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FINAL
Dec 30, 2023

Game Recap

Marshall, Lander rally Western Kentucky over Abilene Christian 86-84. Tyrone Marshall had 20 points and Khristian Lander hit a go-ahead jumper with 7 seconds left and scored 19 to rally Western Kentucky to an 86-84 victory over Abilene Christian on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
ACU473784
WKU444286
Abilene Christian Wildcats logoABILENE CHRISTIANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Leonardo Bettiol285-110-00-043100410
5Cameron Steele332-62-50-04300226
4Kavion McClain284-72-34-425103214
24Ali Dibba2910-191-34-4101003125
21Hunter Jack Madden357-156-81-142101121
11Ma'Shy Hill30-00-00-01100020
22Aidan Igiehon80-10-00-01100020
10Nasir DeGruy132-30-10-02220004
13Muodubem Muoneke31-20-00-01000002
0JV Seat40-10-00-01000000
25Immanuel Allen161-100-20-01010022
TOTAL32-7542.7%11-2250.0%9-9100.0%31186091684
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.288-122-32-452123220
5Babacar Faye203-40-02-35200018
2Don McHenry295-130-22-282101212
4Khristian Lander318-172-81-263104219
10Brandon Newman202-71-30-04220125
0Rodney Howard201-10-01-25101213
23Enoch Kalambay245-70-01-241110211
15Jack Edelen50-10-00-00000010
11Dontaie Allen233-72-40-03010008
TOTAL35-6950.7%7-2035.0%9-1560.0%401374111386

Play-by-Play

1st halfacuwku
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +3 (19:46) Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.
    30
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:32) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (19:29) Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (19:23) Ali Abdou Dibba missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (19:20) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (19:18) Cameron Steele missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:13) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:07) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:04) Don McHenry Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:04) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:00) Don McHenry Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:00) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:58) Kavion McClain Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:52) Leonardo Bettiol missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:49) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:41) Kavion McClain Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:41) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:32) Foul on Kavion McClain.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:32) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    31
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:32) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    32
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +3 (18:14) Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.
    62
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:13) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (18:13) Hunter Jack Madden made Free Throw.
    72
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:58) Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:47) Khristian Lander made Jumper. Assisted by Babacar Faye.
    74
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:27) Kavion McClain missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:24) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:24) Foul on Aidan Igiehon.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:08) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
    76
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:44) Hunter Jack Madden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:39) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:37) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:37) Hunter Jack Madden Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:33) Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:33) Don McHenry Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:28) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:28) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +3 (16:13) Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kavion McClain.
    106
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:58) Brandon Newman missed Dunk.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:55) Hunter Jack Madden Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:53) Immanuel Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:49) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:44) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:41) Ma'Shy Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:37) Kavion McClain made Layup. Assisted by Ma'Shy Hill.
    126
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:20) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
  • (15:20) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (15:12) Don McHenry made Layup.
    128
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (14:43) Immanuel Allen missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:40) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:28) Rodney Howard Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:13) Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup. Assisted by Nasir DeGruy.
    148
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (14:07) Dontaie Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    1410
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:55) Nasir DeGruy made Layup.
    1610
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:40) Jack Edelen missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:40) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (13:40) Foul on Cameron Steele.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:40) Rodney Howard missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:40) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (13:40) Rodney Howard made Free Throw.
    1611
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:28) Ali Abdou Dibba made Jumper.
    1811
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:12) Rodney Howard Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (13:12) Nasir DeGruy Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (13:07) Muodubem Muoneke missed Dunk.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (13:03) Ali Abdou Dibba Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:03) Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup.
    2011
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (12:53) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper.
    2014
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +3 (12:33) Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper.
    2314
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (12:17) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Howard.
    2317
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (11:56) Leonardo Bettiol made Jumper.
    2517
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (11:46) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper.
    2520
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:38) Foul on Jack Edelen.
  • (11:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +3 (11:17) Kavion McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Abdou Dibba.
    2820
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:56) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:51) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:51) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    2822
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:42) Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup. Assisted by Kavion McClain.
    3022
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:29) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:25) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (10:19) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    3025
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (10:07) Kavion McClain Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:07) Enoch Kalambay Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:02) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (9:53) Kavion McClain missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:50) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:46) Brandon Newman made Layup.
    3027
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (9:37) Cameron Steele missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:35) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (9:35) Foul on Aidan Igiehon.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:18) Babacar Faye made Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    3029
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:57) Leonardo Bettiol made Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Steele.
    3229
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:46) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (8:42) Immanuel Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:30) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (8:18) Kavion McClain Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:18) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (8:09) Brandon Newman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Babacar Faye.
    3232
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:48) Immanuel Allen missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:42) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
  • (7:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:42) Muodubem Muoneke Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (7:42) Muodubem Muoneke made Layup.
    3432
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:42) Babacar Faye missed Free Throw.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:40) Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (7:20) Leonardo Bettiol made Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Steele.
    3632
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:01) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:57) Hunter Jack Madden Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:49) Hunter Jack Madden missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:44) Leonardo Bettiol Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (6:44) Leonardo Bettiol made Layup.
    3832
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:36) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:32) Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:22) Hunter Jack Madden missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:18) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:15) Enoch Kalambay made Layup.
    3834
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:02) Cameron Steele Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:42) Khristian Lander missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:38) Nasir DeGruy Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (5:24) Immanuel Allen made Layup. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.
    4034
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:14) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:14) Nasir DeGruy Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:09) Immanuel Allen missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:07) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:04) Immanuel Allen missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:02) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:44) Don McHenry made Layup.
    4036
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (4:28) Hunter Jack Madden Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:28) Dontaie Allen Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:16) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (4:12) Nasir DeGruy Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:59) Nasir DeGruy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:56) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:44) Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:42) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • (3:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:38) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:35) Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +3 (3:16) Kavion McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aidan Igiehon.
    4336
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:05) Foul on Immanuel Allen.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:05) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:03) Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:47) Foul on Rodney Howard.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (2:42) Hunter Jack Madden missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:40) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:37) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:37) Technical Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (2:37) Technical Foul on Ali Abdou Dibba.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (2:37) Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (2:27) Ali Abdou Dibba missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:24) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:21) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (2:18) Cameron Steele Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (2:00) Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup. Assisted by Hunter Jack Madden.
    4536
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (1:33) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    4538
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (1:10) Leonardo Bettiol missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:07) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (1:02) Don McHenry made Jumper.
    4540
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:56) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:56) Ali Abdou Dibba made Free Throw.
    4640
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:56) Ali Abdou Dibba made Free Throw.
    4740
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:53) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:44) Enoch Kalambay made Layup. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    4742
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:29) Hunter Jack Madden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:26) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:21) Don McHenry made Layup.
    4744
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:15) Abilene Christian Timeout
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:04) Leonardo Bettiol missed Dunk.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:04) Rodney Howard Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:01) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

84Points86
32-75(42.7%)Field Goal(%)35-69(50.7%)
11-22(50%)3-Point(%)7-20(35%)
9-9(100%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60%)
35(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(14)
18Assists13
6Steals7
0Blocks4
10Turnovers11
17(2)Fouls(Technical)13(1)
8Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, December 30, 2023 · 3:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 4,011 (53.3%)
spread: WKU -5.5
over/under: 154.5