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Booth scores 33, Samford beats Western Carolina 82-77

AP
Jan 07, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Jadin Booth scored 33 points as Samford Bulldogs beat Western Carolina Catamounts 82-77 on Wednesday.

Booth shot 11 of 19 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Bulldogs (9-7, 2-1 Southern Conference). Will Shaver finished 4 of 7 from the field to add 11 points. Keaton Norris shot 3 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.

The Catamounts (5-9, 1-2) were led in scoring by Samuel Dada, who finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. Western Carolina also got 12 points from Cord Stansberry, and Justin Johnson finished with 11 points.

Booth scored 12 points in the first half and Samford went into halftime trailing 38-34. Booth's 21-point second half helped Samford finish off the five-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WCU
Catamounts
38
SAM
Bulldogs
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Abdulai Fanta Kabba vs. Jaxon Pollard (Catamounts gains possession)
19:46	+2	Abdulai Fanta Kabba makes two point layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	2-0
19:21		Jaxon Pollard misses three point jump shot
19:19		Catamounts defensive rebound
18:58		Julien Soumaoro misses two point jump shot
18:56		Keaton Norris defensive rebound
18:39		Jaxon Pollard misses three point jump shot
18:37		Marcus Kell defensive rebound
18:23	+3	Marcus Kell makes three point jump shot (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	5-0
18:06	+2	Jadin Booth makes two point layup	5-2
17:37		Abdulai Fanta Kabba misses two point layup
17:35		Marcus Kell offensive rebound
17:30		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
17:30		Jadin Booth defensive rebound
17:30		Abdulai Fanta Kabba personal foul (Jadin Booth draws the foul)
17:09	+3	Keaton Norris makes three point jump shot (Jadin Booth assists)	5-5
16:52	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	7-5
16:28		Cade Norris misses three point jump shot
16:26		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:25		Abdulai Fanta Kabba personal foul (Jaxon Pollard draws the foul)
16:21		Jadin Booth turnover (lost ball) (Julien Soumaoro steals)
16:10		Julien Soumaoro misses two point jump shot
16:08		Samuel Dada offensive rebound
16:03	+2	Samuel Dada makes two point layup	9-5
15:55		Samuel Dada blocks Will Shaver's two point layup
15:53		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:48		Keaton Norris misses three point jump shot
15:46		Justin Johnson defensive rebound
15:31	+3	Justin Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	12-5
15:19		Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses two point layup
15:17		Tidjiane Dioumassi defensive rebound
15:11	+2	Samuel Dada makes two point layup (Justin Johnson assists)	14-5
15:11		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:51		Samuel Dada blocks Will Shaver's two point dunk
14:49		Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:47		Jadin Booth misses two point jump shot
14:45		Tidjiane Dioumassi defensive rebound
14:35		Justin Johnson misses two point layup
14:33		Tidjiane Dioumassi offensive rebound
14:27	+2	Samuel Dada makes two point layup	16-5
14:09		Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul (Keaton Norris draws the foul)
14:01	+2	Keaton Norris makes two point jump shot	16-7
13:49	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup	18-7
13:22	+2	Jadin Booth makes two point layup	18-9
13:03		Will Shaver blocks CJ Hyland's two point layup
13:01		Samuel Dada offensive rebound
13:01	+2	Samuel Dada makes two point layup	20-9
13:01		Kam Martin shooting foul (Samuel Dada draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Samuel Dada makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-9
12:44		Jadin Booth misses two point jump shot
12:42		Catamounts defensive rebound
12:27		Cord Stansberry turnover (bad pass) (Jaxon Pollard steals)
12:17	+2	Jadin Booth makes two point layup	21-11
12:10		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
12:08		Jaxon Pollard defensive rebound
12:01		Keaton Norris misses three point jump shot
11:59		Samuel Dada defensive rebound
11:49		CJ Hyland turnover (lost ball)
11:49		TV timeout
11:35		Jadin Booth misses three point jump shot
11:33		Abdulai Fanta Kabba defensive rebound
11:15		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
11:13		Abdulai Fanta Kabba offensive rebound
11:04		Zion Wilburn shooting foul (Justin Johnson draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Justin Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-11
11:04	+1	Justin Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-11
10:41	+3	Kam Martin makes three point jump shot (Jadin Booth assists)	23-14
10:25	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point jump shot	25-14
10:01		Jump ball. Zion Wilburn vs. Tidjiane Dioumassi (Zion Wilburn gains possession)
9:58		Jaxon Pollard misses three point jump shot
9:56		Samuel Dada defensive rebound
9:50		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
9:48		Zion Wilburn defensive rebound
9:43		Zion Wilburn misses two point layup
9:41		Jaxon Pollard offensive rebound
9:37		Jaxon Pollard misses two point layup
9:35		Tidjiane Dioumassi defensive rebound
9:31		Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot
9:29		Tidjiane Dioumassi offensive rebound
9:20	+3	Julien Soumaoro makes three point jump shot (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)	28-14
9:07		Judson Bjornstad misses two point layup
9:05		Tidjiane Dioumassi defensive rebound
8:59		Tidjiane Dioumassi misses two point layup
8:57		Samuel Dada offensive rebound
8:50	+2	Samuel Dada makes two point layup	30-14
8:39		Judson Bjornstad misses three point jump shot
8:37		Marcus Kell defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Marcus Kell makes two point layup	32-14
8:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:29		TV timeout
8:16	+2	Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes two point layup	32-16
7:51		Julien Soumaoro misses two point jump shot
7:49		Judson Bjornstad defensive rebound
7:39	+3	Cade Norris makes three point jump shot (Jadin Booth assists)	32-19
7:17		Jump ball. Samuel Dada vs. Keaton Norris (Keaton Norris gains possession)
7:17		Samuel Dada turnover (lost ball) (Keaton Norris steals)
7:05		Jadin Booth misses three point jump shot
7:03		Samuel Dada defensive rebound
6:46		Isaiah Campbell-Finch personal foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
6:36		Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
6:34		Will Shaver defensive rebound
6:24		Tidjiane Dioumassi personal foul (Jadin Booth draws the foul)
6:16	+2	Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes two point layup (Cade Norris assists)	32-21
6:03		Samuel Dada misses two point jump shot
6:01		Will Shaver defensive rebound
5:45		Samuel Dada shooting foul (Cade Norris draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Cade Norris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-22
5:45	+1	Cade Norris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-23
5:37		Justin Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Keaton Norris steals)
5:32	+2	Keaton Norris makes two point layup	32-25
5:06		Tayeshaun Smith misses two point hook shot
5:04		Will Shaver defensive rebound
4:53	+2	Jadin Booth makes two point layup	32-27
4:53		Tahlan Pettway shooting foul (Jadin Booth draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Jadin Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-28
4:35	+2	Marcus Kell makes two point layup (Samuel Dada assists)	34-28
4:14		Keaton Norris turnover (bad pass)
3:56		Marcus Kell misses two point jump shot
3:54		Cade Norris defensive rebound
3:37		Keaton Norris misses two point layup
3:37		Catamounts defensive rebound
3:37		TV timeout
3:30	+2	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point jump shot (Justin Johnson assists)	36-28
3:08		Cade Norris misses two point layup
3:06		Catamounts defensive rebound
2:43		Tidjiane Dioumassi turnover (3-second violation)
2:23	+3	Kam Martin makes three point jump shot (Cade Norris assists)	36-31
2:11		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
2:09		Samuel Dada offensive rebound
2:09		Kam Martin shooting foul (Samuel Dada draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Samuel Dada makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-31
2:09	+1	Samuel Dada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-31
1:43	+3	Jadin Booth makes three point jump shot	38-34
1:35		Cord Stansberry offensive foul (Jadin Booth draws the foul)
1:35		Cord Stansberry turnover (offensive foul)
1:20		Jadin Booth offensive foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
1:20		Jadin Booth turnover (offensive foul)
0:51		Marcus Kell misses two point jump shot
0:48		Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation)
0:28		Jadin Booth misses two point jump shot
0:26		Cade Norris offensive rebound
0:22		Samuel Dada blocks Cade Norris's two point layup
0:20		Samuel Dada defensive rebound
0:04		Will Shaver personal foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
0:04		Catamounts 30 second timeout
0:01		CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot
0:00		Samuel Dada offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WCU
Catamounts
39
SAM
Bulldogs
48

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
19:40		Will Shaver defensive rebound
19:27		Will Shaver turnover (bad pass)
18:58	+3	Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists)	41-34
18:58		Will Shaver shooting foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul)
18:58	+1	Cord Stansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-34
18:45	+2	Will Shaver makes two point dunk (Jadin Booth assists)	42-36
18:34		Marcus Kell misses two point layup
18:32		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:10		Abdulai Fanta Kabba shooting foul (Will Shaver draws the foul)
18:10	+1	Will Shaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-37
18:10	+1	Will Shaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-38
17:49		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
17:47		Isaiah Campbell-Finch defensive rebound
17:32		Will Shaver turnover (bad pass)
17:20	+2	Julien Soumaoro makes two point layup (Samuel Dada assists)	44-38
17:02	+3	Will Shaver makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists)	44-41
16:41	+2	Samuel Dada makes two point layup	46-41
16:18	+2	Will Shaver makes two point dunk (Keaton Norris assists)	46-43
16:03		Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
16:01		Catamounts offensive rebound
16:00		Cade Norris personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:44		Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot
15:42		Keaton Norris defensive rebound
15:36		Keaton Norris turnover (lost ball) (Cord Stansberry steals)
15:24		Jaxon Pollard shooting foul (Samuel Dada draws the foul)
15:24	+1	Samuel Dada makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
15:24	+1	Samuel Dada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-43
15:04	+2	Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes two point jump shot	48-45
14:42	+2	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point layup	50-45
14:42		Keaton Norris shooting foul (Tidjiane Dioumassi draws the foul)
14:42		Tidjiane Dioumassi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:42		Justin Johnson offensive rebound
14:24		Tidjiane Dioumassi misses two point layup
14:22		Samuel Dada offensive rebound
14:22		Cade Norris shooting foul (Samuel Dada draws the foul)
14:22	+1	Samuel Dada makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-45
14:22	+1	Samuel Dada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-45
14:00	+2	Kam Martin makes two point jump shot	52-47
13:46		Julien Soumaoro misses two point jump shot
13:44		Cade Norris defensive rebound
13:36		Keaton Norris misses two point jump shot
13:34		Tidjiane Dioumassi defensive rebound
13:24	+2	Justin Johnson makes two point jump shot (Julien Soumaoro assists)	54-47
13:04		Justin Johnson personal foul (Kam Martin draws the foul)
13:01		CJ Hyland personal foul (Keaton Norris draws the foul)
12:43		Cade Norris misses three point jump shot
12:40		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
12:28		Jadin Booth personal foul (CJ Hyland draws the foul)
12:28		Abdulai Fanta Kabba offensive foul
12:28		Abdulai Fanta Kabba turnover (offensive foul)
12:11		Will Shaver misses two point hook shot
12:09		Justin Johnson defensive rebound
12:01		Justin Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:59		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:58		TV timeout
11:41	+2	Will Shaver makes two point layup	54-49
11:30		CJ Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Keaton Norris steals)
11:22	+3	Kam Martin makes three point jump shot (Keaton Norris assists)	54-52
10:56	+2	CJ Hyland makes two point layup	56-52
10:40	+3	Jadin Booth makes three point jump shot (Will Shaver assists)	56-55
10:33		Will Shaver shooting foul (Justin Johnson draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Justin Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-55
10:33	+1	Justin Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
10:08		Samuel Dada blocks Keaton Norris's two point jump shot
10:06		Samuel Dada defensive rebound
9:54		Cade Norris shooting foul (Tidjiane Dioumassi draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-55
9:54	+1	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-55
9:34		CJ Hyland personal foul (Isaiah Campbell-Finch draws the foul)
9:32		Jaxon Pollard misses three point jump shot
9:30		Justin Johnson defensive rebound
9:04		Jaxon Pollard shooting foul (Justin Johnson draws the foul)
9:04	+1	Justin Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-55
9:04	+1	Justin Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-55
8:51		Jadin Booth misses three point jump shot
8:49		Samuel Dada defensive rebound
8:29		CJ Hyland misses two point jump shot
8:27		Samuel Dada offensive rebound
8:23	+2	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point layup (Samuel Dada assists)	64-55
8:09		CJ Hyland personal foul (Isaiah Campbell-Finch draws the foul)
8:07		CJ Hyland blocks Jadin Booth's two point layup
8:05		Jaxon Pollard offensive rebound
7:59	+3	Jadin Booth makes three point jump shot (Will Shaver assists)	64-58
7:41	+2	Tidjiane Dioumassi makes two point jump shot	66-58
7:23	+2	Jadin Booth makes two point jump shot	66-60
6:51		TV timeout
6:46		Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation)
6:35	+2	Jadin Booth makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists)	66-62
6:11		Will Shaver shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-62
6:11	+1	Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-62
6:00		Julien Soumaoro shooting foul (Jadin Booth draws the foul)
6:00		Jadin Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:00	+1	Jadin Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 3	68-63
6:00	+1	Jadin Booth makes regular free throw 3 of 3	68-64
5:40		Zion Wilburn shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Marcus Kell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-64
5:40		Marcus Kell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:40		Jadin Booth defensive rebound
5:28		Julien Soumaoro shooting foul (Keaton Norris draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Keaton Norris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
5:28	+1	Keaton Norris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
5:12		Marcus Kell misses two point layup
5:10		Jadin Booth defensive rebound
4:49	+3	Jadin Booth makes three point jump shot (Zion Wilburn assists)	69-69
4:38		Catamounts 30 second timeout
4:38		TV timeout
4:29	+2	Cord Stansberry makes two point layup	71-69
4:02		Keaton Norris misses two point jump shot
4:00		Zion Wilburn offensive rebound
3:53	+3	Jadin Booth makes three point jump shot (Zion Wilburn assists)	71-72
3:53		Tidjiane Dioumassi shooting foul (Jadin Booth draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Jadin Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-73
3:38		Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
3:36		Zion Wilburn defensive rebound
3:24		Samuel Dada personal foul (Zion Wilburn draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Zion Wilburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-74
3:24	+1	Zion Wilburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-75
3:13		Zion Wilburn blocks Julien Soumaoro's two point layup
3:11		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:10		Cord Stansberry personal foul (Isaiah Campbell-Finch draws the foul)
3:10		Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:10	+1	Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-76
2:59		Tidjiane Dioumassi misses two point jump shot
2:57		Catamounts offensive rebound
2:57		Keaton Norris personal foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Julien Soumaoro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-76
2:57	+1	Julien Soumaoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-76
2:41		Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses two point layup
2:39		Zion Wilburn offensive rebound
2:22		Justin Johnson personal foul (Keaton Norris draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Keaton Norris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-77
2:21	+1	Keaton Norris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-78
2:09		Zion Wilburn blocks Julien Soumaoro's two point layup
2:07		Catamounts offensive rebound
2:03		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
2:01		Cade Norris defensive rebound
1:39		Justin Johnson personal foul (Cade Norris draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Cade Norris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
1:39	+1	Cade Norris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-80
1:33	+3	Julien Soumaoro makes three point jump shot	76-80
1:31		Catamounts 30 second timeout
1:05		Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses three point jump shot
1:03		Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
0:53		Isaiah Campbell-Finch shooting foul (Julien Soumaoro draws the foul)
0:53		Julien Soumaoro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53	+1	Julien Soumaoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-80
0:28		Jadin Booth misses three point jump shot
0:26		Samuel Dada defensive rebound
0:14		Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
0:12		Keaton Norris defensive rebound
0:10		Cord Stansberry personal foul (Jadin Booth draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Jadin Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-81
0:10	+1	Jadin Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-82
0:10		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:06		Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
0:04		Cade Norris defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Cade Norris defensive rebound