Western Carolina 81, VMI 62 - Box Score

NET #228

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	38	43	81
VMI	30	32	62

VMI

NET #359

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	38	43	81
VMI	30	32	62

Sat, Feb 21, 2026Cameron HallFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Western Carolina

VMI

73%

27%

✓ CorrectMargin: -7.3 predicted → -19 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

50.5%→ 53.2

eFG%

49.1 ←47.4%

13.9%→ 2.8

TO Rate

7.6 ←13.2%

32.1%

ORB%

23.4%

30.3%→ 27.4

FT Rate

19.6 ←31.3%

Western Carolina

Predicted Actual

VMI

Recap

"Catamounts Claw Past Keydets"

"VMI's slide continues as Western Carolina wins convincingly, 81-62, in a matchup of two of the nation's worst NET teams."

In a decisive victory, Western Carolina (261 NET) outpaced Virginia Military Institute (358 NET) by a 19-point margin, securing an 81-62 win at Cameron Hall. The Catamounts' 38-30 halftime lead marked the beginning of their control over the game, while the Keydets' 32-43 second-half deficit undersco...

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Top Performers

Western Carolina

Cord StansberryMVP35.2

PTS17REB11AST4STL1

6-10 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT

Samuel Dada26.8

PTS14REB9AST0BLK1

6-7 FG, 2-2 FT

Tidjiane Dioumassi25.8

PTS15REB4AST4

7-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

VMI

TJ Johnson23.9

PTS12REB7AST2STL1

4-14 FG, 2-8 3PT, 2-2 FT

Cal Liston18.6

PTS12REB3AST2

4-7 FG, 4-7 3PT

Tan Yildizoglu17.3

PTS8REB4AST4

4-15 FG, 0-5 3PT

Hot Players

Walker AndrewsVMI+169%

PTS

4.1 avg

REB

0.7 avg

AST

0.4 avg

57% FG 4-7

Tayeshaun SmithWestern Carolina+122%

PTS

1.0 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

0.2 avg

0% FG 0-0

Cal ListonVMI+98%

PTS

4.9 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

0.9 avg

57% FG 4-7

Samuel DadaWestern Carolina+62%

PTS

6.1 avg

REB

7.4 avg

AST

0.7 avg

86% FG 6-7

Tidjiane DioumassiWestern Carolina+60%

PTS

9.0 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

2.6 avg

54% FG 7-13

Cord StansberryWestern Carolina+55%

PTS

14.6 avg

REB

4.0 avg

AST

2.0 avg

60% FG 6-10

Tahlan PettwayWestern Carolina+32%

PTS

8.8 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

2.0 avg

25% FG 3-12

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Western Carolina81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Tahlan Pettway	37	11	3-12	3-11	2-2	2	4	0	0	0
Cord Stansberry	35	17	6-10	3-5	2-2	11	4	1	0	2
Tidjiane Dioumassi	33	15	7-13	1-4	0-0	4	4	0	0	0
Marcus Kell	31	10	2-12	2-8	4-4	5	2	0	1	0
Samuel Dada	23	14	6-7	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	1	0
Justin Johnson	17	4	1-4	0-1	2-2	2	4	0	0	0
Tayeshaun Smith	12	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	1	2	0	0
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	11	5	2-3	0-0	1-3	2	1	0	0	0
Drew Hollifield	1	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Williams	1	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
Vernon Collins	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
Julien Soumaoro	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	81	28-62	10-30	15-17	38	20	3	2	2

VMI62

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
TJ Johnson	38	12	4-14	2-8	2-2	7	2	1	0	1
Cal Liston	36	12	4-7	4-7	0-0	3	2	0	0	0
Tan Yildizoglu	34	8	4-15	0-5	0-0	4	4	0	0	1
Walker Andrews	28	13	4-7	3-4	2-2	1	0	0	0	0
Kaden Stuckey	24	2	1-6	0-1	0-2	5	1	0	1	2
Linus Holmstrom	24	8	2-4	1-3	3-5	4	3	0	0	1
Mario Tatum Jr.	16	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Mason Lawson	1	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Rickey Bradley Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Pazon	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Clark	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Hagedorn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Peters	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Daushvili	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Branford Edmonds III	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	62	22-56	11-29	7-11	25	13	1	1	5