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The Paladins, who snapped a two-game losing streak, made 54 percent of their field goal attempts including 11 of 20 from 3-point range.

WCU's Trey Sumler will try to help the Catamounts break out of their funk. / Mark Haskett/Special to Citizen-Times Key players: WCU - G Harouna Mutombo ; G Trey Sumler .

Tonight there is a whole slew of great games to catch that include wunderkind Justin Edwards and Mike Allison at Maine, Nik Cochran and Davidson, the pair of Mutombo and Cole at Western Carolina, Devoe and Olu and Oregon as well as the wonder twins at Utah Wicijowski and Plouffe plus a bunch more in this edition of Canadian Content ... 7:00pm Maine ... (more)

Louisville is ranked #24 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, and is one of two newcomers.

Cullowhee, NC - Jelani Hewitt scored 18 points and swiped five steals to push the Georgia Southern Eagles to a 68-65 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts in Southern Conference action at the Ramsey Center.

Brandon Boggs scored 21 points and Keaton Cole added 18 as Western Carolina held off Chattanooga 82-76 Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Western Carolina's Trey Sumler, gliding to the basket at Wofford, is averaging 12.7 points per game.

Spartanburg, SC - Drew Crowell scored a game-high 19 points, leading four starters in double figures, as the Wofford Terriers easily defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts, 82-56, in a Southern Conference matchup at the Benjamin Johnson Arena.

Gonzaga, who cracks the AP Top 25 at #24 this week, leads two newcomers to the poll.

Tonight we have a nice dose of Canadian ballers that feature our favorite Myck and a couple of Catamounts on the mens side as well as a rising low post ball from the mid-major ranks for the ladies right here ... 7:00pm Western Carolina @ Wofford - After going 1-of-6 from the floor in 22 minutes against Elon this past Thursday Western Carolina's ... (more)

Key players: WCU - G Harouna Mutombo ; G Trey Sumler . WOF - G Kevin Giltner ; G Brad Loesing .

Senior Keaton Cole calmly drained three free throws in the closing seconds of regulation to erase a three-point deficit and force overtime on Saturday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Trevis Simpson scored 26 points and Derrell Armstrong took control in overtime as UNC Greensboro won its sixth straight, 89-86 over Western Carolina Saturday in Southern Conference play.

Jack Isenbarger scored 26 points as Elon took down Western Carolina, 71-63, in a Southern Conference bout from the Ramsey Center.

Tonight, as a prelude to a busy weekend, we have a quartet of great games that feature some Catamounts, some Seahawks, a few Aggies and some Bulldogs as well as a few great lady ballers too ... 7:00pm Elon @ Western Carolina - Despite Western Carolina dropping three of their last five games, Harouna Mutombo has been playing well.

Following the massive overhaul of Appalachian State's assistant football coaches in the past month, someone on head coach Jerry Moore's staff called Ashe County High in an attempt to track down a recruit named Josh Wineberg.

Kentucky makes a return appearance as the number one team in men's basketball, according to the AP Poll, replacing Syracuse who drops to #3. Kentucky gets back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against Alabama, 77-71. Syracuse lost their ... (more)

GAME NOTES: The Western Carolina Catamounts pay a visit to the Holmes Center tonight to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a Southern Conference matchup.

Trey Sumler led nine Catamounts in double figures with a game-high 18 points Tuesday night as Western Carolina set a school single-game scoring record, cruising past the Toccoa Falls Eagles, 141-39, in the Ramsey Center.

The Division I school located in Cullowhee, N.C., joined the list of just four schools that have defeated an opponent by more than 100 points when the Catamounts routed Toccoa Falls 141-39 on Tuesday.