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FINAL
Feb 1, 2024

Game Recap

Barnes, Wilkerson lift Sam Houston over Western Kentucky 79-77. Davon Barnes scored 21 points and Lamar Wilkerson had a go-ahead layup with 17 seconds left to rally Sam Houston to a 79-77 victory over Western Kentucky on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
SHSU384179
WKU423577
Sam Houston Bearkats logoSAM HOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Souleymane Doumbia212-20-00-04000044
2Davon Barnes379-193-60-075102121
5Marcus Boykin231-41-23-51500216
3Lamar Wilkerson293-150-60-06011206
10Damon Nicholas Jr.346-81-11-262301214
25Cameron Huefner267-134-90-060001218
40Kian Scroggins192-20-03-43000147
0Owen McGlashan61-11-10-02000013
4Anthony Wrzeszcz50-10-00-00010110
TOTAL31-6547.7%10-2540.0%7-1163.6%351261101679
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.264-102-62-343103212
5Babacar Faye171-50-11-23101023
2Don McHenry327-135-92-333004221
10Brandon Newman294-91-40-04212229
11Dontaie Allen342-81-41-210100126
0Rodney Howard238-90-01-161001117
30Teagan Moore110-20-13-41000003
23Enoch Kalambay202-40-10-02210024
15Jack Edelen80-00-02-20110102
TOTAL28-6046.7%9-2634.6%12-1770.6%331443121377

Play-by-Play

1st halfshsuwku
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:45) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
    02
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (19:09) Davon Barnes made Three Point Jumper.
    32
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:00) Babacar Faye made Layup.
    34
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (18:38) Davon Barnes made Three Point Jumper.
    64
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (18:25) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper.
    67
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:49) Davon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:46) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:42) Dontaie Allen made Jumper.
    69
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (17:21) Davon Barnes made Jumper.
    89
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:13) Foul on Souleymane Doumbia.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:59) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:55) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:54) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:49) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (16:47) Davon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damon Nicholas Jr..
    119
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (16:32) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Babacar Faye.
    1112
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:11) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:11) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:11) Babacar Faye Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:54) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:51) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (15:32) Davon Barnes made Layup.
    1312
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:15) Brandon Newman missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:10) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:53) Davon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:50) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (14:45) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    1315
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:18) Davon Barnes missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:15) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:11) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:06) Davon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
  • (13:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:41) Marcus Boykin Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:41) Enoch Kalambay Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (13:35) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Howard.
    1318
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:13) Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:08) Lamar Wilkerson Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:52) Anthony Wrzeszcz Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:42) Foul on Dontaie Allen.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:42) Dontaie Allen Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (12:26) Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
    1618
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:19) Foul on Anthony Wrzeszcz.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (12:19) Teagan Moore made Free Throw.
    1619
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (12:19) Teagan Moore made Free Throw.
    1620
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:02) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (11:50) Cameron Huefner made Jumper.
    1820
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:43) Jack Edelen Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:43) Anthony Wrzeszcz Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:38) Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:35) Lamar Wilkerson Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:31) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:28) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:25) Foul on Kian Scroggins.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (11:25) Jack Edelen made Free Throw.
    1821
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (11:25) Jack Edelen made Free Throw.
    1822
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:00) Marcus Boykin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:52) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:50) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:45) Don McHenry Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:43) Brandon Newman missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:39) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:39) Rodney Howard made Layup.
    1824
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (10:13) Kian Scroggins Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:13) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (10:13) Foul on Kian Scroggins.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:59) Brandon Newman made Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Kalambay.
    1826
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:30) Damon Nicholas Jr. missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:27) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:20) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:17) Davon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (9:08) Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
    2126
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (8:56) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    2129
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:39) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (8:39) Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.
    2229
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (8:39) Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.
    2329
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (8:18) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    2332
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:15) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • (8:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:59) Davon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:56) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:52) Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:47) Souleymane Doumbia Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:41) Davon Barnes Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:29) Don McHenry made Layup.
    2334
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:12) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:09) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:56) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:53) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (6:32) Damon Nicholas Jr. made Layup.
    2534
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:07) Babacar Faye missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:05) Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:55) Foul on Babacar Faye.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:53) Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:49) Owen McGlashan Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:34) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:31) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:17) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:07) Foul on Babacar Faye.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:51) Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:47) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (4:40) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dontaie Allen.
    2537
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:26) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:18) Davon Barnes missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:15) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:11) Foul on Souleymane Doumbia.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:11) Teagan Moore missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:11) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (4:11) Teagan Moore made Free Throw.
    2538
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:58) Davon Barnes missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:56) Souleymane Doumbia Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (3:55) Souleymane Doumbia made Layup.
    2738
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:44) Teagan Moore missed Layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:41) Owen McGlashan Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:33) Davon Barnes Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:33) Jack Edelen Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:26) Brandon Newman made Layup. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
    2740
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (3:11) Cameron Huefner made Jumper.
    2940
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:49) Teagan Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:46) Davon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (2:36) Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davon Barnes.
    3240
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:05) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
  • (2:05) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:51) Rodney Howard missed Layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:49) Kian Scroggins Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (1:25) Damon Nicholas Jr. made Layup.
    3440
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:17) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:10) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (1:10) Rodney Howard made Layup.
    3442
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (0:57) Kian Scroggins made Layup. Assisted by Davon Barnes.
    3642
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:42) Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:39) Davon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:17) Davon Barnes missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:11) Davon Barnes Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (0:11) Davon Barnes made Layup.
    3842
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:11) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:01) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:01) Davon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

79Points77
31-65(47.7%)Field Goal(%)28-60(46.7%)
10-25(40%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)
7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)
38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)
12Assists14
6Steals4
1Blocks3
10Turnovers12
16(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
5Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, February 1, 2024 · 9:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 3,757 (49.9%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: WKU -4.5
over/under: 157.5