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FINAL
Nov 15, 2019

Game Recap

Bassey lifts W. Kentucky past E. Kentucky 79-71. arles Bassey had 18 points as Western Kentucky beat Eastern Kentucky 79-71 on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
WKU453479
EKU343771
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Carson Williams346-100-13-535006215
23Charles Bassey269-130-10-0121102418
11Taveion Hollingsworth263-80-11-15530327
2Jared Savage123-72-50-04212118
5Camron Justice340-50-53-44400323
50Isaiah Cozart40-00-00-03001000
10Jeremiah Gambrell41-21-20-01000003
12Jackson Harlan00-00-00-00000000
3Jordan Rawls295-52-22-201005114
15Patrick Murphy00-00-00-01000000
4Josh Anderson311-50-19-1221513211
TOTAL28-5550.9%5-1827.8%18-2475.0%3519104231479
Eastern Kentucky Colonels logoEASTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Tre King221-20-10-05101252
5Darius Hicks333-70-00-07011146
0Russhard Cruickshank260-40-42-21110422
11Jomaru Brown3716-284-115-632308241
12Ty Taylor II323-101-52-44220139
24Michael Moreno101-30-20-01000012
21Lachlan Anderson253-52-31-24110239
1JacQuess Hobbs150-20-10-02210100
TOTAL27-6144.3%7-2725.9%10-1471.4%27992192071

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkueku
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:41) Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Camron Justice.
    20
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (19:26) Jomaru Brown made Jumper.
    22
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:08) Charles Bassey missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:08) Carson Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:03) Carson Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.
    42
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:51) Ty Taylor II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:51) Camron Justice Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:42) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:42) Tre King Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (18:33) Jomaru Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russhard Cruickshank.
    45
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:09) Charles Bassey Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:07) Russhard Cruickshank Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:59) Foul on Taveion Hollingsworth.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (17:59) Jomaru Brown made Free Throw.
    46
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:59) Jomaru Brown missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:59) Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:59) Charles Bassey made Jumper.
    66
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:59) Jomaru Brown Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:59) Charles Bassey Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:59) Camron Justice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:59) Tre King Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:59) Russhard Cruickshank missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:59) Tre King Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:56) Jomaru Brown Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:54) Carson Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:54) Charles Bassey Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:47) Camron Justice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:47) Jomaru Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:42) Foul on Carson Williams.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:18) Jomaru Brown missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:18) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (16:10) Jared Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
    96
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:45) Russhard Cruickshank Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:44) Jared Savage Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (15:41) Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup. Assisted by Jared Savage.
    116
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:41) Foul on Jomaru Brown.
  • (15:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (15:41) Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
    126
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:29) Eastern Kentucky Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:21) Darius Hicks missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:21) Jared Savage Block.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:21) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:20) Eastern Kentucky Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (15:16) Jomaru Brown made Jumper.
    128
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (15:04) Jared Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
    158
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:54) Jomaru Brown Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:45) Jared Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:45) Lachlan Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:35) Foul on Charles Bassey.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (14:35) Jomaru Brown made Free Throw.
    159
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (14:35) Jomaru Brown made Free Throw.
    1510
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:26) Camron Justice Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:10) Darius Hicks missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:10) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:57) Jomaru Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:57) Camron Justice Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:36) Josh Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:36) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:33) Foul on Lachlan Anderson.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:32) Carson Williams missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:32) Ty Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (13:22) Lachlan Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JacQuess Hobbs.
    1513
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:09) Foul on Tre King.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:09) Josh Anderson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:09) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (13:09) Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
    1613
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (12:55) Jomaru Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JacQuess Hobbs.
    1616
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:41) Carson Williams Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:40) Lachlan Anderson Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:37) Ty Taylor II missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:37) Josh Anderson Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:24) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:11) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:11) Taveion Hollingsworth Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:10) Taveion Hollingsworth Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (12:05) Lachlan Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Taylor II.
    1619
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:54) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:52) Jomaru Brown Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (11:50) Jomaru Brown made Jumper.
    1621
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:33) Carson Williams Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:32) JacQuess Hobbs Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:27) JacQuess Hobbs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:27) Isaiah Cozart Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:06) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:06) Isaiah Cozart Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:57) Carson Williams missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:57) Lachlan Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:49) Jomaru Brown Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:48) Josh Anderson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:41) Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
    1821
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:23) JacQuess Hobbs missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:23) Isaiah Cozart Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (9:58) Jordan Rawls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carson Williams.
    2121
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:38) Foul on Taveion Hollingsworth.
  • (9:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (9:38) Ty Taylor II made Free Throw.
    2122
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:38) Ty Taylor II missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:38) Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:29) Jared Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:29) Darius Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:18) Foul on Lachlan Anderson.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:18) Lachlan Anderson Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:58) Charles Bassey made Jumper. Assisted by Jared Savage.
    2322
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:41) Foul on Charles Bassey.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (8:40) Tre King Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:13) Jared Savage missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (8:13) Darius Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (8:04) Ty Taylor II Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:03) Josh Anderson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:00) Camron Justice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:00) Jared Savage Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:55) Jared Savage made Two Point Tip Shot.
    2522
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:39) Tre King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:39) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:38) Foul on Michael Moreno.
  • (7:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:37) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:37) Tre King Block.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:36) Darius Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (7:31) Michael Moreno made Layup. Assisted by Jomaru Brown.
    2524
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:22) Jared Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:22) Jomaru Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:19) Jomaru Brown Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (6:48) Foul on Russhard Cruickshank.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:32) Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
    2724
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (6:16) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:16) Jared Savage Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (6:09) Foul on Tre King.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:09) Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
    2824
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:09) Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
    2924
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:42) Jomaru Brown missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:42) Jared Savage Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:41) Jared Savage Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:34) Jared Savage Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:34) Darius Hicks Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:19) Foul on Jared Savage.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (5:19) Lachlan Anderson made Free Throw.
    2925
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:19) Lachlan Anderson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:19) Jared Savage Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:04) Jordan Rawls made Jumper. Assisted by Carson Williams.
    3125
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:49) Russhard Cruickshank Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:30) Carson Williams made Layup.
    3325
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (3:57) Jomaru Brown made Jumper.
    3327
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:57) Foul on Ty Taylor II.
  • (3:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (3:56) Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
    3427
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:56) Josh Anderson missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:56) Darius Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (3:47) Lachlan Anderson made Dunk.
    3429
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:28) Foul on Darius Hicks.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (3:28) Carson Williams made Free Throw.
    3529
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (3:28) Carson Williams made Free Throw.
    3629
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:19) Jomaru Brown Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:12) Josh Anderson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:11) Josh Anderson made Dunk.
    3829
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:00) Ty Taylor II missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:00) Jeremiah Gambrell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (2:48) Jordan Rawls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
    4129
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (2:33) Jomaru Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:33) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (2:20) Jeremiah Gambrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camron Justice.
    4429
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (2:13) Eastern Kentucky Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (2:03) Darius Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Taylor II.
    4431
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:45) Foul on Darius Hicks.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (1:45) Carson Williams made Free Throw.
    4531
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:45) Carson Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:45) Lachlan Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:30) Jomaru Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:30) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:16) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:56) Jeremiah Gambrell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:56) Lachlan Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (0:41) Jomaru Brown made Jumper.
    4533
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:41) Foul on Josh Anderson.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (0:41) Jomaru Brown made Free Throw.
    4534
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:25) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:00) Jomaru Brown missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:00) JacQuess Hobbs Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

79Points71
28-55(50.9%)Field Goal(%)27-61(44.3%)
5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)7-27(25.9%)
18-24(75%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)
38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)
19Assists9
10Steals9
4Blocks2
23Turnovers19
14(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)
18Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, November 15, 2019 · 7:00 PM
McBrayer Arena · Richmond, KY
attendance: 5,826 (89.6%)
spread: WKU -9.5
over/under: 156