Western Carolina 78, UNC Greensboro 81 - Box Score

NET #228

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	36	42	78
UNC Greensboro	42	39	81

UNC Greensboro

NET #292

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	36	42	78
UNC Greensboro	42	39	81

Wed, Feb 4, 2026First Horizon ColiseumFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Western Carolina

UNC Greensboro

49%

51%

✓ CorrectMargin: +0.3 predicted → +3 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

49.4%→ 53.3

eFG%

51.8 ←50.2%

14.3%→ 12.6

TO Rate

14.1 ←13.3%

31.2%

ORB%

25.7%

30.7%→ 35.0

FT Rate

49.1 ←43.3%

Western Carolina

Predicted Actual

UNC Greensboro

Recap

UNC Greensboro Stuns Western Carolina in Thrilling 81-78 Upset

Justin Neely's 25 points and 11 rebounds lead Spartans to victory over favored Catamounts

In a stunning turn of events, UNC Greensboro pulled off a monumental upset, taking down Western Carolina 81-78 at the First Horizon Coliseum. This victory is all the more impressive considering the Spartans were predicted to fall by a single point, according to CHD Scout's pre-game forecast. Instead...

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Top Performers

Western Carolina

Marcus Kell35.9

PTS27REB7AST0STL1

10-20 FG, 3-10 3PT, 4-7 FT

Tahlan Pettway19.1

PTS14REB3AST2

5-6 FG, 2-2 3PT, 2-2 FT

Tidjiane Dioumassi18.3

PTS5REB4AST4STL2

2-5 FG, 1-2 3PT

UNC Greensboro

Justin NeelyMVP44.7

PTS25REB11AST4STL1

3-8 FG, 0-2 3PT, 19-21 FT

Valentino Pinedo17.7

PTS6REB6AST0STL2BLK1

3-6 FG

Noah Norgaard17.2

PTS12REB1AST1STL2

4-9 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-2 FT

Hot Players

Marcus KellWestern Carolina+77%

PTS

13.6 avg

REB

4.7 avg

AST

0.9 avg

50% FG 10-20

Tahlan PettwayWestern Carolina+47%

PTS

8.8 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

2.0 avg

83% FG 5-6

CJ HylandWestern Carolina+37%

PTS

5.0 avg

REB

1.3 avg

AST

1.0 avg

60% FG 3-5

Justin JohnsonWestern Carolina+35%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

0.8 avg

43% FG 3-7

Justin NeelyUNC Greensboro+27%

PTS

17.7 avg

REB

11.4 avg

AST

2.4 avg

38% FG 3-8

Lilian MarvilleUNC Greensboro+24%

PTS

9.5 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

2.2 avg

50% FG 5-10

Noah NorgaardUNC Greensboro+23%

PTS

7.8 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

1.6 avg

44% FG 4-9

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Western Carolina78

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Marcus Kell	32	27	10-20	3-10	4-7	7	0	1	0	1
Tahlan Pettway	30	14	5-6	2-2	2-2	3	2	0	0	1
Cord Stansberry	30	6	1-10	1-7	3-4	2	2	0	0	2
Samuel Dada	26	2	1-4	0-0	0-1	6	0	1	3	1
Justin Johnson	18	9	3-7	0-2	3-4	3	1	1	1	0
Tidjiane Dioumassi	16	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	4	4	2	0	1
Julien Soumaoro	14	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	2	1	0	0	2
CJ Hyland	12	9	3-5	2-2	1-1	1	0	1	0	0
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	12	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	1
Tayeshaun Smith	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Vernon Collins	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
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
Drew Hollifield	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	78	27-60	10-27	14-21	32	10	6	6	10

UNC Greensboro81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Justin Neely	34	25	3-8	0-2	19-21	11	4	1	0	1
Valentino Pinedo	32	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	6	0	2	1	1
Lilian Marville	29	14	5-10	4-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	2
Noah Norgaard	27	12	4-9	2-3	2-2	1	1	2	0	1
Clinton Efinda	25	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Donald Whitehead Jr.	24	9	3-7	2-5	1-2	3	4	0	0	2
KJ Younger	19	6	2-8	0-4	2-2	8	1	1	0	4
Domas Kauzonas	6	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Chane Bynum	4	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0
Landon King	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Braylen Bowman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Assane Mandian	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Brown	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Bailey II	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Antwann Jones	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	81	24-55	9-20	24-27	32	12	7	1	11