Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
WESTERN CAROLINA lost to SAMFORD 74-88 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. SAMFORD won by a 14-point margin. Dylan Faulkner led all scorers with 23 points. WESTERN CAROLINA shot 38.5% from the field while SAMFORD managed 50.0%. WESTERN CAROLINA collected 23 rebounds and SAMFORD grabbed 39. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
WESTERN CAROLINA
74 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | * Julien Soumaoro | 34:00 | 12 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 23 | * Marcus Kell | 33:00 | 9 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 0 | * Cord Stansberry | 31:00 | 13 | 6/18 | 6/12 | 0/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | * Tidjiane Dioumassi | 24:00 | 9 | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | * Sam Dada | 14:00 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Tahlan Pettway | 19:00 | 10 | 3/9 | 1/2 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Justin Johnson | 17:00 | 8 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Taye Smith | 16:00 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | C.j. Hyland | 12:00 | 7 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/3 | 5/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 74 | 25/65 | 19/40 | 6/25 | 18/24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 56 | |
SAMFORD
88 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | * Jadin Booth | 36:00 | 18 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | * Cade Norris | 32:00 | 10 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 5/8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | * Dylan Faulkner | 29:00 | 23 | 8/12 | 8/11 | 0/1 | 7/12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | * Keaton Norris | 27:00 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 0 | * Isaiah Campbell-Finch | 23:00 | 13 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Zion Wilburn | 24:00 | 11 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Kamron Martin | 21:00 | 9 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 35 | Will Shaver | 08:00 | 4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 88 | 24/48 | 14/24 | 10/24 | 30/41 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 95 | |