Furman 67, Western Carolina 86 - Box Score

NET #186

	H1	H2	T
Furman	30	37	67
Western Carolina	37	49	86

Western Carolina

NET #228

	H1	H2	T
Furman	30	37	67
Western Carolina	37	49	86

Sat, Feb 28, 2026Ramsey CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Furman

Western Carolina

61%

39%

✗ MissedMargin: -3.1 predicted → +19 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

54.2%→ 60.4

eFG%

57.9 ←50.6%

15.2%→ 12.1

TO Rate

5.2 ←13.5%

30.4%

ORB%

31.8%

31.9%→ 22.6

FT Rate

34.9 ←30.8%

Furman

Predicted Actual

Western Carolina

Recap

Western Carolina Spoils Furman's Tournament Hopes with Dominant Win

The Catamounts, predicted to lose by 12.5 points, instead won by 19, handing Furman a crushing defeat in the SoCon standings.

In a stunning turn of events, Western Carolina University (Cats) defeated Furman University (Paladins) by a margin of 19 points, 86-67, at the Ramsey Center on Wednesday night. The outcome marked a significant upset, with Western Carolina entering the contest as the lower-ranked team, ranked 252nd i...

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Top Performers

Furman

Cooper Bowser29.3

PTS17REB4AST1BLK3

8-10 FG, 1-3 FT

Eddrin Bronson15.7

PTS16REB1AST0

6-8 FG, 3-4 3PT, 1-1 FT

Alex Wilkins14.0

PTS14REB0AST2

6-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

Western Carolina

Tahlan PettwayMVP30.1

PTS23REB3AST2STL1

8-12 FG, 4-7 3PT, 3-4 FT

Cord Stansberry28.8

PTS16REB4AST4STL1

6-17 FG, 1-6 3PT, 3-4 FT

Samuel Dada25.5

PTS12REB10AST1

6-8 FG

Hot Players

Tahlan PettwayWestern Carolina+117%

PTS

8.8 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

2.0 avg

67% FG 8-12

Eddrin BronsonFurman+107%

PTS

5.5 avg

REB

1.7 avg

AST

1.0 avg

75% FG 6-8

Samuel DadaWestern Carolina+62%

PTS

6.1 avg

REB

7.4 avg

AST

0.7 avg

75% FG 6-8

Tidjiane DioumassiWestern Carolina+39%

PTS

9.0 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

2.6 avg

40% FG 4-10

Justin JohnsonWestern Carolina+25%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

0.8 avg

75% FG 3-4

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Furman67

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	BLK	TO
Asa Thomas	31	3	1-6	1-5	0-0	7	2	1	3
Cooper Bowser	31	17	8-10	0-0	1-3	4	1	3	0
Alex Wilkins	28	14	6-13	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	2
Charles Johnston	27	4	2-4	0-2	0-4	5	2	1	2
Eddrin Bronson	23	16	6-8	3-4	1-1	1	0	0	1
Ben Vander Wal	22	6	3-3	0-0	0-2	4	2	0	0
Cole Bowser	18	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0
Tom House	11	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0
Abijah Franklin	9	3	1-4	0-2	1-2	1	1	0	0
Davis Molnar	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Owen Ritger	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Mason Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Tillman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Gunnar Lewis	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Collin O'Neal	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	67	29-53	6-17	3-12	24	10	5	8

Western Carolina86

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Marcus Kell	36	10	3-10	2-5	2-6	7	1	0	0	0
Tahlan Pettway	36	23	8-12	4-7	3-4	3	2	1	0	1
Cord Stansberry	35	16	6-17	1-6	3-4	4	4	1	0	0
Tidjiane Dioumassi	31	13	4-10	2-5	3-4	6	1	1	0	1
Samuel Dada	26	12	6-8	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	0	0
Justin Johnson	18	8	3-4	0-0	2-4	3	1	0	0	1
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	14	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	1
Tayeshaun Smith	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Fischer Brown	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Hyland	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Hollifield	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Julien Soumaoro	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Chase McKey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Vernon Collins	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Titian DeRosa	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	86	32-63	9-23	13-22	36	11	3	2	4