CULLOWHEE, N.C. – After being away from the friendly confines of Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center for seven straight games, the Western Carolina men's basketball team returns home for the first time in 22 days on Wednesday to face Warren Wilson at 5 p.m. It marks the front end of a basketball doubleheader with the WCU women's team as they host USC Upstate at 7:30 p.m.
Admission to the game between Catamounts and Owls is $11 for adults and $6 for youth 12 and under. Kids 2 and under get in free. WCU students gain free admission to the game by showing their Cat Card at the Northwest Entrance and are encouraged to sit in the Cat Cage student section located in sections QR. Fans are encouraged to review WCU's Clear Bag policy and parking maps located in the right column.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ (
paid subscription required) with live audio coverage on the Catamount Sports Network beginning at 7 p.m. Free live stats will also be available via a link on catamountsports.com.
WCU is 3-4 after an 87-59 loss at Gardner-Webb on Saturday. Freshman
Marcus Banks led the Catamounts with 10 points. Junior
Marvin Price added nine points while graduate student
Nicholas Robinson contributed eight points with a team-best eight rebounds.
Warren Wilson enters Wednesday's game with a 1-4 record and will be playing its second NCAA Division I opponent of the season. The Owls were last in action on Nov. 23, dropping a 110-32 decision at NC Central. That game and Wednesday's game are both considered exhibition contests for the NCAA Division III member. Warren Wilson split a pair of games against Atlantis University to open the season, falling in overtime to open the year before winning 92-61 in the return bout. The Owls also have losses against Emory & Henry, Berry College, and Oglethorpe.
The teams have met three times previously – each coming in Cullowhee – with the Catamounts holding a 3-0 lead in the all-time series, having won all three games by an average of 42 points. The two programs last met on Dec. 3, 2015, as WCU claimed a 96-45 victory.
Including Wednesday's meeting with Warren Wilson, the Catamounts play three of their next four games at home. The lone road game in that stretch is this Saturday, Dec. 4, as the Catamounts venture to the Palmetto State to face USC Upstate inside Eddie and Ann Payne Arena at the G.B. Hodge Center at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Catamount Sports Network with a 5:30 p.m. air time with video coverage on ESPN+ (
paid subscription required).
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