Final Stats

Spartanburg, S.C. - The Western Carolina University men's basketball team suffered its toughest offensive outing of the season Saturday night inside Benjamin Johnson Arena on the campus of Wofford College. The Catamounts shot a season low 27.8 percent from the field after opening the game 1-of-14 from the field. The Terriers took advantage of WCU's offensive woes and came away with a 62-43 victory.

Senior James Sinclair moved into the top-40 on Western Carolina's all-time scoring list as he finished the game with 16 points. He was WCU's only double-digit scorer in the game as juniors Torrion Brummitt and Mike Brown finished with eight points each. Junior Rhett Harrelson chipped in seven points. Brown led the team with six rebounds as the Catamounts were out-rebounded 46-33.

The Catamounts never led in the game but they kept the Terriers within striking distance for most of the first half. The Terrier lead did not reach double figures till the second period as WCU's defense kept the Catamounts in the game.

The win improves Wofford's record to 14-5 overall and 5-1 in Southern Conference play. The Terriers also remained perfect at home this season moving their home record to 8-0. The Catamounts fall to 8-11 overall and 3-4 in SoCon action.

The Catamounts trailed by eight with 9:35 left in the first but a 9-2 run that featured back-to-back 3-pointers from Sinclair and Brown cut the Terriers lead to just one. A 3-pointer by Spencer Collins ended the run and started an 8-0 run for the Terriers that opened their largest lead of the first half at 24-15. Sinclair hit a jumper with 34 seconds left in the half to cut the lead to seven and Wofford came up empty on the offensive end as the Catamounts entered the locker room down 24-17.

The 17 points marked the lowest first half output by the Catamounts this season.

The Terriers opened the second half with a 3-pointer to push their lead to 10 points. The lead would remain in double-digits for most of the second half. WCU would cut the deficit to nine on two occasions but that would be as close as the Catamounts would come. The Terriers shot 56.0 percent from the field in the second half as the Catamounts continued to struggle hitting just 28.1 percent.

Wofford was led by Lee Skinner who finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Collins added 10 points and eight boards.

The Catamounts will return home this Thursday as they face SoCon newcomer and conference leader Mercer inside the Ramsey Center at 7 pm.