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Woolbright, Jones lead Western Carolina to 71-61 victory over Notre Dame

AP
Nov 11, 2023

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Vonterius Woolbright scored 22 points, Russell Jones Jr. added 20 points, and Western Carolina Catamounts knocked off Notre Dame Fighting Irish 71-61 on Saturday.

Woolbright added 11 rebounds for his 11th career double-double. Although he was just 5 for 20 from the field, he made 11 of 12 from the free-throw line. Jones was 8-for-11 shooting. DJ Campbell added 12 points for Western Carolina (2-0).

Leading 55-39 with 12 1/2 minutes to go, the Catamounts went ice cold, making two of their next 15 shots as Notre Dame got to within 62-59. Freshman Carey Booth scored eight points in Notre Dame's 20-7 run.

Notre Dame then went cold, missing several shots and going scoreless over the next 3 minutes as Western Carolina extended its lead back to double digits.

Booth led Notre Dame (1-1) with 20 points in 24 minutes off the bench. Fellow freshman Markus Burton scored 17 points and Julian Roper II had 12 points and eight rebounds.

The Catamounts took the lead 2 minutes into the game and never game it back. They led 23-12 near the 9-minute mark before Notre Dame went on a 13-4 capped by Booth's three-point play to get within 27-25. A three-point play by Woolbright, a 3-pointer by Bernard Pelote, and a 3-pointer by Woolbright started a 15-4 run that left the Catamounts with a 42-29 halftime lead.

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1st Half
WCU
Catamounts
42
ND
Fighting Irish
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Charles Lampten vs. Matt Zona (Russell Jones Jr. gains possession)
19:34		DJ Campbell turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals)
19:14		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
19:12		Charles Lampten defensive rebound
19:05	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point jump shot (Russell Jones Jr. assists)	2-0
18:55		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
18:53		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
18:43		Tae Davis blocks Vonterius Woolbright's two point jump shot
18:41		Markus Burton defensive rebound
18:33	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	2-3
18:01	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tre Jackson assists)	5-3
17:38		Tae Davis misses two point layup
17:36		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
17:31	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	8-3
17:12	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot (Matt Zona assists)	8-5
16:59		Markus Burton personal foul
16:48		Tae Davis shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
16:48	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-5
16:48	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-5
16:38		Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Russell Jones Jr. steals)
16:30		Vonterius Woolbright misses three point jump shot
16:28		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
16:21	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup	12-5
16:00		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
15:58		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
15:44		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
15:42		Markus Burton defensive rebound
15:37		Tre Jackson personal foul
15:37		TV timeout
15:34		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
15:32		Catamounts defensive rebound
15:09		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
15:07		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
14:40		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
14:38		Kamar Robertson defensive rebound
14:33		J.R. Konieczny personal foul
14:25		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
14:23		Logan Imes defensive rebound
14:19		Kamar Robertson personal foul
14:17	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (J.R. Konieczny assists)	12-8
13:54		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
13:52		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
13:46	+2	Charles Lampten makes two point dunk (DJ Campbell assists)	14-8
13:25		Julian Roper II misses two point jump shot
13:23		Julian Roper II offensive rebound
13:19		Charles Lampten personal foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
13:18		Charles Lampten shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
13:18		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:18	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-9
13:06	+3	Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	17-9
13:01		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
12:59		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
12:52		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
12:50		Corneilous Williams offensive rebound
12:45		Corneilous Williams misses two point layup
12:43		Carey Booth defensive rebound
12:39	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	17-12
12:24		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot
12:22		Carey Booth defensive rebound
12:11		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
12:09		Russell Jones Jr. defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-12
11:10		Carey Booth offensive foul
11:10		Carey Booth turnover (offensive foul)
11:10		TV timeout
10:59	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point jump shot	21-12
10:44		Tae Davis offensive foul
10:44		Tae Davis turnover (offensive foul)
10:34		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
10:32		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
10:14		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
10:12		Catamounts defensive rebound
9:48		Russell Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:46		Vonterius Woolbright offensive rebound
9:41		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
9:39		Matt Zona defensive rebound
9:34		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
9:32		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Colin Granger makes two point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	23-12
9:06	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	23-14
9:06		Russell Jones Jr. shooting foul (Matt Zona draws the foul)
9:06		Matt Zona misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:06		Julian Roper II offensive rebound
9:03		Julian Roper II misses two point jump shot
9:01		Matt Zona offensive rebound
8:43		Matt Zona misses two point layup
8:41		Colin Granger defensive rebound
8:36		Colin Granger misses three point jump shot
8:34		Markus Burton defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	23-16
8:09		DJ Campbell turnover (traveling)
8:01	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	23-18
7:40	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup	25-18
7:29		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
7:27		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
7:22		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:20		Kamar Robertson offensive rebound
7:08		TV timeout
6:54		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot
6:52		Logan Imes defensive rebound
6:43		Jump ball. (Fighting Irish gains possession)
6:39	+2	Carey Booth makes two point jump shot	25-20
6:35		Corneilous Williams shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
6:35		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:35		Kamar Robertson defensive rebound
6:28		Carey Booth blocks Vonterius Woolbright's two point layup
6:26		Corneilous Williams offensive rebound
6:11		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
6:09		Logan Imes defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Logan Imes makes two point layup (Carey Booth assists)	25-22
5:33	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point jump shot	27-22
5:33		Julian Roper II shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
5:33		Vonterius Woolbright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:33		Markus Burton defensive rebound
5:26		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Russell Jones Jr. steals)
5:17		Bernard Pelote turnover (out of bounds)
5:04		Julian Roper II misses two point layup
5:02		Carey Booth offensive rebound
4:59	+2	Carey Booth makes two point layup	27-24
4:59		Corneilous Williams shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
4:59	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-25
4:42	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup	29-25
4:37		Logan Imes shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-25
4:23		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
4:21		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (Russell Jones Jr. assists)	33-25
3:48		Vonterius Woolbright personal foul
3:48		TV timeout
3:48		Logan Imes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:48		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
3:28	+3	Vonterius Woolbright makes three point jump shot (Russell Jones Jr. assists)	36-25
2:59		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
2:57		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
2:49		DJ Campbell misses three point jump shot
2:47		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
2:39		J.R. Konieczny turnover (bad pass) (Colin Granger steals)
2:25	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup	38-25
2:14		Russell Jones Jr. personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-26
2:14	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-27
1:54	+2	Tre Jackson makes two point jump shot	40-27
1:33	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	40-29
1:10		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:08		Carey Booth defensive rebound
1:02		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
1:00		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
0:56		Catamounts 30 second timeout
0:44		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
0:42		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
0:39	+2	Bernard Pelote makes two point layup	42-29
0:28		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:10		Colin Granger blocks Markus Burton's two point layup
0:08		Markus Burton offensive rebound
0:01		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WCU
Catamounts
29
ND
Fighting Irish
32

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (traveling)
19:15		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
19:13		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point layup	44-29
18:53		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
18:51		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
18:36	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point jump shot	46-29
18:16		Charles Lampten blocks Carey Booth's two point jump shot
18:14		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
18:05		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
18:03		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
17:54		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
17:52		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
17:45		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
17:43		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
17:17		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
17:15		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup	46-31
16:27		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot
16:25		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
16:13		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point layup
16:11		Matt Zona offensive rebound
16:01	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Matt Zona assists)	46-34
15:40		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
15:38		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
15:32		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
15:30		Matt Zona offensive rebound
15:14	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point jump shot	46-37
15:05		Catamounts 30 second timeout
15:05		TV timeout
14:39	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot	49-37
14:28	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup	49-39
14:10	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup	51-39
13:47		Julian Roper II misses two point jump shot
13:45		Bernard Pelote defensive rebound
13:22		Julian Roper II personal foul (Charles Lampten draws the foul)
13:22		TV timeout
13:22	+1	Charles Lampten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-39
13:22	+1	Charles Lampten makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-39
13:16		Carey Booth misses two point dunk
13:05		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
13:05		Markus Burton personal foul
12:59		Carey Booth blocks Colin Granger's two point layup
12:57		Carey Booth defensive rebound
12:51		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Russell Jones Jr. steals)
12:44	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point layup	55-39
12:24		Russell Jones Jr. shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
12:24		Russell Jones Jr. technical foul
12:24		Markus Burton technical foul
12:24		Markus Burton turnover
12:24	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-40
12:24	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-41
12:10		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
12:08		Bernard Pelote offensive rebound
12:05		Bernard Pelote turnover (bad pass)
11:59		TV timeout
11:50		Charles Lampten blocks Tae Davis's two point jump shot
11:48		Kamar Robertson defensive rebound
11:40		Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot
11:38		Logan Imes defensive rebound
11:29		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (traveling)
10:57		Bernard Pelote misses two point jump shot
10:55		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point jump shot	55-43
10:15		Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot
10:13		Kamar Robertson offensive rebound
10:05		Markus Burton personal foul
9:51		Vonterius Woolbright misses three point jump shot
9:49		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
9:29		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
9:27		Tae Davis offensive rebound
9:21		Bernard Pelote shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-44
9:21		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:21		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
8:58		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot
8:56		Tae Davis defensive rebound
8:37		Charles Lampten blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
8:35		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
8:23		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:21		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
8:14		Charles Lampten blocks Julian Roper II's two point layup
8:12		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
7:55		Charles Lampten shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-45
7:55	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-46
7:31		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:29		Tae Davis defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	55-48
6:40		Logan Imes personal foul
6:35		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot
6:33		Vonterius Woolbright offensive rebound
6:29		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
6:27		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
6:21		Charles Lampten misses two point layup
6:19		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
6:14		Jump ball. Charles Lampten vs. Logan Imes (Logan Imes gains possession)
6:14		Charles Lampten turnover (lost ball) (Logan Imes steals)
6:03	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	55-51
5:44	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tre Jackson assists)	58-51
5:26	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	58-54
5:07		Tae Davis shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-54
5:07	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-54
4:51	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	60-57
4:29		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:27		Charles Lampten offensive rebound
4:23		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
4:21		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
4:14		Logan Imes turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jackson steals)
4:04	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup (Tre Jackson assists)	62-57
3:49	+2	Tae Davis makes two point jump shot	62-59
3:23		Tae Davis personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
3:23		TV timeout
3:23	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-59
3:23	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-59
2:57		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
2:55		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
2:32	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point jump shot	66-59
2:18		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
2:16		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
1:54		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot
1:52		Tae Davis defensive rebound
1:36		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
1:32		Markus Burton misses two point layup
1:30		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
1:24		Catamounts 30 second timeout
1:20		Braeden Shrewsberry personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-59
1:20	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-59
1:12		DJ Campbell personal foul
1:07		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
1:05		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
1:05		Carey Booth personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-59
1:05	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-59
0:57	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	70-61
0:49		Logan Imes personal foul (Tre Jackson draws the foul)
0:49		Tre Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49	+1	Tre Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-61
0:45		Markus Burton turnover (DJ Campbell steals)
0:37		Braeden Shrewsberry personal foul (Bernard Pelote draws the foul)
0:37		Bernard Pelote misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37		Bernard Pelote misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
0:34		Logan Imes turnover (lost ball) (Tre Jackson steals)
0:01		Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation)