Western Carolina Catamounts @ Charleston Cougars

76–70Final · Dec 18, 2020

WCU 76 COFC 70 Final

	1	2	3	T
WCU7-2	38	29	9	76
COFC2-4	34	33	3	70

· Line: COFC -3 (O/U 143)

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The scoring timeline.

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Osinachi Smart made Layup.
0–2
Tyler Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travion McCray.
3–2
Travion McCray made Layup.
5–2
Dontavius King made Jumper.
5–4
Mason Faulkner made Layup.
7–4
Dontavius King made Jumper.
7–6
Travion McCray made Layup.
9–6
Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zep Jasper.
9–9
Tyler Harris made Layup.
11–9
Payton Willis made Jumper.
11–11
Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
13–11
Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
16–11
Osinachi Smart made Free Throw.
16–12
Osinachi Smart made Free Throw.
16–13
Mason Faulkner made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
18–13
Lorenzo Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brenden Tucker.
18–16
Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travion McCray.
21–16
Dontavius King made Layup. Assisted by Lorenzo Edwards.
21–18
Dontavius King made Dunk.
21–20
Cory Hightower made Layup.
23–20
DeAngelo Epps made Jumper.
23–22
Travion McCray made Layup.
25–22
Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
26–22
Zep Jasper made Jumper.
26–24
Xavier Cork made Dunk.
28–24
Lorenzo Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
28–27
Tyler Harris made Layup.
30–27
Tyler Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Cork.
33–27
Payton Willis made Layup.
33–29
Zep Jasper made Free Throw.
33–30
Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
36–30
Zep Jasper made Layup.
36–32
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
37–32
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
38–32
Payton Willis made Layup.
38–34
Osinachi Smart made Jumper.
38–36
Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
40–36
Dontavius King made Layup. Assisted by DeAngelo Epps.
40–38
Dontavius King made Layup.
40–40
Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
42–40
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
43–40
Mason Faulkner made Layup. Assisted by Travion McCray.
45–40
Ahmir Langlais made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.
47–40
Zep Jasper made Jumper.
47–42
Zep Jasper made Free Throw.
47–43
Zep Jasper made Free Throw.
47–44
Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
48–44
Lorenzo Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeAngelo Epps.
48–47
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
49–47
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
50–47
Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
51–47
Xavier Cork made Free Throw.
52–47
Dontavius King made Layup.
52–49
Brenden Tucker made Free Throw.
52–50
Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
53–50
Brenden Tucker made Free Throw.
53–51
Brenden Tucker made Free Throw.
53–52
Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
54–52
Travion McCray made Free Throw.
55–52
Brenden Tucker made Jumper.
55–54
Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
56–54
Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Osinachi Smart.
56–57
Zep Jasper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
56–60
Xavier Cork made Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
58–60
Xavier Cork made Layup.
60–60
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
61–60
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
62–60
Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
63–60
Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
64–60
Zep Jasper made Free Throw.
64–61
Zep Jasper made Free Throw.
64–62
Mason Faulkner made Layup.
66–62
Zep Jasper made Layup.
66–64
Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
67–64
Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper.
67–67
Tyler Harris made Free Throw.
68–67
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
69–67
Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
70–67
Cory Hightower made Jumper.
72–67
Brenden Tucker made Jumper.
72–69
Mason Faulkner made Jumper.
74–69
Payton Willis made Free Throw.
74–70
Travion McCray made Free Throw.
75–70
Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
76–70

Play-by-play

P1 Dontavius King missed Jumper.
P1 Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Cork missed Jumper.
P1 Osinachi Smart Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dontavius King missed Jumper.
P1 Osinachi Smart Offensive Rebound.
P1 Osinachi Smart made Layup. 0–2
P1 Tyler Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travion McCray. 3–2
P1 Zep Jasper missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Travion McCray made Layup. 5–2
P1 DeAngelo Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dontavius King Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dontavius King made Jumper. 5–4
P1 Mason Faulkner made Layup. 7–4
P1 Dontavius King made Jumper. 7–6
P1 Travion McCray made Layup. 9–6
P1 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P1 Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Cork Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zep Jasper. 9–9
P1 Mason Faulkner Turnover.
P1 Lorenzo Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Cork Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xavier Cork Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cory Hightower missed Layup.
P1 Osinachi Smart Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zep Jasper Turnover.
P1 Tyler Harris made Layup. 11–9
P1 Brenden Tucker missed Jumper.
P1 Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Cork missed Layup.
P1 Osinachi Smart Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Willis made Jumper. 11–11
P1 Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower. 13–11
P1 Zep Jasper missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zep Jasper Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner. 16–11
P1 Zep Jasper missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Xavier Cork.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Osinachi Smart made Free Throw. 16–12
P1 Osinachi Smart made Free Throw. 16–13
P1 Ahmir Langlais missed Jumper.
P1 Charleston Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Payton Willis.
P1 Payton Willis Turnover.
P1 Mason Faulkner made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower. 18–13
P1 Foul on Mason Faulkner.
P1 Lorenzo Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brenden Tucker. 18–16
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travion McCray. 21–16
P1 Dontavius King made Layup. Assisted by Lorenzo Edwards. 21–18
P1 Sin'Cere McMahon Turnover.
P1 Dontavius King Steal.
P1 Dontavius King made Dunk. 21–20
P1 Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Cory Hightower made Layup. 23–20
P1 Dontavius King missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zep Jasper Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mason Faulkner.
P1 Zep Jasper missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cory Hightower Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cory Hightower Turnover.
P1 DeAngelo Epps made Jumper. 23–22
P1 Travion McCray made Layup. 25–22
P1 Foul on Matt Halvorsen.
P1 Technical Foul on Brenden Tucker.
P1 Brenden Tucker Turnover.
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw. 26–22
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Free Throw.
P1 Charleston Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zep Jasper made Jumper. 26–24
P1 Tyler Harris missed Layup.
P1 Xavier Cork Offensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Cork made Dunk. 28–24
P1 Foul on Tyler McGhie.
P1 Lorenzo Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis. 28–27
P1 Tyler Harris made Layup. 30–27
P1 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Jumper.
P1 Payton Willis Block.
P1 Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Cork. 33–27
P1 Zep Jasper missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cory Hightower Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lorenzo Edwards Offensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Willis made Layup. 33–29
P1 Travion McCray Turnover.
P1 Zep Jasper Steal.
P1 Foul on Travion McCray.
P1 Zep Jasper missed Free Throw.
P1 Charleston Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zep Jasper made Free Throw. 33–30
P1 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 DeAngelo Epps Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tyler Harris.
P1 DeAngelo Epps missed Free Throw.
P1 Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lorenzo Edwards Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P1 Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cory Hightower. 36–30
P1 Zep Jasper made Layup. 36–32
P1 Western Carolina Timeout
P1 Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
P1 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 37–32
P1 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 38–32
P1 Payton Willis made Layup. 38–34
P1 Cory Hightower Turnover.
P1 Charleston Timeout
P1 Foul on Xavier Cork.
P1 Brenden Tucker missed Free Throw.
P1 Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Xavier Cork.
P1 Xavier Cork Turnover.
P1 Zep Jasper Turnover.
P1 Mason Faulkner Turnover.
P1 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cory Hightower missed Jumper.
P2 Dontavius King Defensive Rebound.
P2 Osinachi Smart made Jumper. 38–36
P2 Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner. 40–36
P2 Foul on Dontavius King.
P2 Dontavius King Turnover.
P2 Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.
P2 Osinachi Smart Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dontavius King made Layup. Assisted by DeAngelo Epps. 40–38
P2 Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dontavius King made Layup. 40–40
P2 Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner. 42–40
P2 Foul on Dontavius King.
P2 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 43–40
P2 DeAngelo Epps Turnover.
P2 Mason Faulkner Steal.
P2 Mason Faulkner made Layup. Assisted by Travion McCray. 45–40
P2 Dontavius King Turnover.
P2 Foul on Osinachi Smart.
P2 Travion McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Charleston Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Osinachi Smart Turnover.
P2 Travion McCray Steal.
P2 Foul on Osinachi Smart.
P2 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Charleston Defensive Rebound.
P2 Western Carolina Turnover.
P2 Zep Jasper Turnover.
P2 Mason Faulkner Steal.
P2 Ahmir Langlais made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris. 47–40
P2 Zep Jasper made Jumper. 47–42
P2 Charleston Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Travion McCray Turnover.
P2 Lorenzo Edwards Steal.
P2 Foul on Cory Hightower.
P2 Foul on Cory Hightower.
P2 Zep Jasper made Free Throw. 47–43
P2 Zep Jasper made Free Throw. 47–44
P2 Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
P2 Xavier Cork made Free Throw. 48–44
P2 Xavier Cork missed Free Throw.
P2 Dontavius King Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lorenzo Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeAngelo Epps. 48–47
P2 Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
P2 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 49–47
P2 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 50–47
P2 Osinachi Smart Turnover.
P2 Tyler Harris Steal.
P2 Foul on Dontavius King.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Xavier Cork made Free Throw. 51–47
P2 Xavier Cork made Free Throw. 52–47
P2 DeAngelo Epps missed Jumper.
P2 Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 DeAngelo Epps Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tyler Harris.
P2 Payton Willis missed Layup.
P2 Dontavius King Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dontavius King made Layup. 52–49
P2 Mason Faulkner missed Layup.
P2 Dontavius King Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brenden Tucker missed Layup.
P2 Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Osinachi Smart Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dontavius King missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Halvorsen.
P2 Brenden Tucker made Free Throw. 52–50
P2 Brenden Tucker missed Free Throw.
P2 Dontavius King Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Willis Turnover.
P2 Tyler Harris Steal.
P2 Foul on Brenden Tucker.
P2 Mason Faulkner made Free Throw. 53–50
P2 Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.
P2 Osinachi Smart Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brenden Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
P2 Western Carolina Timeout
P2 Ahmir Langlais missed Layup.
P2 Dontavius King Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
P2 Brenden Tucker made Free Throw. 53–51
P2 Brenden Tucker made Free Throw. 53–52
P2 Foul on Zep Jasper.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Mason Faulkner made Free Throw. 54–52
P2 Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.
P2 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Willis Turnover.
P2 Foul on Brenden Tucker.
P2 Travion McCray missed Free Throw.
P2 Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
P2 Travion McCray made Free Throw. 55–52
P2 Brenden Tucker made Jumper. 55–54
P2 Foul on Payton Willis.
P2 Tyler Harris missed Free Throw.
P2 Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tyler Harris missed Free Throw.
P2 Dontavius King Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zep Jasper missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Cork Turnover.
P2 Dontavius King missed Layup.
P2 Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Western Carolina Timeout
P2 Foul on Osinachi Smart.
P2 Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.
P2 Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mason Faulkner made Free Throw. 56–54
P2 Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Osinachi Smart. 56–57
P2 Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dontavius King Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Travion McCray.
P2 Zep Jasper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis. 56–60
P2 Xavier Cork made Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner. 58–60
P2 Foul on Tyler Harris.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Payton Willis missed Free Throw.
P2 Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cory Hightower missed Layup.
P2 Xavier Cork Offensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Cork made Layup. 60–60
P2 Dontavius King missed Layup.
P2 Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Dontavius King.
P2 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 61–60
P2 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 62–60
P2 Brenden Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zep Jasper Offensive Rebound.
P2 Zep Jasper missed Layup.
P2 Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
P2 Charleston Turnover.
P2 Foul on Brenden Tucker.
P2 Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw. 63–60
P2 Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw. 64–60
P2 DeAngelo Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Cork Turnover.
P2 Brenden Tucker Steal.
P2 DeAngelo Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zep Jasper Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Xavier Cork.
P2 Zep Jasper made Free Throw. 64–61
P2 Zep Jasper made Free Throw. 64–62
P2 Matt Halvorsen Turnover.
P2 Charleston Timeout
P2 Zep Jasper missed Layup.
P2 Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mason Faulkner made Layup. 66–62
P2 Zep Jasper made Layup. 66–64
P2 Charleston Timeout
P2 Foul on Zep Jasper.
P2 Mason Faulkner made Free Throw. 67–64
P2 Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.
P2 DeAngelo Epps Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. 67–67
P3 Cory Hightower Turnover.
P3 Zep Jasper Steal.
P3 Zep Jasper missed Jumper.
P3 Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on DeAngelo Epps.
P3 Tyler Harris missed Free Throw.
P3 Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
P3 Tyler Harris made Free Throw. 68–67
P3 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P3 Osinachi Smart Offensive Rebound.
P3 Zep Jasper missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 Osinachi Smart Offensive Rebound.
P3 Brenden Tucker missed Layup.
P3 Dontavius King Offensive Rebound.
P3 Charleston Turnover.
P3 Foul on Dontavius King.
P3 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 69–67
P3 Cory Hightower made Free Throw. 70–67
P3 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P3 Tyler Harris Block.
P3 Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
P3 Cory Hightower made Jumper. 72–67
P3 Western Carolina Timeout
P3 Brenden Tucker made Jumper. 72–69
P3 Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 DeAngelo Epps Defensive Rebound.
P3 Zep Jasper missed Layup.
P3 Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
P3 Mason Faulkner made Jumper. 74–69
P3 Foul on Xavier Cork.
P3 Payton Willis missed Free Throw.
P3 Charleston Offensive Rebound.
P3 Payton Willis made Free Throw. 74–70
P3 Foul on Zep Jasper.
P3 Travion McCray made Free Throw. 75–70
P3 Travion McCray missed Free Throw.
P3 Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
P3 Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw. 76–70
P3 Foul on DeAngelo Epps.
P3 Matt Halvorsen missed Free Throw.
P3 Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.

Box score

WCU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Xavier CorkF	37	11	4-6	0-0	3-4	9	1	4	0	0	4	5	5
Tyler HarrisF	40	11	4-6	2-3	1-4	5	1	0	2	1	0	5	3
Travion McCrayG	26	8	3-4	0-1	2-4	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	2
Matt HalvorsenG	40	13	3-10	3-8	4-6	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	2
Mason FaulknerG	37	14	5-9	0-2	4-8	4	4	2	2	0	0	4	2
Ahmir LanglaisF	6	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cory HightowerF	34	17	4-11	0-4	9-9	7	3	4	0	0	1	6	2
Tyler McGhieG	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sin'Cere McMahonG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel RansomF
Josh MasseyF
Brad HalvorsenG
Kennedy MilesG
Kameron GibsonG
Douglas ElksG
Marcus ThomasG

COFC

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Osinachi SmartC	40	6	2-2	0-0	2-2	9	1	2	0	0	3	6	3
Dontavius KingG	27	14	7-13	0-2	0-0	10	0	2	1	0	4	6	5
DeAngelo EppsG	28	2	1-5	0-3	0-1	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	2
Zep JasperG	41	16	5-16	1-8	5-6	4	1	3	2	0	3	1	3
Payton WillisG	39	16	6-16	3-7	1-3	4	2	3	0	1	0	4	2
Lorenzo EdwardsF	16	9	3-4	3-4	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	4
Brenden TuckerG	32	7	2-7	0-2	3-5	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
Cameron CopelandG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keegan HarveyF
RJ OgomF
Samba NdiayeC
Jeffrey Pizano-McInnisG
D'Avian HoustonG
Brevin GallowayG

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