Spartanburg, SC – Junior Corey Tripp first hit the game-tying bucket with 39 seconds and then put the Terriers ahead for good in overtime as Wofford men's basketball pulled out the 88-86 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts.

The junior scored 13 of Wofford's final 19 points between the end of the second half and overtime to finish with 27 points on 13-for-17 shooting- the most field goals by a Terrier since Fletcher Magee who also made 13 against Samford on March 2, 2019.

Neither team found any semblance of separation as the largest lead by either team was a seven-point Western Carolina lead with five minutes remaining in the first half that preceded a 15-8 Wofford run that took the game to halftime tied at 39. Out of the break Wofford put together its largest lead- a six-point lead (54-48 at the 13:39 mark) before immediately surrendering an 8-2 Catamount run to hit the under 12 media timeout again tied- this time at 56.

Over the closing 11:41 of the game, the lead changed hands four times and was tied another four times to equal a game that had 14 lead changes and 12 ties.

Three overtimes wins match the 2003-04 team for the most in a single season in program history, and four overtime games played tied with the 2010-11 team for the most overtime games played in a single season in program history.

Wofford's win moved the team to 6-4 in the SoCon and currently sits in fifth place with the ability to move into fourth place with a Furman loss to UNCG on Sunday, February 4, 2024. The Terriers are on the road for their next contest, traveling to ETSU on Wednesday, February 7, and then returning home for The Citadel on Saturday, February 10. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

Other Notes of Interest

• Wofford is now 5-1 in the conference when it out rebounds the opponent (out-rebounded Western Carolina 38-26). 26 rebounds are a season low for the Catamounts.
• The Terriers are 10-5 this season when outscoring the opposing team in the paint (have won the past four such games).
• Wofford now has the most wins in the nation in games decided by two points or less (six wins).
• The win over the Catamounts means Head Coach Dwight Perry has defeated each SoCon team at least once.
• Corey Tripp raised his scoring average to 20.8 points per game at home during conference play.
• Wofford remains 9-1 on the first game of a month over the past ten months. The Terriers also remain 7-3 to open February over the past ten seasons.
• Wofford is 10-2 this season when Jackson Sivills scores ten or more points (have won ten straight such games).