Wofford visits Western Carolina following Woolbright's 22-point game

Updated Jan. 17, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

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Wofford Terriers (11-8, 3-3 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (10-9, 3-3 SoCon)

Cullowhee, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Carolina hosts the Wofford Terriers after Vonterius Woolbright scored 22 points in Western Carolina's 65-61 loss to the Citadel Bulldogs.

The Catamounts have gone 5-3 in home games. Western Carolina has a 3-5 record against teams over .500.

The Terriers have gone 3-3 against SoCon opponents. Wofford is 2-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyzhaun Claude is averaging 14.9 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Catamounts. Woolbright is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games for Western Carolina.

Jackson Paveletzke is averaging 13.9 points and 3.6 assists for the Terriers. B.J. Mack is averaging 14.7 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 49.5% over the past 10 games for Wofford.

LAST 10 GAMES: Catamounts: 6-4, averaging 76.2 points, 36.1 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points per game.

Terriers: 6-4, averaging 71.1 points, 30.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points.

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

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