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Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Feb 20, 2025
FINAL

Box Score

12T
SHSU433578
WKU253762

Game Recap

Sam Houston Bearkats vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers game highlights

Sam Houston wins 78-62 over Western Kentucky. Lamar Wilkerson's 14 points helped Sam Houston defeat Western Kentucky 78-62 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

Sam Houston Bearkats logoSAM HOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Kalifa Sakho273-40-02-38102248
25Cameron Huefner332-92-75-591103211
5Marcus Boykin254-110-22-263100310
57Josiah Hammons192-72-40-00000026
3Lamar Wilkerson375-142-62-2107110114
23Cheikh Ndiaye132-20-00-04000024
6Jaxson Ford82-20-02-23000016
12Erik Taylor183-43-42-212102111
0Brennen Burns203-52-20-03300208
TOTAL-26-5844.8%11-2544.0%15-1693.8%44174391678
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Blaise Keita234-70-03-590121211
0Braxton Bayless273-131-60-06400127
22Jaylen Dorsey110-20-20-00000040
2Don McHenry274-161-72-223102111
3Jalen Jackson282-51-11-22500116
21Leeroy Odiahi120-00-00-02010000
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.274-92-51-160000411
23Enoch Kalambay80-30-22-43100002
15Jack Edelen284-93-60-020101211
4Khristian Lander91-11-10-01000103
TOTAL-22-6533.8%9-3030.0%9-1464.3%33134271662

Play-by-Play

1st halfSHSUWKU
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball lost by Sam Houston.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:47) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:29) Kalifa Sakho Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (19:26) Kalifa Sakho made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
    20
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:47) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:42) Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:32) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:30) Cameron Huefner Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:30) Foul on Jaylen Dorsey.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (18:30) Cameron Huefner made Free Throw.
    30
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (18:30) Cameron Huefner made Free Throw.
    40
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:17) Blaise Keita made Layup. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    42
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:50) Kalifa Sakho Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:50) Blaise Keita Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:44) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:42) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:42) Foul on Marcus Boykin.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:38) Foul on Lamar Wilkerson.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (17:29) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
    45
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:04) Foul on Jaylen Dorsey.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:53) Marcus Boykin missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:48) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:25) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:22) Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (16:17) Josiah Hammons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
    75
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:55) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:50) Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:48) Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:44) Kalifa Sakho Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:41) Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:37) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:26) Enoch Kalambay missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:23) Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:00) Cameron Huefner Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:00) Leeroy Odiahi Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (14:51) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Kalambay.
    78
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (14:19) Marcus Boykin made Jumper.
    98
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:03) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:00) Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:48) Josiah Hammons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:44) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:34) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:30) Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:12) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:08) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:03) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:00) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:55) Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:50) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:33) Foul on Josiah Hammons.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:33) Enoch Kalambay missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:33) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:33) Enoch Kalambay missed Free Throw.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:33) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (12:06) Brennen Burns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
    128
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:44) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:40) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (11:23) Jaxson Ford made Layup. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
    148
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:04) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:03) Cheikh Ndiaye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:03) Foul on Blaise Keita.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (10:41) Lamar Wilkerson made Jumper.
    168
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (10:35) Foul on Cheikh Ndiaye.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:21) Jaylen Dorsey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (10:17) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (10:09) Cheikh Ndiaye made Jumper. Assisted by Erik Taylor.
    188
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:58) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:33) Marcus Boykin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:27) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:13) Jack Edelen made Jumper.
    1810
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (8:41) Erik Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
    2110
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (8:22) Jack Edelen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    2113
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:10) Foul on Jaylen Dorsey.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (8:10) Erik Taylor made Free Throw.
    2213
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (8:10) Erik Taylor made Free Throw.
    2313
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:58) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:58) Marcus Boykin Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (7:52) Marcus Boykin made Layup.
    2513
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:44) Foul on Marcus Boykin.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:43) Jalen Jackson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:43) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (7:43) Jalen Jackson made Free Throw.
    2514
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:41) Cameron Huefner Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:41) Jack Edelen Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:33) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:29) Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:21) Brennen Burns missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:15) Cameron Huefner Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:15) Cameron Huefner missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:13) Kalifa Sakho Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:10) Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:05) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:00) Don McHenry made Layup.
    2516
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:40) Josiah Hammons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:36) Cameron Huefner Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:36) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (6:36) Cameron Huefner made Free Throw.
    2616
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (6:36) Cameron Huefner made Free Throw.
    2716
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:23) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:23) Cameron Huefner Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (6:10) Josiah Hammons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennen Burns.
    3016
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:39) Jalen Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:35) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (5:30) Kalifa Sakho made Layup. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
    3216
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:30) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (5:30) Kalifa Sakho made Free Throw.
    3316
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:05) Blaise Keita missed Layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:05) Kalifa Sakho Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:59) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:58) Foul on Don McHenry.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (4:58) Kalifa Sakho made Free Throw.
    3416
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:58) Kalifa Sakho missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:56) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:44) Jaylen Dorsey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:40) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:32) Josiah Hammons missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:28) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:24) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:24) Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:24) Foul on Jaylen Dorsey.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (4:24) Jaxson Ford made Free Throw.
    3516
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (4:24) Jaxson Ford made Free Throw.
    3616
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:12) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:58) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:55) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:55) Foul on Kalifa Sakho.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:39) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:39) Erik Taylor Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:35) Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:32) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:30) Foul on Erik Taylor.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (3:30) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
    3617
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (3:30) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
    3618
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:18) Brennen Burns Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:02) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:58) Brennen Burns Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:46) Cameron Huefner missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:42) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:37) Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:33) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (2:08) Marcus Boykin made Jumper.
    3818
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:55) Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:52) Erik Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:35) Marcus Boykin missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:32) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (1:27) Braxton Bayless made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
    3821
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (0:55) Erik Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalifa Sakho.
    4121
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:29) Braxton Bayless made Layup.
    4123
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:26) Foul on Jack Edelen.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (0:26) Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.
    4223
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (0:26) Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.
    4323
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:01) Jalen Jackson made Jumper.
    4325
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points62
26-58(44.8%)Field Goal(%)22-65(33.8%)
11-25(44.0%)3-Point(%)9-30(30.0%)
15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)
45(8)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)
17Assists13
4Steals4
3Blocks2
9Turnovers7
16(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
25Largest Lead1

Game Details

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · 9:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 2,945 (39.1%)