Western Carolina Catamounts
Away
83
Final · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Kimmel Arena, Asheville, NC · attendance 1,334 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Western Carolina beat UNC Asheville 83-75

By Hardwood Bricks staff ·
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Western Carolina beat UNC Asheville 83-75 on the road in Asheville.

Jaxon Prunty led Western Carolina with 19 points. Connor Dubsky had 16 points and 5 3-pointers for UNC Asheville. Samuel Dada led all players with 10 rebounds for Western Carolina.

Western Carolina had 17 fast-break points to UNC Asheville's 7. Western Carolina covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 9.4 points.

Scoring · Western Carolina: Jaxon Prunty 19, Jaeden Roberts 17, Malachi Brown 16, Samuel Dada 13, Isaiah Manning 10, Travelle Bryson 3, Tayeshaun Smith 3, Jacob Zhu 2. UNC Asheville: Connor Dubsky 16, Ja'Corey Lipkins 15, Jermaurhiyun Anderson 13, Myles Mayfield 11, Daniel Thomas 9, Tylon Chatman 5, Abou Magassa 4, Kelcy Phipps 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games
WCU 77, UNCA 78model score
-1.4model spread (home)
155.5model total
9.4points off the final margin
UnderdogUNCA +3.54.9 Lost Over 152.53.0 Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

Spread (home)TotalML homeML awaySource
Close+3.5152.5140-166DraftKings via ESPN
Margin -8 (home) ATS WCU covered Total 158 → over

Travel and rest coming in

TeamRest daysMiles inRoad streakTime zone
WCU non-Big South team, not tracked
UNCA 20–same
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

StatWCUUNCA
FG23-5225-58
FG%4443
3PT8-2211-29
3P%3638
FT29-3814-24
FT%7658
Rebounds3337
Offensive rebounds1013
Defensive rebounds2324
Assists1414
Steals65
Blocks10
Turnovers912
Points off turnovers1915
Fast break points177
Points in paint3028
Fouls2224
Largest lead133
Possessions (est.)69.068.4
Points per 100 possessions120.2109.6
Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Western Carolina Catamounts

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTOREBREBASTTOSTLBLKPF
Jaxon Prunty G 33193-123-910-11 0332103
Jaeden Roberts G 30175-92-55-6 0222002
Samuel Dada F 27135-110-03-3 31021014
Malachi Brown G 27164-72-46-8 2321201
Isaiah Manning G 18103-50-24-4 1302004
Jacob Zhu 1921-30-00-0 1220002
Travelle Bryson 1731-31-20-0 0100000
Tayeshaun Smith 1331-10-01-3 0210102
Fola Sodipo 800-00-00-1 0111100
Antonio McKoy 700-10-00-2 0010102
Donovan Raymond 100-00-00-0 0000002
Cross Arias DNP
Jose Martins DNP
Titian DeRosa DNP
Jake Baker DNP
Drew Hollifield DNP

UNC Asheville Bulldogs

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTOREBREBASTTOSTLBLKPF
Ja'Corey Lipkins G 31155-155-130-2 1802003
Tylon Chatman G 2852-61-30-0 0243003
Myles Mayfield F 27113-80-05-6 3801101
Jermaurhiyun Anderson G 25136-120-21-3 1330004
Kelcy Phipps G 1921-10-00-0 1422104
Daniel Thomas 3192-30-15-8 4520002
Connor Dubsky 22165-105-101-2 0011305
Abou Magassa 1341-20-02-3 3621002
Khayri Dunn 400-10-00-0 0002000
Quintin Mansfield DNP
Sage Tolentino DNP
Brayden Rivers DNP
Ian Bailey DNP
Logan Johnson DNP
Corey Jones DNP