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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. New Mexico State Aggies

Jan 18, 2024
FINAL

Box Score

12T
WKU373370
NMSU274572

Game Recap

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs New Mexico State Aggies game highlights

Pettway's 19, Odukale's game-winner lead New Mexico State past Western Kentucky, 72-70. Tanahj Pettway led New Mexico State with 19 points and Femi Odukale scored the game-winning layup with eight seconds remaining as the Aggies beat Western Kentucky 72-70 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.317-112-40-064414016
5Babacar Faye224-40-02-263011210
2Don McHenry310-80-31-24300311
4Khristian Lander387-112-53-424303319
10Brandon Newman323-82-75-681103513
0Rodney Howard183-60-02-48100128
23Enoch Kalambay120-40-00-04000100
11Dontaie Allen161-41-40-01101123
TOTAL-25-5644.6%7-2330.4%13-1872.2%391783171570
New Mexico State Aggies logoNEW MEXICO STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Robert Carpenter214-113-70-020002311
1Kaosi Ezeagu262-60-00-07011034
3Christian Cook190-60-20-03110110
2Jordan Rawls260-40-10-02300410
4Brandon Suggs152-60-21-23010125
24Jonathan Kanyanga131-20-02-22020014
14Yaak Yaak10-00-00-00000000
9Tanahj Pettway276-124-93-411001319
13Jaden Harris246-104-52-251400118
11Femi Odukale285-111-10-366122111
TOTAL-26-6838.2%12-2744.4%8-1361.5%3112103111672

Play-by-Play

1st halfWKUNMSU
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:42) Babacar Faye Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:42) Christian Cook Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:36) Brandon Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:35) Robert Carpenter Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:35) Robert Carpenter Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:21) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:21) Brandon Suggs Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:06) Robert Carpenter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:02) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:01) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (18:46) Robert Carpenter made Layup.
    02
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:30) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    22
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (18:13) Brandon Suggs missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:10) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (18:09) Foul on Christian Cook.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:09) Khristian Lander made Free Throw.
    32
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:09) Khristian Lander made Free Throw.
    42
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:56) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:56) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:51) Foul on Kaosi Ezeagu.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:38) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    62
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:24) Jordan Rawls missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:21) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:12) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:09) Brandon Suggs Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (16:50) Robert Carpenter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:46) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:38) Babacar Faye made Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    82
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (16:21) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:21) Khristian Lander Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:15) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Babacar Faye.
    102
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:51) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:48) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:35) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:32) Christian Cook Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:23) Christian Cook missed Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:19) Kaosi Ezeagu Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:19) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:18) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:10) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:06) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:57) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:52) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (14:50) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Howard.
    132
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (14:28) Jonathan Kanyanga made Layup.
    134
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:15) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (14:15) Jaden Harris Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (14:09) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:06) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:57) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:56) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (13:56) Foul on Tanahj Pettway.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:47) Rodney Howard made Layup. Assisted by Dontaie Allen.
    154
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (13:18) Tanahj Pettway made Layup.
    156
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:18) Foul on Rodney Howard.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (13:18) Tanahj Pettway missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:18) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:58) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:46) Jaden Harris missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:42) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:35) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:32) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:25) Femi Odukale missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:21) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:13) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:10) Femi Odukale Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (11:54) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:50) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (11:44) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    186
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +3 (11:33) Tanahj Pettway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
    189
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:14) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:08) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:08) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (11:06) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +3 (11:01) Tanahj Pettway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
    1812
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:46) Rodney Howard missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:42) Robert Carpenter Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:27) Tanahj Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:22) Kaosi Ezeagu Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (10:21) Kaosi Ezeagu made Layup.
    1814
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:10) Foul on Femi Odukale.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:57) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:53) Tanahj Pettway Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:37) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:33) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:28) Foul on Robert Carpenter.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:28) Brandon Newman missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:28) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (9:28) Brandon Newman made Free Throw.
    1914
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:08) Robert Carpenter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:05) Jaden Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (9:02) Jaden Harris made Layup.
    1916
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:50) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:36) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (8:36) Tanahj Pettway made Free Throw.
    1917
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (8:36) Tanahj Pettway made Free Throw.
    1918
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:26) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (8:20) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (8:14) Robert Carpenter missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:10) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:03) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (8:00) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (7:56) Jaden Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:52) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (7:47) Foul on Jonathan Kanyanga.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (7:47) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    2018
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (7:47) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    2118
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (7:35) Femi Odukale made Layup.
    2120
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:07) Babacar Faye made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    2320
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:45) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:42) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:32) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:32) Femi Odukale Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:27) Christian Cook missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:24) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:12) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:08) Jonathan Kanyanga Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (5:59) Tanahj Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:55) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (5:36) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    2620
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (5:17) Christian Cook missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:13) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:04) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (4:59) Christian Cook Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +3 (4:42) Femi Odukale made Three Point Jumper.
    2623
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:18) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
    2823
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:01) Foul on Don McHenry.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (4:01) Jonathan Kanyanga made Free Throw.
    2824
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (4:01) Jonathan Kanyanga made Free Throw.
    2825
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:28) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    3025
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (3:09) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:09) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (3:00) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    3325
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (2:31) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:27) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:23) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
    3525
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:18) Foul on Rodney Howard.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (2:02) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:00) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:47) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:47) Femi Odukale Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:42) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:38) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:34) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:34) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:30) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:12) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:08) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (0:53) Brandon Suggs Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (0:50) Brandon Suggs made Layup.
    3527
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:40) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (0:40) Kaosi Ezeagu Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:31) Foul on Babacar Faye.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (0:27) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:24) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:00) Khristian Lander made Jumper.
    3727
2nd half

Team Stats

70Points72
25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)26-68(38.2%)
7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)12-27(44.4%)
13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)8-13(61.5%)
39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)
17Assists12
8Steals10
3Blocks3
18Turnovers11
15(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
23Largest Lead2

Game Details

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · 9:00 PM
Pan American Center · Las Cruces, NM
attendance: 5,243 (41.7%)