JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 10, 2024) – The ETSU men’s basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season as the Buccaneers suffered an 80-66 setback to Western Carolina on Wednesday night inside Freedom Hall.
The Bucs, who won the first six games on their home floor to start the year, couldn’t overcome a sluggish start as Western Carolina led wire-to-wire to secure its fifth straight win over the Blue & Gold in the series.
ETSU dipped to 9-7 overall and 1-2 in league play, while Western Carolina improved to 14-2, 3-0.
The Bucs hit the road for back-to-back games beginning Saturday afternoon when ETSU takes on reigning conference champion Furman at 2 p.m. inside Timmons Arena.
