Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels

Mar 17, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	38	31	69
SMC	31	36	67

Game Recap

Hollingsworth's free throws lift WKU over Gaels in NIT. Taveion Hollingsworth scored 21 points including two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift Western Kentucky to a 69-67 win over Saint Mary's in a first-round NIT game Wednesday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Charles Bassey	31	8-16	0-0	3-5	11	1	0	2	1	4	19
3Jordan Rawls	37	1-11	0-4	0-0	5	7	0	0	1	0	2
20Dayvion McKnight	27	3-6	0-0	1-2	4	4	1	1	1	2	7
11Taveion Hollingsworth	34	7-15	1-2	6-6	3	2	2	1	1	3	21
4Josh Anderson	32	4-5	2-2	0-1	3	1	2	1	0	2	10
2Kevin Osawe	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
50Isaiah Cozart	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
14Luke Frampton	22	2-2	2-2	4-5	0	2	1	0	0	0	10

TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	5-1050.0%	14-1973.7%	28	17	6	6	4	13	69

SAINT MARY'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Judah Brown	17	0-5	0-4	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Matthias Tass	36	6-10	1-2	0-1	8	2	2	1	2	2	13
42Dan Fotu	20	4-9	0-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0	8
0Logan Johnson	33	2-4	1-2	4-5	3	2	0	0	1	5	9
12Tommy Kuhse	40	6-12	1-4	4-4	3	11	1	0	3	2	17
14Kyle Bowen	19	1-1	1-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	5
10Mitchell Saxen	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
5Jabe Mullins	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Alex Ducas	26	4-8	3-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	11
TOTAL	-	24-5048.0%	7-2133.3%	12-1485.7%	26	16	3	2	9	13	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUSMC

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
(19:33) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:33) Tommy Kuhse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:07) Dan Fotu made Layup. Assisted by Tommy Kuhse.
02
(18:53) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:53) Tommy Kuhse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:41) Tommy Kuhse made Layup.
04
+2 (18:11) Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Charles Bassey.
24
+2 (17:53) Dan Fotu made Jumper.
26
(17:36) Charles Bassey missed Jumper.
(17:36) Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
(17:34) Foul on Tommy Kuhse.
+2 (17:30) Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
46
(17:06) Tommy Kuhse missed Jumper.
(17:06) Dayvion McKnight Block.
(17:06) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:53) Charles Bassey made Layup. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
66
+2 (16:05) Dan Fotu made Layup. Assisted by Matthias Tass.
68
(15:57) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
(15:57) Judah Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:49) Matthias Tass made Dunk. Assisted by Tommy Kuhse.
610
(15:32) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
(15:32) Dan Fotu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:09) Logan Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tommy Kuhse.
613
(14:50) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
(14:50) Matthias Tass Steal.
(14:38) Dan Fotu missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:38) Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Layup.
(14:26) Taveion Hollingsworth Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:26) Taveion Hollingsworth made Two Point Tip Shot.
813
(13:59) Logan Johnson Turnover.
(13:59) Taveion Hollingsworth Steal.
(13:46) Charles Bassey missed Layup.
(13:46) Mitchell Saxen Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Dan Fotu missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:28) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
(13:12) Mitchell Saxen Block.
(13:12) Logan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) Foul on Taveion Hollingsworth.
(12:48) Tommy Kuhse missed Jumper.
(12:48) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
1013
(12:19) Logan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:19) Kevin Osawe Defensive Rebound.
(11:54) Foul on Alex Ducas.
+1 (11:54) Luke Frampton made Free Throw.
1113
+1 (11:54) Luke Frampton made Free Throw.
1213
(11:39) Matthias Tass missed Jumper.
(11:39) Isaiah Cozart Block.
(11:39) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:24) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(10:55) Alex Ducas missed Layup.
(10:55) Matthias Tass Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:55) Matthias Tass made Two Point Tip Shot.
1215
+3 (10:35) Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
1515
+3 (10:08) Kyle Bowen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tommy Kuhse.
1518
+2 (9:46) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
1718
+2 (9:31) Matthias Tass made Layup.
1720
(9:14) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
(9:14) Isaiah Cozart Offensive Rebound.
(9:12) Foul on Kyle Bowen.
(9:09) Foul on Logan Johnson.
+1 (9:09) Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
1820
+1 (9:09) Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
1920
(8:53) Tommy Kuhse Turnover.
(8:44) Charles Bassey missed Jumper.
(8:44) Matthias Tass Block.
(8:44) Charles Bassey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:32) Charles Bassey made Dunk.
2120
(8:15) Alex Ducas missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:15) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
(7:57) Foul on Matthias Tass.
+1 (7:57) Charles Bassey made Free Throw.
2220
+1 (7:57) Charles Bassey made Free Throw.
2320
(7:27) Matthias Tass missed Jumper.
(7:27) Charles Bassey Block.
(7:27) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
(7:26) Matthias Tass Turnover.
+2 (7:10) Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
2520
(6:45) Logan Johnson missed Layup.
(6:45) Josh Anderson Block.
(6:45) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
(6:38) Dan Fotu missed Jumper.
(6:38) Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:32) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Foul on Charles Bassey.
+3 (6:21) Tommy Kuhse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Ducas.
2523
+2 (6:02) Josh Anderson made Layup.
2723
(5:34) Judah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:34) Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:25) Taveion Hollingsworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
3023
(4:57) Alex Ducas Turnover.
(4:57) Luke Frampton Steal.
+2 (4:49) Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
3223
(4:33) Judah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:33) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(4:03) Jordan Rawls missed Layup.
(4:03) Matthias Tass Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
(3:34) Judah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:34) Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
(3:08) Matthias Tass Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Foul on Charles Bassey.
+1 (3:01) Judah Brown made Free Throw.
3224
+1 (3:01) Judah Brown made Free Throw.
3225
(2:37) Jordan Rawls missed Layup.
(2:37) Saint Mary's Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Judah Brown missed Jumper.
(2:20) Taveion Hollingsworth Block.
(2:20) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:00) Josh Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
3525
+2 (1:43) Dan Fotu made Layup. Assisted by Tommy Kuhse.
3527
+3 (1:28) Josh Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
3827
(1:14) Matthias Tass Turnover.
(1:14) Josh Anderson Steal.
(1:06) Foul on Taveion Hollingsworth.
(1:06) Taveion Hollingsworth Turnover.
+2 (0:53) Logan Johnson made Jumper.
3829
(0:29) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
(0:29) Alex Ducas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Tommy Kuhse made Jumper. Assisted by Logan Johnson.
3831

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

SMC

69Points67

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)24-50(48.0%)

5-10(50.0%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)32(5)

17Assists16

6Steals3

6Blocks2

4Turnovers10

13(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 · 9:00 PM

University Credit Union Pavilion · Moraga, CA

capacity: 3,500

tv: ESPN2

spread: SMC -2

over/under: 125.5