NCAA 2025-2026
March 8, 2026
Match Summary
EAST TENNESSEE STATE defeated WESTERN CAROLINA 69-67 on March 8, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. EAST TENNESSEE STATE won by a 2-point margin. Brian Taylor led all scorers with 22 points. EAST TENNESSEE STATE shot 47.1% from the field while WESTERN CAROLINA managed 37.7%. EAST TENNESSEE STATE collected 28 rebounds and WESTERN CAROLINA grabbed 33. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Brian Taylor G
6'4" - 1.93m
Efficiency Leader
Blake Barkley F
21 yrs (2004) 6'8" - 2.03m
EAST TENNESSEE STATE
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | * Brian Taylor | 40:00 | 22 | 8/16 | 4/7 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 35 | * Jordan Mccullum | 30:00 | 11 | 4/7 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | * Blake Barkley | 30:00 | 19 | 6/11 | 5/6 | 1/5 | 6/8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | * Cameron Morse | 22:00 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | * Allen Strothers | 07:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jaylen Smith | 36:00 | 13 | 5/10 | 4/7 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Makhi Johnson | 20:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Isaiah Sutherland | 10:00 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Milton Matthews | 05:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 69 | 24/51 | 16/28 | 8/23 | 13/21 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 74 |
WESTERN CAROLINA
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | * Tahlan Pettway | 36:00 | 9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 0 | * Cord Stansberry | 31:00 | 16 | 3/11 | 1/6 | 2/5 | 8/8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 23 | * Marcus Kell | 30:00 | 18 | 6/13 | 6/7 | 0/6 | 6/10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | * Tidjiane Dioumassi | 28:00 | 14 | 4/12 | 2/5 | 2/7 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | * Sam Dada | 28:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Julien Soumaoro | 15:00 | 6 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Adbulai Fanta Kabba | 12:00 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Taye Smith | 10:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Justin Johnson | 10:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 67 | 20/53 | 12/25 | 8/28 | 19/25 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 65 |
* Players marked with * are starters.