Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Nov 12, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	23	46	69
MINN	35	38	73

Game Recap

Battle scores 18 of 20 in 1st half, Minnesota holds off WKU. Jamison Battle scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half, Payton Willis added 19 points and Minnesota held off Western Kentucky 73-69 on Friday night in the inaugural Asheville Championship.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jairus Hamilton	32	5-14	2-6	0-2	6	0	0	1	2	5	12
1Jaylen Butz	19	2-3	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	3	2	5
20Dayvion McKnight	39	10-16	1-2	13-14	9	4	4	0	0	1	34
4Josh Anderson	36	2-8	1-3	2-2	5	2	2	0	0	3	7
14Luke Frampton	33	2-9	0-5	0-0	5	2	0	0	3	2	4
33Jamarion Sharp	21	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	2	1	2	4
13Sherman Brashear	16	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
5Noah Stansbury	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5642.9%	5-1926.3%	16-2080.0%	33	9	8	3	9	16	69

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Jamison Battle	40	5-13	5-12	5-6	6	2	1	0	3	1	20
1Eric Curry	31	5-10	0-0	1-2	7	3	1	1	1	3	11
20E.J. Stephens	35	5-13	4-7	4-4	5	0	2	0	2	0	18
12Luke Loewe	38	2-5	0-2	1-2	3	5	0	0	1	4	5
0Payton Willis	36	7-16	3-9	2-4	6	1	2	0	4	4	19
15Charlie Daniels	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
24Sean Sutherlin	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	0

TOTAL	-	24-5940.7%	12-3138.7%	13-1872.2%	31	11	7	1	12	15	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUMINN

+2 (19:44) Payton Willis made Jumper.
02
+2 (19:27) Jaylen Butz made Layup. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
22
+2 (19:10) E.J. Stephens made Jumper.
24
(18:53) Jaylen Butz Turnover.
(18:53) Jamison Battle Steal.
+3 (18:43) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Loewe.
27
(18:16) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:10) Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:53) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
(17:43) Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:32) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
(17:13) Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:52) Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
29
(16:35) Jaylen Butz Turnover.
(16:35) Payton Willis Steal.
(16:29) Luke Loewe missed Layup.
(16:29) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
(16:29) Foul on Josh Anderson.
(16:13) E.J. Stephens missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:08) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
(15:58) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:55) Payton Willis made Layup.
211
+2 (15:38) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
411
(15:19) Eric Curry missed Layup.
(15:19) Jairus Hamilton Block.
(15:13) E.J. Stephens Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:07) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
(14:49) Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Payton Willis Turnover.
(14:42) Dayvion McKnight Steal.
(14:34) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:31) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Luke Loewe Turnover.
+2 (13:52) Luke Frampton made Jumper.
611
(13:27) E.J. Stephens missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:24) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:19) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:56) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Jairus Hamilton made Layup.
811
(12:45) Foul on Sean Sutherlin.
(12:45) Jairus Hamilton missed Free Throw.
(12:42) Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Payton Willis Turnover.
(12:31) Dayvion McKnight Steal.
(12:28) Jairus Hamilton missed Layup.
(12:27) Charlie Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(12:24) Jamison Battle Turnover.
(12:05) Luke Frampton Turnover.
(12:05) Charlie Daniels Steal.
(12:01) Foul on Sean Sutherlin.
(12:01) Sean Sutherlin Turnover.
(11:45) Luke Frampton Turnover.
(11:45) E.J. Stephens Steal.
+3 (11:29) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper.
814
(11:03) Jamarion Sharp Turnover.
(10:51) E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.
(10:46) Sean Sutherlin Offensive Rebound.
(10:43) Sean Sutherlin missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:39) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:33) Sherman Brashear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
1114
+3 (10:14) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Loewe.
1117
(9:54) Josh Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:50) Sean Sutherlin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:34) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Loewe.
1120
(9:14) Sherman Brashear missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:10) E.J. Stephens Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:59) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Western Kentucky Turnover.
(8:20) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
+1 (8:20) Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
1121
+1 (8:20) Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
1122
(8:07) Jamarion Sharp missed Dunk.
(8:04) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:45) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:40) Jairus Hamilton made Jumper.
1322
(7:14) Foul on Josh Anderson.
(7:10) Payton Willis Turnover.
(7:10) Jaylen Butz Steal.
(7:01) Josh Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:56) Luke Loewe Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Luke Loewe missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:28) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
(6:22) Eric Curry Steal.
+3 (6:02) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Loewe.
1325
+2 (5:40) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
1525
(5:14) Payton Willis missed Jumper.
(5:09) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:06) Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
1825
(4:41) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
(4:36) Eric Curry missed Jumper.
(4:32) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Foul on Sean Sutherlin.
+2 (4:31) Luke Frampton made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
2025
(4:01) Payton Willis missed Jumper.
(3:58) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:49) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:19) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
(3:09) Foul on Eric Curry.
+1 (3:09) Jaylen Butz made Free Throw.
2125
(3:09) Jaylen Butz missed Free Throw.
(3:07) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(2:48) Foul on Luke Frampton.
+1 (2:48) Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
2126
(2:47) Jamison Battle missed Free Throw.
(2:46) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
(2:15) Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:12) E.J. Stephens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
2129
(1:54) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
(1:53) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:35) Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
2132
(1:11) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
(1:06) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(1:04) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:59) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
(0:52) Jaylen Butz Offensive Rebound.
(0:50) Sherman Brashear missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:47) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Payton Willis missed Jumper.
(0:15) Sherman Brashear Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:06) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
2332
+3 (0:00) E.J. Stephens made Three Point Jumper.
2335

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

MINN

69Points73

24-56(42.9%)Field Goal(%)24-59(40.7%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

34(6)Rebounds(Offensive)39(9)

9Assists11

8Steals7

3Blocks1

10Turnovers12

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead16

Game Details

Friday, November 12, 2021 · 6:30 PM

Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 14,625

tv: ESPNEWS

spread: WKU -2.5

over/under: 138.5