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Pazon assists) | 16 | 15 |
| 12:19 | | Julien Soumaoro misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 15 |
| 12:18 | | Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 15 |
| 12:18 | | Foul on Tayeshaun Smith. | 16 | 15 |
| 11:48 | | Mario Tatum Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 16 | 15 |
| 11:46 | | CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 15 |
| 11:35 | | CJ Hyland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists) | 16 | 18 |
| 11:18 | | Jaylen Pazon misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 18 |
| 11:15 | | TJ Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 18 |
| 11:15 | | TJ Johnson misses layup | 16 | 18 |
| 11:13 | | Tayeshaun Smith Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 18 |
| 10:53 | | Justin Johnson makes 12-foot step back jumpshot | 16 | 20 |
| 10:26 | | Jaylen Pazon makes driving layup | 18 | 20 |
| 9:57 | | Julien Soumaoro makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot | 18 | 22 |
| 9:47 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:47 | | Cal Liston subbing out for VMI | 18 | 22 |
| 9:47 | | Mario Tatum Jr. subbing out for VMI | 18 | 22 |
| 9:47 | | Linus Holmstrom subbing out for VMI | 18 | 22 |
| 9:47 | | AJ Clark subbing in for VMI | 18 | 22 |
| 9:47 | | Walker Andrews subbing in for VMI | 18 | 22 |
| 9:47 | | Tan Yildizoglu subbing in for VMI | 18 | 22 |
| 9:33 | | Walker Andrews bad pass turnover | 18 | 22 |
| 9:15 | | CJ Hyland misses 23-foot three point jumper | 18 | 22 |
| 9:13 | | Tayeshaun Smith Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 |
| 9:09 | | Justin Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists) | 18 | 25 |
| 8:43 | | AJ Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Walker Andrews assists) | 21 | 25 |
| 8:21 | | Samuel Dada misses layup | 21 | 25 |
| 8:19 | | AJ Clark Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 25 |
| 7:51 | | Tan Yildizoglu makes layup | 23 | 25 |
| 7:20 | | Samuel Dada makes layup | 23 | 27 |
| 7:05 | | AJ Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper | 23 | 27 |
| 7:01 | | TJ Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 27 |
| 6:57 | | Tan Yildizoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper (TJ Johnson assists) | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Western Carolina Timeout | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | Official TV Timeout | 26 | 27 | |
| 6:55 | | CJ Hyland subbing out for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Julien Soumaoro subbing out for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Justin Johnson subbing out for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Samuel Dada subbing out for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Tayeshaun Smith subbing out for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Cord Stansberry subbing in for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba subbing in for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Tahlan Pettway subbing in for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Tidjiane Dioumassi subbing in for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:55 | | Marcus Kell subbing in for Western Carolina | 26 | 27 |
| 6:33 | | Marcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper | 26 | 30 |
| 5:59 | | Foul on Tahlan Pettway. | 26 | 30 |
| 5:59 | | Walker Andrews makes free throw 1 of 2 | 27 | 30 |
| 5:59 | | Walker Andrews makes free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 30 |
| 5:28 | | Marcus Kell makes layup | 28 | 32 |
| 5:28 | | Foul on Tan Yildizoglu. | 28 | 32 |
| 5:28 | | Marcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 1 | 28 | 33 |
| 5:07 | | Tan Yildizoglu misses 24-foot three point jumper | 28 | 33 |
| 5:04 | | Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 33 |
| 4:38 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup | 28 | 35 |
| 4:12 | | Walker Andrews misses 16-foot jumper | 28 | 35 |
| 4:10 | | Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 35 |
| 4:04 | | Marcus Kell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 28 | 35 |
| 4:02 | | Jaylen Pazon Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | Foul on Abdulai Fanta Kabba. | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | Official TV Timeout | 28 | 35 | |
| 3:45 | | Walker Andrews subbing out for VMI | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | TJ Johnson subbing out for VMI | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | Cal Liston subbing in for VMI | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | Mario Tatum Jr. subbing in for VMI | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | AJ Clark misses free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | VMI Deadball Team Rebound. | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | Abdulai Fanta Kabba subbing out for Western Carolina | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | Samuel Dada subbing in for Western Carolina | 28 | 35 |
| 3:45 | | AJ Clark makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29 | 35 |
| 3:24 | | Samuel Dada misses layup | 29 | 35 |
| 3:23 | | Jaylen Pazon Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Foul on Cord Stansberry. | 29 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Jaylen Pazon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Jaylen Pazon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 31 | 35 |
| 2:49 | | Samuel Dada makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists) | 31 | 37 |
| 2:16 | | Tan Yildizoglu misses 9-foot jumper | 31 | 37 |
| 2:13 | | Tahlan Pettway Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 37 |
| 2:10 | | Samuel Dada makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists) | 31 | 39 |
| 1:52 | | VMI Timeout | 31 | 39 |
| 1:52 | | Jaylen Pazon subbing out for VMI | 31 | 39 |
| 1:52 | | TJ Johnson subbing in for VMI | 31 | 39 |
| 1:38 | | Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup | 33 | 39 |
| 1:20 | | Cord Stansberry misses 26-foot three point jumper | 33 | 39 |
| 1:18 | | Tidjiane Dioumassi Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 39 |
| 1:13 | | Foul on Mario Tatum Jr.. | 33 | 39 |
| 1:13 | | Tahlan Pettway subbing out for Western Carolina | 33 | 39 |
| 1:13 | | Julien Soumaoro subbing in for Western Carolina | 33 | 39 |
| 1:13 | | Tan Yildizoglu subbing out for VMI | 33 | 39 |
| 1:13 | | Walker Andrews subbing in for VMI | 33 | 39 |
| 1:05 | | Cord Stansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper | 33 | 39 |
| 1:03 | | Western Carolina Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 39 |
| 1:03 | | Western Carolina Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Western Carolina retains its timeout | 33 | 39 |
| 0:52 | | Tidjiane Dioumassi misses 18-foot jumper | 33 | 39 |
| 0:50 | | AJ Clark Defensive Rebound. | 33 | 39 |
| 0:25 | | Walker Andrews misses 26-foot three point jumper | 33 | 39 |
| 0:21 | | Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound. | 33 | 39 |
| 0:00 | | Cord Stansberry misses 7-foot jumper | 33 | 39 |
| 0:00 | | Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 39 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 33 | 39 | |
VMI @ WCU Videos
Samuel Dada hits the shot vs. VMI Keydets
Game Information
Cullowhee, NC
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:Nathan Quick
Referee:Patrick Harwood
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 7-1 | - | 15-6 |
| Wofford | 6-2 | 1 | 14-7 |
| Furman | 5-3 | 2 | 14-7 |
| Mercer | 5-3 | 2 | 13-8 |
| UNC Greensboro | 4-4 | 3 | 8-13 |
| Samford | 3-5 | 4 | 10-11 |
| Chattanooga | 3-5 | 4 | 9-12 |
| Western Carolina | 3-5 | 4 | 7-12 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4 | 6-15 |
| VMI | 1-7 | 6 | 6-15 |
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