CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina men's basketball heads to Spartanburg, S.C., on Saturday for their penultimate road game of the 2021-22 season as the Catamounts face Wofford in a 7 p.m. contest inside Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ (
paid subscription required) with Catamount Sports Network coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. streaming online at CatamountSports.com and can be heard locally on 105.7 FM / 540 AM WRGC, The River.
WCU is 9-17 overall and 3-10 in the Southern Conference following a 65-47 loss at Chattanooga on Wednesday night.
Nicholas Robinson led the Catamounts with 16 points and nine rebounds while
Tyler Harris scored eight points for the second straight game, while snagging a team-best 10 rebounds. Looking for the seasonal sweep against the league-leader, the Catamounts closed to within four points early in the defensive struggle only to see the Mocs find their stride from beyond the arc to avenge the early-season loss in Cullowhee. Robinson has averaged 23 points and 9.5 rebounds per game for WCU over the last four outings.
Wofford is 14-11 and 6-7 after a 65-60 overtime loss at Samford on Wednesday. B.J. Mack led the Terriers with a game-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the double-double. Max Klesmit added 15 points while Ryan Larson had nine points and 10 rebounds. Mack leads the team with 15.4 points per game – sixth in the SoCon – while Isaiah Bigelow averages 5.8 rebounds per game.
Saturday marks the 64th all-time series meeting between the schools with Wofford holding a slim 33-30 advantage having won the past three meetings. The Terriers claimed an 84-64 win on Jan. 15 in Cullowhee. In that game,
Joe Petrakis led the Catamounts with a then career-best 17 points.
The Catamounts return to Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center on Wednesday, hosting chromatic rival Furman at 7 p.m.
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