Western Carolina 90, East Tennessee State 88 - Box Score

NET #228

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	49	41	90
East Tennessee State	35	53	88

East Tennessee State

NET #140

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	49	41	90
East Tennessee State	35	53	88

Thu, Jan 29, 2026Freedom Hall (TN)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Western Carolina

East Tennessee State

98%

✗ MissedMargin: +28.0 predicted → -2 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

49.1%→ 61.6

eFG%

56.6 ←55.5%

14.7%→ 13.9

TO Rate

6.8 ←13.3%

32.0%

ORB%

27.6%

29.3%→ 50.0

FT Rate

66.0 ←32.1%

Western Carolina

Predicted Actual

East Tennessee State

Recap

Western Carolina Stuns East Tennessee State in Thrilling 90-88 Upset

Julien Soumaoro Leads Cats to Massive Victory, Dealing Significant Blow to Buccaneers' Tournament Hopes

In a shocking turn of events, Western Carolina pulled off a monumental upset at Freedom Hall, taking down East Tennessee State 90-88. This result sent shockwaves through the college basketball world, as the Buccaneers, with a 15-7 record and a net ranking of 119, were heavily favored to win. CHD Sco...

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Top Performers

Western Carolina

Samuel Dada30.6

PTS12REB13AST3

6-6 FG

Cord Stansberry24.7

PTS19REB1AST5

5-12 FG, 0-5 3PT, 9-12 FT

Julien Soumaoro22.9

PTS19REB2AST3

5-10 FG, 5-9 3PT, 4-4 FT

East Tennessee State

Brian Taylor IIMVP39.9

PTS24REB2AST7STL3

8-15 FG, 2-7 3PT, 6-7 FT

Cam Morris III24.5

PTS15REB5AST1STL1

4-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 6-8 FT

Blake Barkley22.9

PTS13REB7AST1

2-6 FG, 0-1 3PT, 9-11 FT

Hot Players

Samuel DadaWestern Carolina+97%

PTS

6.1 avg

REB

7.4 avg

AST

0.7 avg

100% FG 6-6

Allen StrothersEast Tennessee State+89%

PTS

4.1 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

2.9 avg

71% FG 5-7

Tayeshaun SmithWestern Carolina+85%

PTS

1.0 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

0.2 avg

0% FG 0-0

Brian Taylor IIEast Tennessee State+53%

PTS

14.8 avg

REB

3.8 avg

AST

2.9 avg

53% FG 8-15

Julien SoumaoroWestern Carolina+44%

PTS

11.4 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

2.1 avg

50% FG 5-10

Cord StansberryWestern Carolina+21%

PTS

14.6 avg

REB

4.0 avg

AST

2.0 avg

42% FG 5-12

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Western Carolina90

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Julien Soumaoro	35	19	5-10	5-9	4-4	2	3	0	0	2
Cord Stansberry	33	19	5-12	0-5	9-12	1	5	0	0	2
Samuel Dada	33	12	6-6	0-0	0-0	13	3	0	0	1
Marcus Kell	30	14	5-9	1-4	3-4	4	2	0	0	1
Tidjiane Dioumassi	20	11	4-6	3-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	2
Tahlan Pettway	17	10	2-3	2-3	4-6	1	1	2	0	2
Justin Johnson	12	3	1-7	0-1	1-2	1	0	1	0	0
Tayeshaun Smith	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	0
CJ Hyland	9	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1
Drew Hollifield	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
Titian DeRosa	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
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	0	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
Vernon Collins	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	90	29-56	11-26	21-28	29	18	4	2	11

East Tennessee State88

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Brian Taylor II	39	24	8-15	2-7	6-7	2	7	3	0	2
Blake Barkley	36	13	2-6	0-1	9-11	7	1	0	0	0
Cam Morris III	28	15	4-7	1-2	6-8	5	1	1	0	0
Jaylen Smith	21	12	4-9	4-7	0-0	1	4	0	0	0
Allen Strothers	20	11	5-7	0-1	1-1	5	1	2	0	1
Jordan McCullum	20	8	2-5	0-1	4-6	1	0	0	2	1
Maki Johnson	17	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
Gabe Sisk	11	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Sutherland	8	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0
Milton Matthews III	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brayden Crump	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Carter	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Sisemore	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Frederico Whitaker Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Maddox Huff	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	88	26-53	8-22	28-35	25	14	7	2	5