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FINAL
Feb 22, 2024

Game Recap

Minix scores 30 points and grabs 15 rebounds to help Morehead State knock off Western Illinois 78-57. Riley Minix scored 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Morehead State past Western Illinois 78-57 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
MORE374178
WIU243357
Morehead State Eagles logoMOREHEAD STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Riley Minix3512-154-72-3152101030
23Dieonte Miles293-40-00-06111246
3Drew Thelwell311-40-30-05400432
15Kalil Thomas321-71-60-04100033
2Jordan Lathon319-213-104-541102125
5Zach Iyeyemi111-10-02-22001044
4Eddie Ricks III222-91-40-18100105
12George Marshall41-11-10-00000003
1Jerone Morton30-10-00-01100020
10Brady Dingess20-00-00-00000000
TOTAL30-6347.6%10-3132.3%8-1172.7%451132101778
Western Illinois Leathernecks logoWESTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Jesiah West244-102-42-331001412
23Drew Cisse303-50-02-312122338
10JJ Kalakon271-51-32-20000015
1Quinlan Bennett271-50-00-02120002
2Ryan Myers295-153-92-222002115
24Tay Knox131-40-00-03000012
21Jacksun Hamilton40-00-00-20000000
11De'Meiko Anderson41-20-10-02010002
5James Dent Jr.212-101-50-11000105
0Shay Davis71-41-40-00000013
15Dirin Birhiray30-00-02-20000002
3KJ Lee50-10-00-00000000
13Braden Lamar60-10-01-21100011
TOTAL19-6230.6%8-2630.8%11-1764.7%2665271257

Play-by-Play

1st halfmorewiu
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:47) Jesiah West missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (19:43) Jordan Lathon Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (19:18) Dieonte Miles missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:18) Drew Cisse Block.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (19:13) Morehead State Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (19:09) Morehead State Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:53) Jesiah West missed Layup.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (18:50) Riley Minix Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (18:24) Jordan Lathon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (18:19) Dieonte Miles Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (18:18) Riley Minix missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:14) Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:01) Drew Cisse missed Layup.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (17:58) Riley Minix Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (17:39) Drew Thelwell made Layup.
    20
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:12) Drew Cisse missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (17:09) Riley Minix Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (16:47) Riley Minix made Jumper.
    40
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:21) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (16:16) Riley Minix Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (16:09) Kalil Thomas missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:07) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:51) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (15:46) Kalil Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (15:31) Jordan Lathon made Layup.
    60
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (15:12) Jesiah West made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett.
    63
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (14:53) Drew Thelwell Turnover.
  • (14:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:33) JJ Kalakon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (14:30) Morehead State Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +3 (14:20) Jordan Lathon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalil Thomas.
    93
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:02) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (13:59) Riley Minix Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (13:41) Jordan Lathon made Jumper.
    113
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:25) Jesiah West Turnover.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (13:25) Riley Minix Steal.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (13:18) Jordan Lathon Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:08) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (13:04) Riley Minix Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +3 (12:57) Jordan Lathon made Three Point Jumper.
    143
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:32) Quinlan Bennett missed Layup.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (12:29) Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (12:18) Jordan Lathon Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:18) Quinlan Bennett Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:13) Quinlan Bennett missed Layup.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (12:10) Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (12:07) Eddie Ricks III Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:53) JJ Kalakon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:50) Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (11:49) Drew Cisse made Dunk.
    145
  • (11:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (11:14) Riley Minix made Layup.
    165
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:56) Drew Cisse Turnover.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (10:56) Jordan Lathon Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:50) Foul on Tay Knox.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +1 (10:50) Jordan Lathon made Free Throw.
    175
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (10:50) Jordan Lathon missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:50) Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (10:31) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Cisse.
    178
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (10:12) Jordan Lathon missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (10:08) Eddie Ricks III Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (10:05) Eddie Ricks III missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:03) Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:58) JJ Kalakon missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (9:58) Dieonte Miles Block.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (9:52) Jordan Lathon Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (9:52) Eddie Ricks III missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (9:48) Dieonte Miles Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +3 (9:37) Eddie Ricks III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
    208
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (9:25) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
    2011
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (9:00) Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:55) Tay Knox Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:51) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:47) Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:46) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:42) Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (8:41) Drew Cisse made Layup.
    2013
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (8:38) Morehead State Timeout
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (8:30) Jordan Lathon made Jumper.
    2213
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (8:30) Foul on Zach Iyeyemi.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:11) Jesiah West missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (8:06) Drew Thelwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (7:49) Riley Minix missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (7:45) Jordan Lathon Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (7:44) Jordan Lathon missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:40) Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:29) Drew Cisse Turnover.
  • (7:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (7:11) Kalil Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:04) Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:39) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (6:32) Dieonte Miles Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (6:20) Dieonte Miles Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:20) Drew Cisse Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:13) Ryan Myers Turnover.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (5:56) Jordan Lathon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (5:51) Morehead State Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +3 (5:44) Riley Minix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
    2513
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:30) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:24) Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (5:23) Jesiah West made Layup.
    2515
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (4:57) Jordan Lathon made Jumper.
    2715
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:42) Foul on Ryan Myers.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:42) Ryan Myers Turnover.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (4:25) Jordan Lathon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (4:21) Drew Thelwell Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +3 (4:21) Riley Minix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
    3015
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:15) Western Illinois Timeout
  • (4:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:59) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (3:54) Drew Thelwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (3:33) Riley Minix made Layup. Assisted by Dieonte Miles.
    3215
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (3:28) Foul on Drew Thelwell.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (3:22) Ryan Myers made Layup.
    3217
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (2:59) Kalil Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (2:54) Morehead State Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (2:51) Drew Thelwell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:47) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (2:42) Ryan Myers made Jumper.
    3219
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +2 (2:19) Riley Minix made Jumper.
    3419
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:01) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (1:56) Drew Thelwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (1:53) Drew Thelwell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (1:47) Dieonte Miles Offensive Rebound.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (1:46) Dieonte Miles Turnover.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (1:29) Foul on Dieonte Miles.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:19) James Dent Jr. Turnover.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (1:05) Riley Minix Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:05) Drew Cisse Steal.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (0:59) Foul on Kalil Thomas.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (0:59) JJ Kalakon made Free Throw.
    3420
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (0:59) JJ Kalakon made Free Throw.
    3421
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    +3 (0:43) Kalil Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Minix.
    3721
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (0:24) Jesiah West made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
    3724
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:05) Foul on Jesiah West.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (0:03) Kalil Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:01) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:00) Jesiah West missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Morehead State Eagles logo
    (0:00) Morehead State Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points57
30-63(47.6%)Field Goal(%)19-62(30.6%)
10-31(32.3%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)
8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)
53(18)Rebounds(Offensive)30(12)
11Assists6
3Steals5
2Blocks2
12Turnovers7
17(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, February 22, 2024 · 8:30 PM
LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL
attendance: 1,006 (19.6%)
spread: MORE -5.5
over/under: 128.5