Western Carolina 77, The Citadel 79 - Box Score

NET #228

	H1	H2	OT	T
Western Carolina	40	31	6	77
The Citadel	33	38	8	79

The Citadel

NET #346

	H1	H2	OT	T
Western Carolina	40	31	6	77
The Citadel	33	38	8	79

Sat, Jan 10, 2026McAlister Field HouseFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Western Carolina

The Citadel

50%

✗ MissedMargin: -0.1 predicted → +2 actual

Recap

The Citadel Stuns Western Carolina in Thrilling 79-77 Upset

Carter Kingsbury leads Bulldogs with 22 points in monumental victory

The Citadel pulled off a monumental upset at McAlister Field House, taking down Western Carolina 79-77 in a nail-biting contest that will be remembered for a long time. This stunning result sent shockwaves through the college basketball world, as the Bulldogs, ranked 353rd in the net rankings, took ...

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Top Performers

Western Carolina

Marcus KellMVP33.1

PTS24REB3AST1STL2

9-17 FG, 3-9 3PT, 3-3 FT

Cord Stansberry30.6

PTS23REB3AST2STL2

7-18 FG, 4-11 3PT, 5-8 FT

Abdulai Fanta Kabba17.7

PTS8REB6AST0STL2

3-6 FG, 2-4 FT

The Citadel

Carter Kingsbury30.7

PTS22REB6AST2

7-12 FG, 2-4 3PT, 6-8 FT

Braxton Williams23.0

PTS21REB5AST0BLK1

6-14 FG, 3-8 3PT, 6-6 FT

Sola Adebisi21.3

PTS10REB9AST1BLK1

3-6 FG, 4-4 FT

Hot Players

Simeon GermanThe Citadel+227%

PTS

1.9 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

0.3 avg

67% FG 2-3

Carter KingsburyThe Citadel+111%

PTS

8.1 avg

REB

3.9 avg

AST

2.2 avg

58% FG 7-12

Marcus KellWestern Carolina+46%

PTS

13.6 avg

REB

4.7 avg

AST

0.9 avg

53% FG 9-17

Abdulai Fanta KabbaWestern Carolina+41%

PTS

4.2 avg

REB

5.4 avg

AST

0.3 avg

50% FG 3-6

Cord StansberryWestern Carolina+36%

PTS

14.6 avg

REB

4.0 avg

AST

2.0 avg

39% FG 7-18

Eze WaliThe Citadel+31%

PTS

5.1 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

2.3 avg

25% FG 2-8

Braxton WilliamsThe Citadel+29%

PTS

15.3 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

1.6 avg

43% FG 6-14

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Western Carolina77

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Cord Stansberry	38	23	7-18	4-11	5-8	3	2	2	0	2
Julien Soumaoro	37	4	2-12	0-4	0-0	8	0	2	0	1
Marcus Kell	36	24	9-17	3-9	3-3	3	1	2	0	0
Tidjiane Dioumassi	35	6	3-5	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	2
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	25	8	3-6	0-0	2-4	6	0	2	0	1
Samuel Dada	17	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	0
Tahlan Pettway	16	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	5	0	0	0
CJ Hyland	12	5	2-3	1-2	0-1	0	1	0	0	0
Tayeshaun Smith	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	1
Chase McKey	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
Max Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Johnson	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
Titian DeRosa	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	—	77	29-68	9-30	10-16	30	12	8	3	7

The Citadel79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	BLK	TO
Sola Adebisi	39	10	3-6	0-0	4-4	9	1	1	2
Braxton Williams	37	21	6-14	3-8	6-6	5	0	1	4
Carter Kingsbury	36	22	7-12	2-4	6-8	6	2	0	1
Eze Wali	35	8	2-8	2-6	2-2	3	3	1	1
Christian Moore	25	9	3-10	1-6	2-2	5	1	0	1
Simeon German	22	5	2-3	0-0	1-4	10	1	0	1
Logan Applegate	20	4	1-4	0-3	2-2	0	1	0	0
Dante Kearse	6	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0
Keynan Davis	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1
Rowan Irelan	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Chase Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jack Walter	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jameson Heck	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Cassius Bonjasky	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Aidan Alexander	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Marcos Gonzales	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Logan Menefee	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Hernandez	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	79	24-58	8-28	23-28	38	9	3	11