Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Feb 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	44	39	83
JVST	38	47	85

Game Recap

Pierre puts up 28, Jacksonville State downs Western Kentucky 85-83. Jaron Pierre Jr.'s 28 points helped Jacksonville State defeat Western Kentucky 85-83 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	36	8-13	3-7	3-3	7	2	1	0	2	0	22
1Blaise Keita	19	0-1	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	0	1	2	4
0Braxton Bayless	36	7-10	1-2	0-0	5	4	2	0	3	0	15
2Don McHenry	29	4-14	2-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	2	10
4Khristian Lander	34	9-13	6-9	6-6	4	1	2	0	2	2	30
21Leeroy Odiahi	21	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	3	0
22Jaylen Dorsey	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3Jalen Jackson	18	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	4	2
TOTAL	-	29-5651.8%	12-2450.0%	13-13100%	26	13	8	1	10	13	83

JACKSONVILLE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
50Mason Nicholson	26	3-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	3	2	1	6
4Marcellus Brigham Jr.	19	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2
2Quel'Ron House	25	4-8	1-3	3-3	3	4	0	1	1	1	12
3Koree Cotton	34	4-11	2-6	3-4	6	2	3	0	0	2	13
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	37	9-18	3-8	7-8	4	4	0	1	5	1	28
6Michael Houge	27	4-8	1-3	0-0	9	1	0	0	0	2	9
99Iaroslav Niagu	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
10Jao Ituka	19	4-8	2-5	3-4	1	2	1	0	1	0	13
TOTAL	-	30-6050.0%	9-2536.0%	16-1984.2%	30	15	7	5	9	10	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUJVST

+2 (19:42) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
20
(19:23) Quel'Ron House missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:20) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:03) Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
40
(18:39) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:36) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Blaise Keita missed Jumper.
(18:12) Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(18:06) Jaron Pierre Jr. Turnover.
(18:06) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
+2 (18:02) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
60
(17:28) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:26) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Foul on Mason Nicholson.
+1 (17:18) Blaise Keita made Free Throw.
70
+1 (17:18) Blaise Keita made Free Throw.
80
(16:54) Jao Ituka missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:51) Michael Houge Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:50) Michael Houge made Layup.
82
+3 (16:29) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
112
+2 (16:09) Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
114
(15:57) Don McHenry missed Layup.
(15:54) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:49) Jao Ituka made Layup.
116
(15:37) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:35) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:18) Jao Ituka made Layup.
118
+2 (14:47) Braxton Bayless made Layup.
138
(14:15) Mason Nicholson missed Jumper.
(14:12) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:06) Don McHenry made Layup.
158
(13:51) Jao Ituka missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:47) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:43) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
188
(13:24) Koree Cotton missed Jumper.
(13:21) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:14) Braxton Bayless made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
218
(12:51) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
(12:51) Jao Ituka missed Free Throw.
(12:51) Jacksonville State Offensive Rebound.
+1 (12:51) Jao Ituka made Free Throw.
219
+3 (12:41) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
249
+3 (12:24) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
2412
+2 (12:06) Braxton Bayless made Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
2612
(11:38) Jao Ituka Turnover.
(11:38) Khristian Lander Steal.
(11:34) Foul on Iaroslav Niagu.
+1 (11:34) Khristian Lander made Free Throw.
2712
+1 (11:34) Khristian Lander made Free Throw.
2812
(11:16) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
+1 (11:16) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
2813
+1 (11:16) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
2814
+3 (11:03) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
3114
(10:50) Michael Houge missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:48) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:28) Braxton Bayless made Layup. Assisted by Blaise Keita.
3314
+2 (9:58) Mason Nicholson made Layup. Assisted by Michael Houge.
3316
+2 (9:38) Braxton Bayless made Layup.
3516
(9:14) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
(9:12) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:02) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Layup.
(8:48) Michael Houge Offensive Rebound.
(8:43) Foul on Khristian Lander.
+3 (8:35) Quel'Ron House made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
3519
(8:18) Foul on Quel'Ron House.
+1 (8:18) Blaise Keita made Free Throw.
3619
+1 (8:18) Blaise Keita made Free Throw.
3719
(8:09) Quel'Ron House missed Jumper.
(8:07) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Western Kentucky Turnover.
+2 (7:27) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Marcellus Brigham Jr..
3721
+2 (7:10) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Jumper.
3921
+3 (6:49) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
3924
+3 (6:22) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Dorsey.
4224
+2 (6:04) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
4226
(5:36) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
(5:31) Leeroy Odiahi Offensive Rebound.
(5:30) Leeroy Odiahi missed Layup.
(5:27) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:21) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:00) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:47) Koree Cotton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
4229
(4:21) Don McHenry missed Layup.
(4:19) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(4:19) Blaise Keita Turnover.
(4:03) Koree Cotton missed Jumper.
(3:58) Koree Cotton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:57) Koree Cotton made Layup.
4231
+2 (3:47) Don McHenry made Layup.
4431
+2 (3:34) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper.
4433
(3:15) Don McHenry Turnover.
(3:01) Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:58) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Jalen Jackson missed Jumper.
(2:43) Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:33) Michael Houge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
4436
(2:20) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
(2:20) Koree Cotton Steal.
+2 (2:15) Michael Houge made Layup. Assisted by Koree Cotton.
4438
(1:52) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
(1:52) Mason Nicholson Block.
(1:47) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
(1:26) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Foul on Blaise Keita.
(1:16) Mason Nicholson Turnover.
(1:16) Don McHenry Steal.
(1:05) Leeroy Odiahi missed Layup.
(1:02) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Michael Houge missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:47) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(0:39) Don McHenry missed Layup.
(0:39) Mason Nicholson Block.
(0:35) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Quel'Ron House Turnover.
(0:33) Braxton Bayless Steal.
(0:28) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:23) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

JVST

83Points85

29-56(51.8%)Field Goal(%)30-60(50.0%)

12-24(50.0%)3-Point(%)9-25(36.0%)

13-13(100.0%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

27(3)Rebounds(Offensive)31(7)

13Assists15

8Steals7

1Blocks5

11Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

19Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 5:00 PM

Pete Mathews Coliseum · Jacksonville, AL

attendance: 2,169 (62.0%)

tv: ESPN+