NCAA Tournament · First RoundSaturday, March 14, 2026
Away
Columbus St.
78
Home
Catawba
75
Final
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus St. | 30 | 48 | 78 |
| Catawba | 39 | 36 | 75 |
Recap
Columbus St. won at Catawba 78-75. Marlon Smith led Columbus St. with 29 points and 8 rebounds. Ibra Athie had 28 for Catawba.
Written automatically from the box score.
Key plays
- 1st Half06:48DunkSlam Dunk by Catawba's Justin BanksColumbus St. 22 · Catawba 30
- 2nd Half13:23DunkSlam Dunk by Catawba's Justin BanksColumbus St. 41 · Catawba 53
- 2nd Half12:16DunkSlam Dunk by Columbus St.'s Ahmed-Sory SoumahoroColumbus St. 47 · Catawba 53
- 2nd HalfGame-winnerColumbus St. take the lead for goodColumbus St. 72 · Catawba 71
- 2nd Half01:55ClutchLayup by Catawba's Ibra AthieColumbus St. 74 · Catawba 73
- 2nd Half00:07Clutch2 Pointer by Catawba's Ibra AthieColumbus St. 77 · Catawba 75
Lead tracker
5 lead changes4 tiesLargest lead: Columbus St. 4 · Catawba 12
Leaders
- 29 pts Marlon Smith
- 8 reb Marlon Smith
- 4 ast Jydon Hall
- 28 pts Ibra Athie
- 9 reb Ibra Athie
- 6 ast Chase Daniel
Team stats
Columbus St.Catawba
26-55 · 47.3%Field goals33-64 · 51.6%
7-22 · 31.8%3-pointers3-22 · 13.6%
19-24 · 79.2%Free throws6-14 · 42.9%
31Rebounds34
6Offensive rebounds10
5Assists16
10Turnovers8
8Steals7
1Blocks1
Box score
| Columbus St. | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jydon Hall G | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | |||||
| 25 Masiah Jones F | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 0 Lee Langstaff II | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-5 | |||||
| 24 Jordan Mitchell F | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | |||||
| 1 Marlon Smith | 38 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 10-19 | 4-9 | 5-6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| 30 Davis Byrnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 15 Nathan Eroh F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 20 Jackson Harris F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 12 Promise Idiaru | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | |||||
| 12 Jaylen Harris | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | |||||
| 23 Robert Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 3 Delexcrius Morton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 5 Aaron Smith G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 10 Ahmed-Sory Soumahoro | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | |||||
| 2 Pascal Volz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| Team | 78 | 31 | 5 | 26-55 | 7-22 | 19-24 | ||||||
| Catawba | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Ibra Athie F | 34 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 13-17 | 0-1 | 2-4 | |||||
| 12 Justin Banks F | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-4 | |||||
| 1 Carson Daniel G | 33 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | |||||
| 0 Chase Daniel G | 37 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 2-4 | |||||
| 2 Jordan Simpson G | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3-15 | 1-10 | 2-2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| 23 Jacob Bryant G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 25 Jashaun Hawkins F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |||||
| 24 Jalen Hilliard F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 5 LeVionne Lindsey G | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |||||
| 22 Shawn Long G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 30 Dermot Lowry G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 32 Malachi McCutcheon G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 15 Zion McDuffie F | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| 11 Solomon Tucker F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||
| Team | 75 | 34 | 16 | 33-64 | 3-22 | 6-14 | ||||||
Starters first · FG/3PT/FT are made-attempted · OREB, STL, BLK, TO and PF show on wider screens.
Portal moves
- Trevon Hayes FGuilford → Catawba (SAC) · 16.1 PPG, 8.8 RPG
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Stats from the NCAA feed · updated Oct 10, 7:13 PM ET.