Louisiana Tech (63) vs Western KY (64) · Feb 22, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 22, 2025

Game Recap

Bayless hits game-winning layup, scores 27 points to lead Western Kentucky over Louisiana Tech 64-63. Braxton Bayless led Western Kentucky with 27 points, including the game-winning layup, and the Hilltoppers took down Louisiana Tech 64-63 on Saturday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
LT	19	44	63
WKU	24	40	64

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Daniel Batcho	31	2-5	0-0	6-7	5	1	0	2	1	4	10
5Al Green	21	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Sean Newman Jr.	32	2-5	2-3	2-2	1	5	1	0	3	2	8
1Amaree Abram	26	6-9	4-6	5-6	2	1	1	1	1	4	21
11Kaden Cooper	24	1-4	0-2	0-0	5	1	2	1	3	1	2
33Sean Elkinton	9	1-4	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	0	4
20Jordan Crawford	25	0-4	0-3	2-2	7	4	0	0	2	3	2
0Devin Ree	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
3AJ Bates	29	3-7	2-4	6-6	3	0	2	0	1	1	14
TOTAL	-	16-4337.2%	8-2236.4%	23-2592.0%	28	12	7	4	14	16	63

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	35	5-13	1-4	2-2	6	1	1	0	5	1	13
1Blaise Keita	27	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	2	2
0Braxton Bayless	38	11-19	3-4	2-2	5	4	2	0	3	3	27
2Don McHenry	36	6-12	1-4	1-1	3	3	2	0	0	3	14
3Jalen Jackson	33	1-4	0-1	2-2	5	4	0	1	1	2	4
21Leeroy Odiahi	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	4	4
15Jack Edelen	11	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Jaylen Dorsey	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	5-1631.3%	7-7100.0%	24	13	8	3	11	16	64

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

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(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky
(19:47) Sean Newman Jr. Turnover.
+2 (19:29) Braxton Bayless made Layup.
02
(19:13) Al Green Turnover.
(19:13) Don McHenry Steal.
(18:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
(18:53) Al Green Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Kaden Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:46) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:34) Daniel Batcho Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Al Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:13) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Braxton Bayless missed Layup.
(17:54) Kaden Cooper Block.
(17:54) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(17:43) Jalen Jackson missed Jumper.
(17:43) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(17:43) Western Kentucky Turnover.
(17:29) Amaree Abram Turnover.
(17:29) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
(17:24) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
(17:24) Amaree Abram Steal.
(17:06) Amaree Abram missed Jumper.
(17:04) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:59) Braxton Bayless made Layup. Assisted by Don McHenry.
04
(16:38) Kaden Cooper Turnover.
(16:38) Braxton Bayless subbing out for Western Kentucky
(16:38) Blaise Keita subbing out for Western Kentucky
(16:38) Jack Edelen subbing in for Western Kentucky
(16:38) Leeroy Odiahi subbing in for Western Kentucky
(16:38) Kaden Cooper subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(16:38) Devin Ree subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(16:28) Jalen Jackson missed Layup.
(16:25) Daniel Batcho Defensive Rebound.
(16:16) Devin Ree Turnover.
(16:16) Jalen Jackson subbing out for Western Kentucky
(16:16) Jaylen Dorsey subbing in for Western Kentucky
(16:06) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:02) Al Green Defensive Rebound.
(15:48) Foul on Don McHenry.
(15:48) Official TV Timeout
(15:48) Jaylen Dorsey subbing out for Western Kentucky
(15:48) Braxton Bayless subbing in for Western Kentucky
(15:48) Amaree Abram missed Free Throw.
(15:48) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:48) Amaree Abram made Free Throw.
14
(15:30) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:26) Al Green Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Daniel Batcho Turnover.
(15:17) Leeroy Odiahi Steal.
(15:01) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:57) Daniel Batcho Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Daniel Batcho missed Jumper.
(14:42) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:18) Leeroy Odiahi made Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
16
(13:48) Devin Ree missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:45) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:32) Daniel Batcho Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:28) Devin Ree made Layup. Assisted by Sean Newman Jr..
36
(13:28) Jack Edelen subbing out for Western Kentucky
(13:28) Leeroy Odiahi subbing out for Western Kentucky
(13:28) Blaise Keita subbing in for Western Kentucky
(13:28) Jalen Jackson subbing in for Western Kentucky
(13:28) Devin Ree subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(13:28) Al Green subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(13:28) AJ Bates subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(13:28) Jordan Crawford subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(13:14) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
(13:11) Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Amaree Abram missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:05) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
(12:56) Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:37) Sean Newman Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Crawford.
66
(12:07) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
(12:07) Tyrone Marshall Jr. subbing out for Western Kentucky
(12:07) Jaylen Dorsey subbing in for Western Kentucky
(12:07) Daniel Batcho subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(12:07) Sean Elkinton subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(11:51) Sean Elkinton missed Layup.
(11:48) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:38) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:18) Amaree Abram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Newman Jr..
96
+2 (10:49) Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
98
(10:31) Sean Newman Jr. Turnover.
(10:31) Don McHenry Steal.
(10:20) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:20) Amaree Abram Block.
(10:15) Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(10:07) Sean Newman Jr. missed Layup.
(10:07) Jalen Jackson Block.
(10:03) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:00) Don McHenry made Layup.
910
(9:50) Foul on Jaylen Dorsey.
(9:50) Official TV Timeout
(9:50) Blaise Keita subbing out for Western Kentucky
(9:50) Don McHenry subbing out for Western Kentucky
(9:50) Jaylen Dorsey subbing out for Western Kentucky
(9:50) Jack Edelen subbing in for Western Kentucky
(9:50) Leeroy Odiahi subbing in for Western Kentucky
(9:50) Tyrone Marshall Jr. subbing in for Western Kentucky
(9:50) Sean Newman Jr. subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(9:50) Al Green subbing in for Louisiana Tech
+1 (9:50) Amaree Abram made Free Throw.
1010
+1 (9:50) Amaree Abram made Free Throw.
1110
(9:38) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
(9:38) AJ Bates Steal.
(9:19) Jordan Crawford Turnover.
+2 (9:17) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
1112
(8:54) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (8:54) Sean Elkinton made Free Throw.
1212
(8:54) Jack Edelen subbing out for Western Kentucky
(8:54) Don McHenry subbing in for Western Kentucky
+1 (8:54) Sean Elkinton made Free Throw.
1312
(8:41) Foul on Amaree Abram.
(8:30) Foul on Amaree Abram.
(8:30) Amaree Abram subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(8:30) Kaden Cooper subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(8:15) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
(8:15) Leeroy Odiahi subbing out for Western Kentucky
(8:15) Blaise Keita subbing in for Western Kentucky
(7:53) Sean Elkinton missed Jumper.
(7:48) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:29) Don McHenry made Jumper.
1314
(7:10) Kaden Cooper Turnover.
(7:10) Blaise Keita Steal.
(7:05) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
(7:05) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(7:04) Official TV Timeout
(7:04) Kaden Cooper subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(7:04) Sean Newman Jr. subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(7:04) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
(6:53) AJ Bates missed Jumper.
(6:49) AJ Bates Offensive Rebound.
(6:47) AJ Bates missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:43) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
(6:21) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(6:20) Blaise Keita missed Layup.
(6:18) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(6:16) Al Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:12) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:56) Braxton Bayless made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
1317
+2 (5:34) Sean Elkinton made Layup.
1517
(5:11) Blaise Keita missed Jumper.
(5:09) Sean Elkinton Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Sean Elkinton missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:57) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Foul on Jordan Crawford.
(4:57) Braxton Bayless subbing out for Western Kentucky
(4:57) Blaise Keita subbing out for Western Kentucky
(4:57) Tyrone Marshall Jr. subbing out for Western Kentucky
(4:57) Jack Edelen subbing in for Western Kentucky
(4:57) Leeroy Odiahi subbing in for Western Kentucky
(4:57) Jaylen Dorsey subbing in for Western Kentucky
(4:57) Sean Elkinton subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(4:57) Daniel Batcho subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(4:40) Foul on Al Green.
+3 (4:29) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leeroy Odiahi.
1520
(4:01) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:57) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(3:51) Leeroy Odiahi Turnover.
(3:51) Official TV Timeout
(3:51) Don McHenry subbing out for Western Kentucky
(3:51) Braxton Bayless subbing in for Western Kentucky
(3:37) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:29) Al Green Offensive Rebound.
(3:29) Al Green missed Layup.
(3:29) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(3:29) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Jaylen Dorsey subbing out for Western Kentucky
(3:29) Tyrone Marshall Jr. subbing in for Western Kentucky
(3:18) Jack Edelen subbing out for Western Kentucky
(3:18) Don McHenry subbing in for Western Kentucky
(3:08) Leeroy Odiahi Turnover.
(3:08) AJ Bates Steal.
(3:00) Leeroy Odiahi subbing out for Western Kentucky
(3:00) Blaise Keita subbing in for Western Kentucky
+2 (2:46) AJ Bates made Jumper.
1720
(2:25) Foul on Sean Newman Jr..
+2 (2:21) Don McHenry made Layup.
1722
(1:56) Daniel Batcho missed Dunk.
(1:55) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Foul on Daniel Batcho.
(1:55) Daniel Batcho subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(1:55) Sean Elkinton subbing in for Louisiana Tech
(1:46) Jalen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:41) Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(1:15) AJ Bates missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:10) Jordan Crawford Offensive Rebound.
(1:10) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
+1 (1:10) Jordan Crawford made Free Throw.
1822
+1 (1:10) Jordan Crawford made Free Throw.
1922
(0:51) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:48) Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(0:38) Sean Elkinton Turnover.
(0:38) Braxton Bayless Steal.
(0:34) Foul on Sean Newman Jr..
+1 (0:34) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Free Throw.
1923
(0:34) Sean Newman Jr. subbing out for Louisiana Tech
(0:34) Devin Ree subbing in for Louisiana Tech
+1 (0:34) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Free Throw.
1924
(0:31) Louisiana Tech Timeout
(0:08) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
(0:03) Sean Elkinton Steal.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

63Points64

16-43(37.2%)Field Goal(%)26-57(45.6%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)5-16(31.3%)

23-25(92%)Free Throw(%)7-7(100%)

28(5)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

12Assists13

7Steals8

4Blocks3

14Turnovers13

16(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

4Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, February 22, 2025 · 8:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 4,123 (54.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -1.5

over/under: 145.5