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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Jan 1, 2022
FINAL

Box Score

12T
WKU314273
LT215374

Game Recap

Lofton's FTs boost Louisiana Tech past Western Kentucky. Kenneth Lofton Jr. hit a pair of foul shots with five seconds left to lead Louisiana Tech to a 74-73 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday, the Bulldogs' ninth consecutive home victory.

Player Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jamarion Sharp381-30-00-27104142
3Jairus Hamilton302-80-30-07310544
20Dayvion McKnight338-182-32-264001320
14Luke Frampton302-52-41-14100017
55Camron Justice398-125-71-351204322
1Jaylen Butz10-00-00-00000130
13Sherman Brashear31-11-10-01100013
4Josh Anderson264-93-44-423012115
TOTAL-26-5646.4%13-2259.1%8-1266.7%321435142073
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logoLOUISIANA TECHMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Kenneth Lofton Jr.366-150-010-14113013222
0Keaston Willis314-133-110-014301311
24Cobe Williams297-104-70-152002418
21Exavian Christon281-71-30-03210123
3Amorie Archibald375-122-65-584104417
23David Green80-00-00-02010010
1Kenny Hunter40-10-00-00000000
5Terran Williams00-00-00-00000000
4Kaleb Stewart181-31-30-00200013
11LaDamien Bradford90-10-00-04101000
TOTAL-24-6238.7%11-3036.7%15-2075.0%341862111774

Play-by-Play

1st halfWKULT
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:49) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:49) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (19:37) Kenneth Lofton Jr. missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:37) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (19:34) Kenneth Lofton Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +3 (19:27) Amorie Archibald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Exavian Christon.
    03
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (19:06) Camron Justice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    33
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (18:46) Keaston Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:43) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:30) Jairus Hamilton missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:28) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:27) Camron Justice made Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
    53
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (18:05) Kenneth Lofton Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:02) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:50) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (17:47) Kenneth Lofton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (17:26) Cobe Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (17:22) Amorie Archibald Offensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (17:09) Exavian Christon missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:06) Camron Justice Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:56) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (16:56) Keaston Willis Steal.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (16:50) Exavian Christon Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:34) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (16:30) Amorie Archibald Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (16:26) Cobe Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:23) Camron Justice Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:17) Camron Justice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:13) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:09) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (16:06) Amorie Archibald Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (15:41) Amorie Archibald missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:38) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (15:21) Foul on Cobe Williams.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:02) Jamarion Sharp missed Layup.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (15:00) Cobe Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (14:57) Keaston Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:54) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:43) Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (14:41) Cobe Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (14:23) Exavian Christon missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:21) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (14:10) Camron Justice made Jumper.
    73
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (13:52) Keaston Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:49) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:44) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    93
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (13:17) Keaston Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (13:14) Amorie Archibald Offensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (13:11) Amorie Archibald Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:03) Foul on Jaylen Butz.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:03) Jaylen Butz Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:46) Foul on Jaylen Butz.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (12:46) Amorie Archibald made Free Throw.
    94
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (12:46) Amorie Archibald made Free Throw.
    95
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (12:25) Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sherman Brashear.
    125
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:08) Foul on Jaylen Butz.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (11:59) Cobe Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:55) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (11:41) Sherman Brashear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
    155
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (11:28) Amorie Archibald missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:25) Sherman Brashear Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:11) Jamarion Sharp Turnover.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (11:11) David Green Steal.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (10:59) Amorie Archibald missed Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (10:58) Louisiana Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:44) Kenneth Lofton Jr. made Jumper.
    157
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:25) Camron Justice made Layup.
    177
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:07) Foul on Sherman Brashear.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (10:07) Kenneth Lofton Jr. made Free Throw.
    178
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (10:07) Kenneth Lofton Jr. made Free Throw.
    179
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:51) Jamarion Sharp made Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
    199
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:33) Kaleb Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaDamien Bradford.
    1912
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (9:15) Foul on Kaleb Stewart.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:06) Josh Anderson made Jumper.
    2112
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (8:48) Exavian Christon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (8:46) LaDamien Bradford Offensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (8:44) Kaleb Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:40) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (8:27) Foul on Exavian Christon.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:16) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (8:15) Kenneth Lofton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:15) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (7:54) Keaston Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:51) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:36) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:23) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (7:23) Kenneth Lofton Jr. made Free Throw.
    2113
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (7:23) Kenneth Lofton Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:22) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:03) Camron Justice Turnover.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (7:03) Exavian Christon Steal.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (6:54) Amorie Archibald missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:51) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:42) Jairus Hamilton made Jumper.
    2313
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (6:22) Kenneth Lofton Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:18) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:11) Camron Justice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:08) Josh Anderson Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:05) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (6:02) Cobe Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:51) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (5:51) Kenneth Lofton Jr. made Free Throw.
    2314
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (5:51) Kenneth Lofton Jr. made Free Throw.
    2315
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (5:38) Foul on Kenneth Lofton Jr..
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (5:38) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    2415
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (5:38) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    2515
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (5:24) Kenneth Lofton Jr. Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:24) Camron Justice Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:19) Foul on Camron Justice.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:19) Camron Justice Turnover.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (5:07) Kenneth Lofton Jr. missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:05) Camron Justice Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:59) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (4:56) Exavian Christon Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (4:42) Kenneth Lofton Jr. missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:40) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:35) Josh Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (4:32) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:12) Cobe Williams made Layup.
    2517
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (3:52) Josh Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camron Justice.
    2817
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (3:31) Kenny Hunter missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:31) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (3:30) Louisiana Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (3:19) Cobe Williams Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:51) Luke Frampton missed Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (2:50) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +3 (2:35) Cobe Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amorie Archibald.
    2820
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:34) Foul on Camron Justice.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (2:34) Cobe Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:33) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:06) Josh Anderson missed Layup.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (2:04) David Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (1:59) Amorie Archibald missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:59) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:56) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (1:41) Foul on David Green.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:29) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (1:25) David Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:07) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (1:07) Kenneth Lofton Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (1:07) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    +1 (1:07) Kenneth Lofton Jr. made Free Throw.
    2821
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (0:49) Josh Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
    3121
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (0:19) Amorie Archibald Turnover.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (0:05) Foul on Cobe Williams.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:03) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logo
    (0:00) Kenneth Lofton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points74
26-56(46.4%)Field Goal(%)24-62(38.7%)
13-22(59.1%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)
8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)
35(6)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)
14Assists18
3Steals6
5Blocks2
16Turnovers11
20(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
17Largest Lead1

Game Details

Saturday, January 1, 2022 · 2:00 PM
Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA
attendance: 2,348 (29.3%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: LT -5.5
over/under: 143.5