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FINAL
Jan 30, 2025

Game Recap

Western Kentucky secures 78-74 win over UTEP. Khristian Lander had 28 points in Western Kentucky's 78-74 victory over UTEP on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
UTEP324274
WKU344478
Utep Miners logoUTEPMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Kevin Kalu222-40-03-46010017
23Otis Frazier III344-122-71-470413111
5David Terrell Jr.385-70-05-548404415
13Devon Barnes343-122-73-346300011
12Ahamad Bynum213-72-60-00100408
32Derick Hamilton121-30-02-22000124
33Elijah Jones123-51-23-431020010
1KJ Thomas50-10-10-01010000
11Trey Horton50-10-00-00000000
3Baylor Hebb172-42-32-20010058
TOTAL23-5641.1%9-2634.6%19-2479.2%2716143121374
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.244-60-20-18240448
1Blaise Keita150-10-00-06200120
23Enoch Kalambay294-81-41-261102110
4Khristian Lander3211-154-62-223100028
3Jalen Jackson163-50-10-02110326
21Leeroy Odiahi231-10-00-03003122
15Jack Edelen160-20-20-01310220
0Braxton Bayless152-50-10-02200124
2Don McHenry305-112-68-1130003120
TOTAL30-5455.6%7-2231.8%11-1668.8%331483171678

Play-by-Play

1st halfutepwku
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:44) Otis Frazier III Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:44) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:23) Jalen Jackson missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:22) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:19) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:15) Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:10) Devon Barnes missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:05) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:01) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:01) David Terrell Jr. Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (18:57) David Terrell Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Devon Barnes.
    20
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:24) Western Kentucky Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (18:09) Devon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:05) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:56) Devon Barnes Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:50) Foul on Blaise Keita.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (17:50) Kevin Kalu made Free Throw.
    30
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:50) Kevin Kalu missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:49) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:39) Khristian Lander missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:39) Otis Frazier III Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:34) Kevin Kalu Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (17:23) Kevin Kalu made Jumper.
    50
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:08) Enoch Kalambay made Layup.
    52
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:54) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:34) Devon Barnes missed Layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:32) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:32) UTEP Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (16:17) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
    55
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:55) Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:51) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (15:43) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
    58
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:15) Kevin Kalu missed Dunk.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:15) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:11) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:08) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:05) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:54) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
  • (14:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (14:53) Devon Barnes made Free Throw.
    68
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (14:53) Devon Barnes made Free Throw.
    78
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (14:53) Devon Barnes made Free Throw.
    88
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:43) Foul on Derick Hamilton.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (14:43) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
    89
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:43) Enoch Kalambay missed Free Throw.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:42) Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:19) David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:19) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:15) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:12) Foul on Baylor Hebb.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (14:12) Don McHenry made Free Throw.
    810
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (14:12) Don McHenry made Free Throw.
    811
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:02) Ahamad Bynum Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:02) Khristian Lander Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:59) Braxton Bayless missed Layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:59) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:28) UTEP Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:11) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:11) Devon Barnes Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:56) Derick Hamilton missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:56) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:51) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:50) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:49) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:20) UTEP Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:08) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:08) Elijah Jones Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:03) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (11:59) Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
    1111
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:47) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:47) KJ Thomas Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:40) David Terrell Jr. Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:40) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (11:36) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Dunk.
    1113
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:18) Devon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:15) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (11:04) Braxton Bayless made Layup.
    1115
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:39) KJ Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:36) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:27) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:24) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (10:19) Elijah Jones made Layup. Assisted by Devon Barnes.
    1315
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:55) Braxton Bayless made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
    1317
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (9:38) Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
    1617
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:12) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:12) David Terrell Jr. Steal.
  • (9:12) Official TV Timeout
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:59) Baylor Hebb missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:54) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:29) Jack Edelen Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (8:18) David Terrell Jr. made Jumper.
    1817
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:07) Enoch Kalambay Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:07) Baylor Hebb Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (8:03) David Terrell Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Devon Barnes.
    2017
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:37) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    2019
  • (7:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (7:16) Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
    2319
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:08) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    2321
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:42) Ahamad Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:39) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (6:31) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
    2324
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:13) Foul on Jack Edelen.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (6:12) Baylor Hebb made Free Throw.
    2424
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (6:12) Baylor Hebb made Free Throw.
    2524
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:55) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:53) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (5:38) Otis Frazier III made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Jones.
    2724
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:22) Leeroy Odiahi Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:02) Baylor Hebb missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:59) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:53) Foul on Baylor Hebb.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (4:53) Don McHenry made Free Throw.
    2725
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:53) Don McHenry missed Free Throw.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:53) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (4:43) Elijah Jones made Layup. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
    2925
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:40) Foul on David Terrell Jr..
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:30) Jalen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:26) Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:20) Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:17) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:07) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:07) Otis Frazier III Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:04) UTEP Timeout
  • (4:04) Official TV Timeout
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:00) Devon Barnes missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:56) Otis Frazier III Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:55) Ahamad Bynum Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:42) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:39) David Terrell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:33) Elijah Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:29) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:21) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    2927
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:08) Foul on Jack Edelen.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:08) Elijah Jones missed Free Throw.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:08) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (3:08) Elijah Jones made Free Throw.
    3027
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:53) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:49) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (2:42) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Kalambay.
    3030
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:14) Ahamad Bynum Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (1:56) Leeroy Odiahi made Dunk. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    3032
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:39) Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:36) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:23) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:20) Kevin Kalu Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:09) Kevin Kalu missed Layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:06) Kevin Kalu Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:02) Otis Frazier III missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:59) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:49) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:49) Kevin Kalu Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:41) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (0:41) Kevin Kalu made Free Throw.
    3132
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (0:41) Kevin Kalu made Free Throw.
    3232
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:32) Jalen Jackson made Jumper.
    3234
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:23) UTEP Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:04) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:04) Otis Frazier III missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:03) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:03) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

74Points78
23-56(41.1%)Field Goal(%)30-54(55.6%)
9-26(34.6%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)
19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)
31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)33(4)
16Assists14
14Steals8
3Blocks3
17Turnovers18
13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
5Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, January 30, 2025 · 8:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 2,947 (39.2%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: WKU -2.5
over/under: 146.5