The Western Carolina Catamounts (8-18, 4-11 SoCon) travel to face the Samford Bulldogs (20-8, 10-5 SoCon) after dropping three road games in a row. It begins at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

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Samford vs. Western Carolina Game Info

• When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET
• Where: Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Samford Stats Insights

• This season, the Bulldogs have a 46.2% shooting percentage from the field, which is 3% higher than the 43.2% of shots the Catamounts’ opponents have made.
• Samford is 19-1 when it shoots better than 43.2% from the field.
• The Bulldogs are the 167th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Catamounts sit at 35th.
• The 82.2 points per game the Bulldogs record are only 3.7 more points than the Catamounts allow (78.5).
• Samford has a 14-1 record when putting up more than 78.5 points.

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Western Carolina Stats Insights

• The Catamounts are shooting 39% from the field, 4.6% lower than the 43.6% the Bulldogs’ opponents have shot this season.
• This season, Western Carolina has a 6-1 record in games the team collectively shoots better than 43.6% from the field.
• The Catamounts are the 35th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Bulldogs sit at 51st.
• The Catamounts average only 3.3 fewer points per game (69.8) than the Bulldogs allow (73.1).
• Western Carolina is 8-8 when giving up fewer than 82.2 points.

Samford Home & Away Comparison

• Samford averages 84.7 points per game at home, compared to 79.3 points per game when playing on the road, a difference of 5.4 points per contest.
• In 2024-25, the Bulldogs are allowing 69.2 points per game when playing at home. In road games, they are allowing 77.7.
• Samford is making 11.7 threes per game with a 37.1% shooting percentage from three-point land in home games, which is 1.7 more threes and 0.5% points better than it is averaging away from home (10 threes per game, 36.6% three-point percentage).

Western Carolina Home & Away Comparison

• In 2024-25 Western Carolina is scoring 12.5 more points per game at home (76.1) than away (63.6).
• The Catamounts give up 76.1 points per game at home, and 80.8 on the road.
• Beyond the arc, Western Carolina knocks down fewer trifectas away (8.5 per game) than at home (9.7), and shoots a lower percentage away (27.7%) than at home (32.9%) too.

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