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FINAL
Nov 12, 2021

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.

Box Score

12T
WKU234669
MINN353873
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Jairus Hamilton325-142-60-260012512
1Jaylen Butz192-30-01-21010325
20Dayvion McKnight3910-161-213-1494400134
4Josh Anderson362-81-32-25220037
14Luke Frampton332-90-50-05200324
33Jamarion Sharp212-30-00-06012124
13Sherman Brashear161-31-30-01100013
5Noah Stansbury40-00-00-00000000
TOTAL24-5642.9%5-1926.3%16-2080.0%3398391669
Minnesota Golden Gophers logoMINNESOTAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Jamison Battle405-135-125-662103120
1Eric Curry315-100-01-273111311
20E.J. Stephens355-134-74-450202018
12Luke Loewe382-50-21-23500145
0Payton Willis367-163-92-461204419
15Charlie Daniels90-10-00-01010000
24Sean Sutherlin110-10-10-03000130
TOTAL24-5940.7%12-3138.7%13-1872.2%311171121573

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

69Points73
24-56(42.9%)Field Goal(%)24-59(40.7%)
5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)
16-20(80%)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