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Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Dec 3, 2023
FINAL

Box Score

12T
EKU432669
WKU364379

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Newman scores 19 in Western Kentucky's 79-69 victory over Eastern Kentucky. Brandon Newman scored 19 points as Western Kentucky beat Eastern Kentucky 79-69 on Sunday night.

Player Stats

Eastern Kentucky Colonels logoEASTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Devontae Blanton3210-180-22-570003222
50Isaiah Cozart342-40-01-28017215
24Michael Moreno280-50-51-37211211
1Tayshawn Comer200-40-20-01110430
2Leland Walker338-173-76-753014325
14John Ukomadu123-60-10-03010036
13Montavious Myrick50-10-01-22000001
0Turner Buttry70-00-00-01000130
3DaShawn Jackson20-00-00-00000000
4Collin Cooper273-73-70-04110249
TOTAL-26-6241.9%6-2425.0%11-1957.9%38759182069
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.163-51-22-23240039
5Babacar Faye344-100-00-09101008
2Don McHenry227-143-41-111000118
4Khristian Lander295-144-90-033103314
10Brandon Newman374-102-69-1095202319
13BJ Marable70-10-00-23000210
30Teagan Moore10-00-00-00000000
23Enoch Kalambay161-50-10-03100132
3Jalen Jackson262-40-10-12420124
11Dontaie Allen122-61-20-00010215
TOTAL-28-6940.6%11-2544.0%12-1675.0%3317101111779

Play-by-Play

1st halfEKUWKU
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (19:44) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:42) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:36) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (19:36) Isaiah Cozart Block.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (19:32) Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (19:30) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:26) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:19) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (19:17) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:58) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (18:58) Devontae Blanton made Free Throw.
    10
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (18:58) Devontae Blanton made Free Throw.
    20
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:51) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:48) Isaiah Cozart Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:42) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (18:42) Michael Moreno made Free Throw.
    30
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:42) Michael Moreno missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:42) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:42) Michael Moreno missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:41) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:38) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (18:25) Leland Walker made Jumper.
    50
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:00) Brandon Newman missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:00) Isaiah Cozart Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:56) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (17:55) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    53
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:32) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:32) Babacar Faye Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:28) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:26) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:22) Isaiah Cozart Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:16) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:16) Leland Walker missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:16) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (17:16) Leland Walker made Free Throw.
    63
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:08) Foul on Michael Moreno.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:53) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:50) Isaiah Cozart Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:45) Tayshawn Comer missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:39) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:38) Babacar Faye made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    65
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (16:28) Leland Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Moreno.
    95
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:16) Foul on Tayshawn Comer.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:58) Enoch Kalambay missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:58) Isaiah Cozart Block.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:58) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:43) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:38) BJ Marable Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (15:33) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
    98
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:24) Leland Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:22) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:22) Foul on Leland Walker.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:19) BJ Marable Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:08) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:58) John Ukomadu missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:57) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:57) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (14:53) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
    118
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (14:29) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    1111
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:11) Montavious Myrick missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:08) Collin Cooper Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:07) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:53) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:50) John Ukomadu Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:45) Tayshawn Comer missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:43) Isaiah Cozart Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:43) Foul on BJ Marable.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (13:43) Isaiah Cozart made Free Throw.
    1211
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:43) Isaiah Cozart missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:42) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:36) Don McHenry made Layup.
    1213
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:10) Foul on Tayshawn Comer.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:10) Tayshawn Comer Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:42) Jalen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:38) Isaiah Cozart Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:34) Tayshawn Comer Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:34) Jalen Jackson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:30) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:29) Brandon Newman Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:29) Foul on John Ukomadu.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (12:29) Brandon Newman made Free Throw.
    1214
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (12:29) Brandon Newman made Free Throw.
    1215
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (12:13) John Ukomadu made Layup.
    1415
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:10) Foul on Turner Buttry.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (12:01) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    1418
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:33) John Ukomadu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:30) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:12) Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:07) Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:07) Turner Buttry Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:07) Dontaie Allen Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:03) Dontaie Allen missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:00) Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:50) Collin Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:47) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:39) Don McHenry made Jumper.
    1420
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:20) Isaiah Cozart Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (10:07) Brandon Newman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    1423
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:46) Foul on Dontaie Allen.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:46) Devontae Blanton missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:46) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:46) Devontae Blanton missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:40) Devontae Blanton Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (9:40) Devontae Blanton made Layup.
    1623
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:33) Khristian Lander missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:33) Isaiah Cozart Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:32) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:30) Dontaie Allen Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (9:04) Isaiah Cozart made Dunk. Assisted by Tayshawn Comer.
    1823
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:44) Dontaie Allen made Jumper.
    1825
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (8:16) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
    2025
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:41) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:37) Leland Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:29) Tayshawn Comer Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:29) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:24) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:20) Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:05) Isaiah Cozart missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:04) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:52) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (6:52) Michael Moreno Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (6:44) Leland Walker made Jumper.
    2225
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:31) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (6:23) Leland Walker missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (6:18) Devontae Blanton Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (6:17) Collin Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Moreno.
    2525
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:59) Brandon Newman made Jumper.
    2527
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:47) Devontae Blanton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:44) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:35) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:31) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:20) Leland Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:15) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:56) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:53) BJ Marable Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:53) BJ Marable missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:52) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (4:45) Leland Walker made Layup.
    2727
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:45) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (4:45) Leland Walker made Free Throw.
    2827
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:42) BJ Marable Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:42) Collin Cooper Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (4:37) Collin Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leland Walker.
    3127
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:26) Foul on Collin Cooper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:26) Jalen Jackson missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:25) Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:14) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:14) Montavious Myrick missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:14) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (4:14) Montavious Myrick made Free Throw.
    3227
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (3:54) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
    3230
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (3:36) Leland Walker made Three Point Jumper.
    3530
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:11) Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:08) Leland Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:07) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (3:07) Leland Walker made Free Throw.
    3630
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (3:07) Leland Walker made Free Throw.
    3730
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:53) Don McHenry made Jumper.
    3732
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (2:53) Foul on Isaiah Cozart.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (2:53) Don McHenry made Free Throw.
    3733
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:41) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (2:41) Leland Walker made Free Throw.
    3833
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +1 (2:41) Leland Walker made Free Throw.
    3933
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:21) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:17) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:14) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:14) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:55) Leland Walker missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:52) John Ukomadu Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (1:45) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
    4133
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (1:21) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Kalambay.
    4136
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (1:05) Devontae Blanton made Layup.
    4336
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:36) Dontaie Allen missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:32) Babacar Faye Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:32) Babacar Faye missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:29) Leland Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:10) John Ukomadu missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:06) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:03) Dontaie Allen Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:01) Leland Walker missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:00) Isaiah Cozart Offensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points79
26-62(41.9%)Field Goal(%)28-69(40.6%)
6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)11-25(44.0%)
11-19(57.9%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)
42(12)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)
7Assists17
5Steals10
9Blocks1
18Turnovers12
20(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
8Largest Lead15

Game Details

Sunday, December 3, 2023 · 5:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 3,511 (46.7%)