New Mexico State Aggies vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Mar 14, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NMSU	29	40	69
WKU	40	49	89

Game Recap

Howard's 20 points lead Western Kentucky past New Mexico State 89-69 in C-USA quarterfinals. Rodney Howard helped lead third-seeded Western Kentucky over sixth-seeded New Mexico State on Thursday night with 20 points off of the bench in an 89-69 victory in the Conference USA Tournament.

Player Stats

NEW MEXICO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Kaosi Ezeagu	30	5-11	0-0	2-5	9	0	0	3	0	4	12
13Jaden Harris	24	2-8	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	4	1	4
3Christian Cook	35	8-17	3-9	1-2	1	0	1	1	1	3	20
0Jaylin Jackson-Posey	21	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	3	0
11Femi Odukale	25	3-7	0-1	0-4	3	3	1	0	0	5	6
24Jonathan Kanyanga	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	3	0
14Yaak Yaak	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Tanahj Pettway	27	6-10	2-4	2-3	8	0	1	0	0	2	16
5Keylon Dorsey	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Jordan Rawls	27	4-7	1-1	2-2	5	2	0	0	2	0	11



TOTAL	-	28-6245.2%	6-1833.3%	7-1643.8%	33	8	4	5	11	21	69

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	13	3-4	1-1	1-1	3	2	0	1	0	3	8
5Babacar Faye	16	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
2Don McHenry	21	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	3	5
10Brandon Newman	25	2-8	1-5	5-8	7	1	2	0	0	0	10
11Dontaie Allen	26	5-11	3-8	0-2	3	0	1	1	1	3	13
13BJ Marable	3	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
0Rodney Howard	21	7-10	0-0	6-7	5	0	1	3	0	3	20
22Jaylen Dorsey	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
30Teagan Moore	20	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	4
23Enoch Kalambay	26	2-5	1-2	7-8	8	2	1	2	1	0	12
15Jack Edelen	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
31Tyler Olden	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
4Khristian Lander	20	3-5	0-0	4-4	2	1	2	0	2	1	10
TOTAL	-	29-6048.3%	8-2138.1%	23-3174.2%	35	15	9	7	5	15	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNMSUWKU

(19:37) Babacar Faye missed Layup.
(19:33) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(19:33) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
(19:30) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:08) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:06) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
03
(18:38) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
(18:35) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Babacar Faye missed Layup.
(18:17) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
(18:08) Christian Cook missed Layup.
(18:04) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:01) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
06
(17:39) Christian Cook missed Layup.
(17:38) Kaosi Ezeagu Offensive Rebound.
(17:38) Foul on Dontaie Allen.
(17:38) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Free Throw.
(17:38) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:38) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Free Throw.
(17:36) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
(17:15) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:10) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:58) Jaden Harris made Layup.
26
+2 (16:42) Rodney Howard made Layup.
28
(16:30) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
(16:30) Femi Odukale missed Free Throw.
(16:30) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:30) Femi Odukale missed Free Throw.
(16:29) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
(16:22) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:19) Jaylin Jackson-Posey Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Jaylin Jackson-Posey missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:07) Christian Cook Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:06) Christian Cook made Jumper.
48
(15:58) Foul on Jaylin Jackson-Posey.
(15:58) Brandon Newman missed Free Throw.
(15:58) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:58) Brandon Newman made Free Throw.
49
(15:41) Jaden Harris missed Layup.
(15:38) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
(15:27) Jaylin Jackson-Posey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:20) Jaden Harris made Jumper.
69
(15:07) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:05) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(15:05) Foul on Jaden Harris.
(15:02) Foul on Femi Odukale.
+1 (15:02) Brandon Newman made Free Throw.
610
(15:02) Brandon Newman missed Free Throw.
(15:01) Jonathan Kanyanga Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:42) Tanahj Pettway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
910
(14:20) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:17) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:16) Rodney Howard made Layup.
912
+2 (13:54) Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
1112
(13:40) Foul on Jonathan Kanyanga.
+1 (13:40) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
1113
+1 (13:40) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
1114
(13:16) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
(13:16) Rodney Howard Steal.
(13:10) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:07) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
(12:43) Enoch Kalambay Block.
(12:41) Femi Odukale Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:40) Femi Odukale made Layup.
1314
(12:23) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:20) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:18) Khristian Lander made Layup.
1316
(11:57) Kaosi Ezeagu missed .
(11:54) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Teagan Moore missed Layup.
(11:43) Kaosi Ezeagu Block.
(11:39) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Jaden Harris Turnover.
(11:37) Dontaie Allen Steal.
+2 (11:30) Dontaie Allen made Layup.
1318
(11:14) Jaylin Jackson-Posey Turnover.
(11:14) Khristian Lander Steal.
(11:12) Khristian Lander Turnover.
(11:12) Christian Cook Steal.
(11:09) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
(11:09) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Block.
(11:09) Tanahj Pettway Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:09) Tanahj Pettway made Layup.
1518
(11:09) Foul on Khristian Lander.
+1 (11:09) Tanahj Pettway made Free Throw.
1618
(10:49) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:46) Tanahj Pettway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:27) Tanahj Pettway made Jumper.
1818
(10:08) Khristian Lander Turnover.
(10:08) Jaden Harris Steal.
(10:05) Jaden Harris Turnover.
(10:05) Brandon Newman Steal.
(10:03) Foul on Kaosi Ezeagu.
(10:03) Dontaie Allen missed Free Throw.
(10:03) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:03) Dontaie Allen missed Free Throw.
(10:02) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:47) Femi Odukale made Layup. Assisted by Jaylin Jackson-Posey.
2018
(9:31) Foul on Femi Odukale.
+1 (9:31) Brandon Newman made Free Throw.
2019
(9:31) Brandon Newman missed Free Throw.
(9:30) Jaylin Jackson-Posey Defensive Rebound.
(9:18) Christian Cook Turnover.
+3 (8:54) Enoch Kalambay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
2022
(8:25) Jaylin Jackson-Posey Turnover.
(8:25) Jack Edelen Steal.
(8:20) Brandon Newman missed Layup.
(8:20) Kaosi Ezeagu Block.
(8:15) Femi Odukale Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:10) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:46) Brandon Newman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
2025
(7:08) Tanahj Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:03) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
(6:59) New Mexico State Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Femi Odukale missed Jumper.
(6:27) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
(6:05) Brandon Newman missed Layup.
(6:05) Christian Cook Block.
(6:00) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
(5:48) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:43) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
2028
(5:10) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:07) Jack Edelen Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Foul on Jonathan Kanyanga.
+1 (5:01) Rodney Howard made Free Throw.
2029
+1 (5:01) Rodney Howard made Free Throw.
2030
+3 (4:35) Christian Cook made Three Point Jumper.
2330
(4:22) Rodney Howard missed Layup.
(4:20) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
(4:19) Foul on Christian Cook.
+1 (4:19) Rodney Howard made Free Throw.
2331
+1 (4:19) Rodney Howard made Free Throw.
2332
(4:01) Foul on Rodney Howard.
+2 (3:52) Kaosi Ezeagu made Layup.
2532
+2 (3:38) Rodney Howard made Layup.
2534
(3:38) Foul on Kaosi Ezeagu.
+1 (3:38) Rodney Howard made Free Throw.
2535
(3:22) Tanahj Pettway missed Jumper.
(3:19) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:11) Tanahj Pettway Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:48) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:33) Tanahj Pettway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:29) Christian Cook made Layup.
2735
+3 (2:16) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Kalambay.
2738
(2:02) Jaden Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:02) Enoch Kalambay Block.
(2:02) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
(1:50) Tanahj Pettway missed Layup.
(1:50) Rodney Howard Block.
(1:49) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
(1:47) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:43) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Foul on Tanahj Pettway.
(1:36) Enoch Kalambay missed Free Throw.
(1:36) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:36) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
2739
(1:24) Foul on Dontaie Allen.
(1:13) Tanahj Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:10) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Rodney Howard missed Layup.
(0:52) Jonathan Kanyanga Block.
(0:49) Foul on Jonathan Kanyanga.
(0:49) Rodney Howard missed Free Throw.
(0:49) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:49) Rodney Howard made Free Throw.
2740
(0:49) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:34) Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
2940
(0:04) Western Kentucky Turnover.
(0:03) Jaden Harris Turnover.
(0:03) Enoch Kalambay Steal.
(0:02) Khristian Lander missed Dunk.
(0:01) Tanahj Pettway Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NMSU

WKU

69Points89

28-62(45.2%)Field Goal(%)29-60(48.3%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

7-16(43.8%)Free Throw(%)23-31(74.2%)

36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

8Assists15

4Steals9

5Blocks7

12Turnovers6

21(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

2Largest Lead22

Game Details

Thursday, March 14, 2024 · 9:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 2,333 (31.0%)

tv: ESPN+