
East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Western Carolina Catamounts
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
67 - 76
67 - 76
Western Carolina wins 76-67 against East Tennessee State

Kell also contributed 17 rebounds and three blocks for the Catamounts (7-17, 3-10 Southern Conference). Bernard Pelote scored 13 points and added six rebounds. Chevalier Emery shot 5 of 7 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.
The Buccaneers (15-11, 8-5) were led in scoring by Quimari Peterson, who finished with 21 points, three steals and two blocks. John Buggs III added 13 points for East Tennessee State. Gabe Sisk had 12 points.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 76 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 76 |
2nd 0:04 | Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 76 |
2nd 0:07 | Maki Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 76 |
2nd 0:13 | Ice Emery made Dunk. Assisted by Bernard Pelote. | 67 - 76 |
Statistics
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24-71 | FG | 26-58 |
33.8 | Field Goal % | 44.8 |
6-27 | 3PT | 7-22 |
22.2 | Three Point % | 31.8 |
13-16 | FT | 17-22 |
81.3 | Free Throw % | 77.3 |
38 | Rebounds | 45 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
9 | Assists | 16 |
8 | Steals | 0 |
2 | Blocks | 6 |
5 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
5 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
6 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
18 | Fouls | 14 |
7 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Ramsey Center
Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 1,917 | Capacity:
Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 1,917 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Chattanooga | 15-3 | - | 29-9 |
UNC Greensboro | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
Samford | 12-6 | 3 | 22-11 |
East Tennessee State | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
Furman | 11-7 | 4 | 25-10 |
Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 19-16 |
VMI | 7-11 | 8 | 15-19 |
Mercer | 6-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
Western Carolina | 4-14 | 11 | 8-22 |
The Citadel | 0-18 | 15 | 5-25 |