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FINAL
Mar 17, 2021

Box Score

12T
WKU383169
SMC313667

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 Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Charles Bassey318-160-03-5111021419
3Jordan Rawls371-110-40-05700102
20Dayvion McKnight273-60-01-24411127
11Taveion Hollingsworth347-151-26-632211321
4Josh Anderson324-52-20-131210210
2Kevin Osawe80-10-00-01000010
50Isaiah Cozart90-00-00-01001010
14Luke Frampton222-22-24-502100010
TOTAL-25-5644.6%5-1050.0%14-1973.7%28176641369
Saint Marys Gaels logoSAINT MARY'SMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Judah Brown170-50-42-21000002
11Matthias Tass366-101-20-182212213
42Dan Fotu204-90-30-04000108
0Logan Johnson332-41-24-53200159
12Tommy Kuhse406-121-44-4311103217
14Kyle Bowen191-11-12-22000125
10Mitchell Saxen41-10-00-01001002
5Jabe Mullins50-00-00-01000000
44Alex Ducas264-83-50-031001211
TOTAL-24-5048.0%7-2133.3%12-1485.7%26163291367

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

69Points67
25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)24-50(48%)
5-10(50%)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