Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Mar 1, 2018

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	34	30			64
MTSU	43	39			82

Game Recap

Middle Tennessee clinches second straight C-USA title. andon Walters scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 24 Middle Tennessee clinched its second straight Conference USA title with an 82-64 victory over second-place Western Kentucky on Thursday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Justin Johnson	35	7-14	0-2	0-0	7	0	1	0	0	0	14
22Dwight Coleby	32	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	3	3	6
13Taveion Hollingsworth	31	2-7	0-1	4-4	7	2	1	0	0	1	8
1Lamonte Bearden	35	8-12	0-0	8-10	4	1	1	1	4	1	24
15Darius Thompson	34	2-6	2-4	1-2	1	1	2	0	2	4	7
14Marek Nelson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Jake Ohmer	13	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Josh Anderson	15	1-5	0-1	1-4	2	0	0	0	1	3	3





TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	2-1020.0%	14-2070.0%	25	4	5	3	10	12	64

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Brandon Walters	33	9-13	0-0	0-0	11	2	0	3	0	2	18
5Nick King	35	7-15	1-4	3-4	9	4	1	0	3	3	18
3Donovan Sims	24	2-3	0-0	2-3	3	6	4	0	2	1	6
2Antwain Johnson	33	6-10	3-4	2-3	0	1	1	0	2	2	17
20Giddy Potts	38	4-10	3-6	0-0	5	2	1	1	2	3	11
4James Hawthorne	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
35Davion Thomas	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
25Karl Gamble	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
21David Simmons	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
12Therren Shelton-Szmidt	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
0Tyrik Dixon	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	3	0
14Chase Miller	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Edward Simpson	6	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	33-6055.0%	9-2045.0%	7-1070.0%	32	18	7	5	10	19	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUMTSU

(19:46) Foul on Dwight Coleby.
(19:46) Dwight Coleby Turnover.
+2 (19:36) Brandon Walters made Dunk. Assisted by Nick King.
02
(19:10) Dwight Coleby missed Jumper.
(19:10) Nick King Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Nick King missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:01) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Lamonte Bearden missed Jumper.
(18:32) Donovan Sims Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:24) Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Sims.
05
(17:59) Lamonte Bearden missed Layup.
(17:59) Brandon Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:44) Antwain Johnson made Layup.
07
(17:29) Darius Thompson Turnover.
(17:28) Donovan Sims Steal.
(17:22) Brandon Walters missed Layup.
(17:22) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:17) Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
27
(16:57) Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:57) Lamonte Bearden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:49) Lamonte Bearden made Layup.
47
(16:49) Foul on Giddy Potts.
+1 (16:49) Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.
57
+3 (16:36) Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
510
(16:12) Dwight Coleby Turnover.
(16:07) Giddy Potts Steal.
(16:07) Giddy Potts Turnover.
(15:49) Foul on Antwain Johnson.
+1 (15:49) Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
610
+1 (15:49) Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
710
(15:39) Foul on Darius Thompson.
(15:20) Brandon Walters missed Layup.
(15:20) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:53) Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:53) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Antwain Johnson Turnover.
(14:38) Justin Johnson Steal.
+2 (14:36) Justin Johnson made Layup.
910
+2 (14:14) Antwain Johnson made Layup.
912
(14:14) Foul on Darius Thompson.
(14:14) Antwain Johnson missed Free Throw.
(14:14) Dwight Coleby Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:01) Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
1112
+2 (13:40) Nick King made Jumper.
1114
(13:06) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
(13:06) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:02) Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
1314
(12:46) Nick King missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:46) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:32) Karl Gamble made Layup. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
1316
(12:09) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
(12:09) Karl Gamble Defensive Rebound.
(11:54) Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:54) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Foul on David Simmons.
+3 (11:34) Darius Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
1616
+2 (11:14) Nick King made Jumper.
1618
(10:57) Foul on David Simmons.
+3 (10:41) Darius Thompson made Three Point Jumper.
1918
+2 (10:21) Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Nick King.
1920
+2 (9:56) Justin Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
2120
(9:30) Brandon Walters missed Jumper.
(9:30) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Foul on Brandon Walters.
(9:24) Josh Anderson missed Free Throw.
(9:24) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:24) Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
2220
+2 (9:13) Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.
2222
+2 (9:00) Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
2422
+3 (8:43) Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick King.
2425
(8:23) Josh Anderson missed Layup.
(8:23) Donovan Sims Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:18) Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Sims.
2428
(8:01) Darius Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:01) Brandon Walters Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Antwain Johnson missed Layup.
(7:52) Dwight Coleby Block.
(7:50) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) Lamonte Bearden Turnover.
(7:39) Donovan Sims Steal.
+2 (7:31) Nick King made Dunk. Assisted by Donovan Sims.
2430
+2 (6:57) Josh Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
2630
(6:32) Giddy Potts missed Jumper.
(6:32) Brandon Walters Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:30) Brandon Walters made Layup.
2632
(6:09) Marek Nelson missed Jumper.
(6:09) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Dwight Coleby made Dunk.
2832
(5:31) Antwain Johnson missed Jumper.
(5:31) Marek Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Josh Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:59) Nick King Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Foul on Nick King.
(4:45) Nick King Turnover.
(4:20) Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:20) Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) Donovan Sims Turnover.
(3:57) Lamonte Bearden Steal.
(3:52) Darius Thompson missed Layup.
(3:52) Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Antwain Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Walters.
2834
+2 (3:09) Justin Johnson made Jumper.
3034
(2:45) Brandon Walters missed Jumper.
(2:45) Dwight Coleby Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Foul on Brandon Walters.
+1 (2:24) Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.
3134
+1 (2:24) Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.
3234
+3 (1:57) Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper.
3237
(1:32) Darius Thompson missed Jumper.
(1:32) Nick King Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:26) Edward Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
3240
+2 (1:03) Dwight Coleby made Jumper.
3440
(0:34) Nick King missed Jumper.
(0:34) Darius Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
(0:04) Nick King Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:00) Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
3443

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

MTSU

64Points82

24-54(44.4%)Field Goal(%)33-60(55.0%)

2-10(20.0%)3-Point(%)9-20(45.0%)

14-20(70.0%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70.0%)

28(8)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)

4Assists18

5Steals7

3Blocks5

10Turnovers10

12(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead23

Game Details

Thursday, March 1, 2018 · 8:00 PM

Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 11,307 (98.2%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: MTSU -4.5

over/under: 144