Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisville Cardinals

Dec 14, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	35	48	83
LOU	46	48	94

Game Recap

Louisville gets first win of season behind Ellis' 30 points. El Ellis had career highs of 30 points and 10 assists and Louisville finally won after opening the season with nine losses, beating Western Kentucky 94-83 on Wednesday night to give Kenny Payne his first win as a head coach.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Jamarion Sharp	30	3-3	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	3	1	2	6
3Jairus Hamilton	35	7-13	3-7	3-4	12	4	0	1	1	2	20
20Dayvion McKnight	32	11-22	0-2	3-3	5	2	0	0	2	5	25
14Luke Frampton	38	3-10	3-9	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	3	9
13Emmanuel Akot	34	5-13	1-4	1-2	4	4	0	0	2	2	12
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1Fallou Diagne	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
4Khristian Lander	14	3-7	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	4	8
2Jordan Rawls	10	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	2	0	0	2	0	1
TOTAL	-	33-7047.1%	9-2634.6%	8-1172.7%	36	17	1	4	13	19	83

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Sydney Curry	25	3-5	0-0	4-4	6	1	0	0	0	0	10
5Brandon Huntley-Hatfield	26	4-6	2-3	1-1	1	0	0	1	1	3	11
24Jae'Lyn Withers	19	4-4	2-2	0-0	6	3	1	0	3	3	10
1Mike James	23	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	3	4
3El Ellis	40	10-19	4-7	6-7	4	10	1	0	5	1	30
12JJ Traynor	29	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	0	3	1	1	2	8
22Kamari Lands	26	3-9	3-7	6-6	3	1	0	0	1	0	15
11Fabio Basili	12	3-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3	6
23Zan Payne	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	31-5754.4%	13-2552.0%	19-2095.0%	28	17	5	2	12	15	94

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKULOU

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
(19:50) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:50) Jairus Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:40) Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper.
30
(19:23) El Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:23) Jae'Lyn Withers Offensive Rebound.
(19:16) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
(19:16) Technical Foul on Jae'Lyn Withers.
(19:16) Foul on Jae'Lyn Withers.
(19:16) Technical Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
(19:16) Jae'Lyn Withers Turnover.
(19:16) Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
(19:14) Foul on Jae'Lyn Withers.
(19:14) Jae'Lyn Withers Turnover.
(19:03) Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
(19:03) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) El Ellis Turnover.
(18:36) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:36) Mike James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:17) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
33
(17:56) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:56) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:25) Sydney Curry made Layup.
35
+2 (17:02) Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
55
(16:40) Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:40) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Luke Frampton missed Layup.
(16:20) Mike James Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
(15:53) Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
(15:53) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:44) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
75
+2 (15:23) El Ellis made Jumper.
77
+2 (15:01) Jairus Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
97
(14:33) El Ellis missed Jumper.
(14:33) Jairus Hamilton Block.
(14:33) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(14:19) Foul on Mike James.
+1 (14:19) Jairus Hamilton made Free Throw.
107
+1 (14:19) Jairus Hamilton made Free Throw.
117
(14:02) Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
(14:02) Jamarion Sharp Block.
(14:02) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:48) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
137
(13:35) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield missed Jumper.
(13:35) Jamarion Sharp Block.
(13:35) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:20) Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
157
(13:01) Mike James missed Jumper.
(13:01) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Jamarion Sharp Turnover.
+3 (12:56) El Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamari Lands.
1510
(12:36) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:36) Jordan Rawls Offensive Rebound.
(12:30) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
(12:30) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
(12:25) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
(12:25) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Foul on El Ellis.
(12:22) El Ellis Turnover.
+3 (12:01) Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
1810
(11:44) Foul on Khristian Lander.
+2 (11:34) Jae'Lyn Withers made Jumper.
1812
(11:20) Fallou Diagne Turnover.
+2 (11:13) Fabio Basili made Layup. Assisted by El Ellis.
1814
+2 (10:52) Tyrone Marshall made Dunk. Assisted by Fallou Diagne.
2014
(10:37) Foul on Khristian Lander.
(10:37) Fabio Basili Turnover.
(10:29) Khristian Lander Turnover.
+2 (10:21) Fabio Basili made Layup.
2016
(10:12) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:12) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Foul on Fallou Diagne.
+1 (9:55) El Ellis made Free Throw.
2017
+1 (9:55) El Ellis made Free Throw.
2018
(9:38) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
(9:38) JJ Traynor Steal.
+3 (9:30) El Ellis made Three Point Jumper.
2021
(9:05) Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:05) Jairus Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
(9:00) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
(8:33) Fabio Basili missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:33) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:28) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
2221
+3 (8:09) El Ellis made Three Point Jumper.
2224
(8:00) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:00) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
(7:50) Foul on Mike James.
(7:44) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
(7:44) El Ellis Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) JJ Traynor missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:35) Sydney Curry Offensive Rebound.
(7:31) Sydney Curry missed Layup.
(7:31) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
(7:21) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
+2 (7:06) Fabio Basili made Layup. Assisted by Sydney Curry.
2226
(6:58) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:58) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
(6:49) Foul on Fabio Basili.
+1 (6:49) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
2326
+1 (6:49) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
2426
(6:43) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
+1 (6:43) Kamari Lands made Free Throw.
2427
+1 (6:43) Kamari Lands made Free Throw.
2428
(6:34) Jairus Hamilton missed Layup.
(6:34) JJ Traynor Block.
(6:34) Jairus Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
(6:23) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
(6:23) El Ellis Defensive Rebound.
(6:06) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
+1 (6:06) Sydney Curry made Free Throw.
2429
+1 (6:06) Sydney Curry made Free Throw.
2430
+3 (5:57) Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
2730
(5:41) El Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:41) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Foul on Fabio Basili.
+1 (5:28) Jordan Rawls made Free Throw.
2830
(5:28) Jordan Rawls missed Free Throw.
(5:28) JJ Traynor Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) El Ellis missed Jumper.
(5:00) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Foul on Fabio Basili.
(4:51) Emmanuel Akot missed Free Throw.
(4:51) JJ Traynor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:36) JJ Traynor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
2833
(4:11) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:11) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) JJ Traynor missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:53) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:43) Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
3033
+2 (3:19) El Ellis made Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.
3035
(3:00) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
(3:00) JJ Traynor Steal.
(2:52) Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:52) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:36) Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
3335
+2 (2:10) El Ellis made Layup.
3337
(1:50) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
(1:50) Jae'Lyn Withers Steal.
+3 (1:40) Jae'Lyn Withers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
3340
(1:20) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:20) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:43) Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
3343
+2 (0:17) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
3543
+3 (0:02) JJ Traynor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
3546

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

LOU

83Points94

33-70(47.1%)Field Goal(%)31-57(54.4%)

9-26(34.6%)3-Point(%)13-25(52.0%)

8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)19-20(95.0%)

37(18)Rebounds(Offensive)29(7)

17Assists17

1Steals5

4Blocks2

13Turnovers13

19(1)Fouls(Technical)15(1)

8Largest Lead20

Game Details

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 · 9:00 PM

KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY

attendance: 12,417 (56.4%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: WKU -7.5

over/under: 134.5