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FINAL
Nov 9, 2021

Game Recap

Hamilton leads Western Kentucky over Alabama St. 79-74. Jairus Hamilton had 21 points and Western Kentucky defeated Alabama State 79-74 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Box Score

12T
ALST363874
WKU314879
Alabama State Hornets logoALABAMA STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Jordan O'Neal293-40-00-04012256
0Trace Young399-163-82-291115323
35Gerald Liddell242-52-20-08300356
4E.J. Clark60-00-00-00000110
20Kenny Strawbridge Jr.284-80-10-14500238
10Michael Barber90-10-01-21031031
11Jayme Mitchell Jr.10-10-00-00000000
5Juan Reyna III234-82-56-610003216
1DJ Jackson110-20-00-01300120
24Isaiah Range306-132-60-042016314
TOTAL28-5848.3%9-2240.9%9-1181.8%321455232774
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Jairus Hamilton357-123-64-611205421
1Jaylen Butz275-70-02-360001212
20Dayvion McKnight406-121-16-956205019
4Josh Anderson404-140-34-771322212
14Luke Frampton372-110-71-21420125
33Jamarion Sharp132-60-00-38102024
13Sherman Brashear72-22-20-02000216
5Noah Stansbury10-00-00-01000100
TOTAL28-6443.8%6-1931.6%17-3056.7%311394171379

Play-by-Play

1st halfalstwku
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:40) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (19:35) Gerald Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (19:20) Kenny Strawbridge made Layup.
    20
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:08) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:05) Josh Anderson Offensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (19:05) Foul on E.J. Clark.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:05) Josh Anderson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:05) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:05) Josh Anderson missed Free Throw.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (19:03) Kenny Strawbridge Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (18:50) Trace Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:46) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (18:39) Foul on Jordan O'Neal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:23) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    22
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (18:04) Trace Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:00) Jaylen Butz Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (17:53) Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
    25
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (17:33) Gerald Liddell missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:29) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:26) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (17:20) Alabama State Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (17:03) E.J. Clark Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:42) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (16:37) Trace Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +3 (16:23) Isaiah Range made Three Point Jumper.
    55
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:07) Josh Anderson Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (16:07) Jordan O'Neal Steal.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (16:07) Jordan O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Trace Young.
    75
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (15:48) Foul on Kenny Strawbridge.
  • (15:47) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:32) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (15:27) Kenny Strawbridge Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (15:24) Trace Young made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge.
    95
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:10) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (15:10) Trace Young Steal.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (14:58) Isaiah Range made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge.
    115
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (14:42) Foul on Gerald Liddell.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:36) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (14:24) Alabama State Timeout
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (14:12) Isaiah Range missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:10) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:53) Josh Anderson Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (13:53) Michael Barber Steal.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (13:50) Michael Barber missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:50) Josh Anderson Block.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (13:50) Alabama State Offensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +3 (13:39) Trace Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge.
    145
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:19) Jaylen Butz made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
    147
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (12:51) Isaiah Range Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:51) Luke Frampton Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (12:46) Luke Frampton made Layup.
    149
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (12:29) Isaiah Range made Jumper.
    169
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:13) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (12:09) Isaiah Range Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:04) Foul on Jaylen Butz.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (12:04) Michael Barber missed Free Throw.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (12:04) Alabama State Offensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +1 (12:04) Michael Barber made Free Throw.
    179
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:03) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:55) Foul on Juan Reyna.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:55) Juan Reyna Turnover.
  • (11:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:45) Foul on Michael Barber.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:42) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:39) Isaiah Range Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:36) Isaiah Range missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:36) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:35) Noah Stansbury Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:35) Noah Stansbury Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:35) Michael Barber Steal.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:32) Foul on Kenny Strawbridge.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:32) Kenny Strawbridge Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:27) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:27) Michael Barber Steal.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:20) Isaiah Range missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:19) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:13) Foul on Michael Barber.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:13) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (11:12) Gerald Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:45) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (10:42) Isaiah Range missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:41) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:32) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (10:13) Trace Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:07) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:04) Sherman Brashear Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (9:46) Gerald Liddell missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:45) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:29) Jairus Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
    1711
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (9:12) Juan Reyna made Jumper.
    1911
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:55) Luke Frampton Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +3 (8:44) Juan Reyna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Jackson.
    2211
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:23) Jamarion Sharp missed Layup.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (8:23) Trace Young Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:23) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:17) Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:09) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:09) Jamarion Sharp made Dunk.
    2213
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (7:49) Juan Reyna missed Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (7:46) Jordan O'Neal Offensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (7:40) Jordan O'Neal made Layup.
    2413
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (7:29) Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
    2416
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (7:07) Juan Reyna Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:07) Jairus Hamilton Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:03) Jairus Hamilton made Layup.
    2418
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (6:43) Trace Young Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:39) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • (6:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +3 (6:18) Trace Young made Three Point Jumper.
    2718
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:42) Jaylen Butz missed Layup.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (5:37) Gerald Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (5:36) Trace Young made Jumper. Assisted by Gerald Liddell.
    2918
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:20) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (5:16) Jordan O'Neal Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +3 (5:13) Trace Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gerald Liddell.
    3218
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:13) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:53) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    3220
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (4:31) DJ Jackson Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:31) Josh Anderson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:27) Josh Anderson made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    3222
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (4:27) Foul on Trace Young.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (4:27) Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
    3223
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (4:21) Juan Reyna Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (4:09) Foul on Jordan O'Neal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:09) Dayvion McKnight missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:09) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:09) Dayvion McKnight missed Free Throw.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (4:07) Juan Reyna Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (4:00) Trace Young made Dunk. Assisted by Gerald Liddell.
    3423
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (3:38) Foul on Gerald Liddell.
  • (3:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (3:38) Jairus Hamilton made Free Throw.
    3424
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:38) Jairus Hamilton missed Free Throw.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (3:34) Michael Barber Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (3:16) Isaiah Range Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:16) Josh Anderson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:05) Josh Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:02) Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:00) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    3426
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (2:46) Trace Young missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:42) Jaylen Butz Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:31) Jaylen Butz missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:31) Jaylen Butz Offensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (2:31) Michael Barber Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:16) Jaylen Butz made Layup.
    3428
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (2:10) Juan Reyna missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:06) Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:03) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (1:59) Trace Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (1:40) Trace Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:36) Jaylen Butz Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (1:30) Foul on Michael Barber.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (1:30) Jaylen Butz made Free Throw.
    3429
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:30) Jaylen Butz missed Free Throw.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (1:27) Trace Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (1:03) Isaiah Range Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:03) Jairus Hamilton Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:56) Jaylen Butz made Dunk. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
    3431
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    +2 (0:32) Trace Young made Jumper.
    3631
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:13) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:13) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (0:04) DJ Jackson missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:04) Josh Anderson Block.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (0:04) Alabama State Offensive Rebound.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (0:04) Alabama State Timeout
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (0:02) Jayme Mitchell missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:02) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Alabama State Hornets logo
    (0:01) Alabama State Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

74Points79
28-58(48.3%)Field Goal(%)28-64(43.8%)
9-22(40.9%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)
9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)17-30(56.7%)
37(8)Rebounds(Offensive)37(14)
14Assists13
5Steals9
5Blocks4
23Turnovers17
27(0)Fouls(Technical)13(1)
14Largest Lead6

Game Details

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 · 8:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 4,023 (53.5%)
spread: WKU -25.5
over/under: 139