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FINAL
Mar 2, 2023

Game Recap

McKnight scores 24, leads Western Kentucky over UTEP 73-68. Dayvion McKnight had 24 points to lead Western Kentucky to a 73-68 victory over UTEP on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
WKU343973
UTEP274168
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jamarion Sharp364-50-02-890261410
3Jairus Hamilton221-11-10-01010043
20Dayvion McKnight3610-160-04-473206324
11Dontaie Allen222-51-30-02010235
13Emmanuel Akot333-70-11-35220427
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.153-40-11-32010117
0Darrius Miles41-10-00-00000012
4Khristian Lander70-20-20-00100100
2Jordan Rawls255-81-14-431101015
TOTAL29-4959.2%3-933.3%12-2254.5%297106161873
Utep Miners logoUTEPMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Ze'Rik Onyema281-60-11-22010243
23Otis Frazier III283-41-20-32000317
13Calvin Solomon336-140-04-473204316
5Shamar Givance395-93-42-346205115
2Tae Hardy366-124-81-533103317
34Kevin Kalu121-10-00-05000132
12Jamari Sibley112-42-30-01021006
11Carlos Lemus130-20-22-20100122
TOTAL24-5246.2%10-2050.0%10-1952.6%241381191768

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkuutep
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (19:28) Shamar Givance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tae Hardy.
    03
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:52) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    23
  • Utep Miners logo
    (18:31) Tae Hardy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:26) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:24) Foul on Dontaie Allen.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:24) Dontaie Allen Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:53) Shamar Givance missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:50) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:27) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    43
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:11) Ze'Rik Onyema missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:11) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:02) Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:57) Calvin Solomon Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (16:55) Calvin Solomon made Jumper.
    45
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:30) Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:30) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (16:13) Ze'Rik Onyema made Jumper. Assisted by Shamar Givance.
    47
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:44) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:41) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (15:39) Jamarion Sharp made Jumper.
    67
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:25) Tae Hardy missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:23) Calvin Solomon Turnover.
  • (15:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:22) Calvin Solomon Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:16) Foul on Ze'Rik Onyema.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:16) Emmanuel Akot missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:16) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (15:16) Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw.
    77
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:01) Tae Hardy Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:01) Jamarion Sharp Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:54) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:50) Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:38) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:22) Shamar Givance Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:10) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:06) Ze'Rik Onyema Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:05) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:02) Calvin Solomon Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:02) Dontaie Allen Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:54) Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
    97
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:54) Foul on Calvin Solomon.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:54) Emmanuel Akot missed Free Throw.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:54) Ze'Rik Onyema Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:35) Shamar Givance missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:32) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:26) Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:22) Calvin Solomon Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:21) Shamar Givance Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:04) Tyrone Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:01) Shamar Givance Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:44) Calvin Solomon missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:39) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:32) Tyrone Marshall Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:32) Calvin Solomon Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:03) Shamar Givance missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:02) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (11:42) Darrius Miles made Layup. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    117
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:25) Jamari Sibley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:22) Kevin Kalu Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (11:20) Kevin Kalu made Jumper.
    119
  • (11:06) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:02) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:58) Jordan Rawls Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:56) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:53) Kevin Kalu Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:50) Otis Frazier III Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:50) Tyrone Marshall Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:41) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:34) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:34) Jamarion Sharp made Dunk.
    139
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:18) Carlos Lemus missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:15) Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:01) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:01) Jamari Sibley Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:28) Carlos Lemus missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:24) Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:15) Emmanuel Akot made Layup.
    159
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (9:01) Otis Frazier III made Layup.
    1511
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:01) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:01) Otis Frazier III missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:59) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:57) Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
    1711
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:28) UTEP Timeout
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (8:18) Calvin Solomon made Jumper. Assisted by Shamar Givance.
    1713
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:58) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:55) Shamar Givance Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:47) Ze'Rik Onyema Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:32) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (7:19) Tae Hardy made Jumper.
    1715
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:56) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:56) Ze'Rik Onyema Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:49) Shamar Givance Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:40) Foul on Carlos Lemus.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:22) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:22) Shamar Givance Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (6:17) Shamar Givance made Layup.
    1717
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:59) Tyrone Marshall made Dunk. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
    1917
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:59) Foul on Calvin Solomon.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:58) Tyrone Marshall missed Free Throw.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:57) Calvin Solomon Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (5:37) Tae Hardy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Calvin Solomon.
    1920
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:20) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:20) Emmanuel Akot Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:20) Foul on Carlos Lemus.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:15) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:15) Jamari Sibley Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:15) Jamari Sibley Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:11) Tae Hardy Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:54) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    2120
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:43) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:42) Otis Frazier III Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:22) Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:18) Tae Hardy Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:18) Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:18) Otis Frazier III missed Free Throw.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:18) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:17) Otis Frazier III missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:15) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:00) Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
    2320
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:50) Foul on Otis Frazier III.
  • (3:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:50) Otis Frazier III Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:33) Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
    2520
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (3:09) Jamari Sibley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tae Hardy.
    2523
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:49) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    2723
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:27) Tae Hardy missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:23) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:04) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:01) Shamar Givance Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:51) Ze'Rik Onyema missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:51) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:51) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:51) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:46) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (1:46) Carlos Lemus made Free Throw.
    2724
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (1:46) Carlos Lemus made Free Throw.
    2725
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (1:22) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper.
    3025
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:03) Foul on Darrius Miles.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:03) Tae Hardy missed Free Throw.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:03) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:02) Tae Hardy missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:00) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:47) Foul on Kevin Kalu.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (0:47) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    3125
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (0:47) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    3225
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:34) Carlos Lemus Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:34) Dayvion McKnight Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:34) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:06) Tyrone Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    3425
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (0:00) Shamar Givance made Jumper.
    3427
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points68
29-49(59.2%)Field Goal(%)24-52(46.2%)
3-9(33.3%)3-Point(%)10-20(50%)
12-22(54.5%)Free Throw(%)10-19(52.6%)
32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)27(10)
7Assists13
10Steals8
6Blocks1
17Turnovers19
18(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
7Largest Lead3

Game Details

Thursday, March 2, 2023 · 9:00 PM
Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX
attendance: 3,725 (31.0%)
spread: UTEP -2.5
over/under: 136.5