Western Carolina 67, East Tennessee State 69 - Box Score

NET #228

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	38	29	67
East Tennessee State	24	45	69

East Tennessee State

NET #140

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	38	29	67
East Tennessee State	24	45	69

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CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Western Carolina

East Tennessee State

17%

83%

✓ CorrectMargin: +11.5 predicted → +2 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

50.6%→ 45.3

eFG%

54.9 ←55.4%

13.2%→ 16.9

TO Rate

14.2 ←12.8%

33.1%

ORB%

27.8%

30.9%→ 47.2

FT Rate

41.2 ←34.8%

Western Carolina

Predicted Actual

East Tennessee State

Recap

ETSU, WCU Decide Fates

East Tennessee State survives Western Carolina's upset bid, overcoming a 14-point halftime deficit to win by 2.

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, ranked 126 in the NET rankings, edged out the Western Carolina Catamounts, ranked 234, by a slim margin of 2 points, securing a 69-67 victory. ETSU trailed at the half, with Western Carolina holding a 38-24 lead, but the Buccaneers mounted a comeback in the secon...

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Top Performers

Western Carolina

Cord Stansberry24.9

PTS16REB7AST2STL1

3-11 FG, 2-5 3PT, 8-8 FT

Marcus Kell22.1

PTS18REB3AST1STL1

6-13 FG, 0-6 3PT, 6-10 FT

Tidjiane Dioumassi16.9

PTS14REB2AST1STL1

4-12 FG, 2-7 3PT, 4-5 FT

East Tennessee State

Blake BarkleyMVP27.6

PTS19REB8AST0BLK1

6-11 FG, 1-5 3PT, 6-8 FT

Jordan McCullum25.7

PTS11REB6AST1STL1BLK2

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

Brian Taylor II25.0

PTS22REB0AST2

8-16 FG, 4-9 3PT, 2-3 FT

Hot Players

Jordan McCullumEast Tennessee State+43%

PTS

8.1 avg

REB

3.6 avg

AST

0.9 avg

57% FG 4-7

Jaylen SmithEast Tennessee State+30%

PTS

9.2 avg

REB

2.4 avg

AST

3.0 avg

50% FG 5-10

Blake BarkleyEast Tennessee State+23%

PTS

14.8 avg

REB

6.0 avg

AST

1.2 avg

55% FG 6-11

Cord StansberryWestern Carolina+21%

PTS

14.6 avg

REB

4.0 avg

AST

2.0 avg

27% FG 3-11

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Western Carolina67

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Tahlan Pettway	36	9	3-7	2-4	1-2	5	1	1	0	3
Cord Stansberry	31	16	3-11	2-5	8-8	7	2	1	0	3
Marcus Kell	31	18	6-13	0-6	6-10	3	1	1	0	2
Tidjiane Dioumassi	28	14	4-12	2-7	4-5	2	1	1	0	2
Samuel Dada	27	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	0	1
Julien Soumaoro	14	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	12	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	1
Justin Johnson	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	1	1
Tayeshaun Smith	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
CJ Hyland	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
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
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
Chase McKey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	67	20-53	8-28	19-25	33	9	7	1	13

East Tennessee State69

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Brian Taylor II	40	22	8-16	4-9	2-3	0	2	0	0	0
Jaylen Smith	36	13	5-10	1-3	2-2	3	3	1	0	3
Blake Barkley	31	19	6-11	1-5	6-8	8	0	0	1	2
Jordan McCullum	29	11	4-7	1-1	2-2	6	1	1	2	0
Cam Morris III	22	1	0-1	0-0	1-4	6	3	1	1	2
Maki Johnson	21	0	0-2	0-2	0-2	4	1	2	0	0
Isaiah Sutherland	10	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Allen Strothers	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	0	2
Milton Matthews III	4	0	0-1	0-1	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
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
Gabe Sisk	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
Total	—	69	24-51	8-23	13-21	28	10	8	4	10