Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs. Louisville Cardinals

Dec 28, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EKU	37	39	76
LOU	46	32	78

Game Recap

Waterman's last-second layup lifts Louisville past stubborn Eastern Kentucky, 78-76. Noah Waterman powered to the basket with 1.2 seconds left for a layup that lifted Louisville to a hard-fought 78-76 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon.

Player Stats

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Mayar Wol	23	3-5	2-3	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	3	8
13Montavious Myrick	23	0-0	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	0	0	2	2
10Devontae Blanton	37	10-23	1-2	1-1	5	1	1	0	4	4	22
3George Kimble III	35	9-20	4-10	2-3	3	3	3	0	3	4	24
11Jackson Holt	25	6-10	3-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	15
21Yvens Paul	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0
22Cyril Martynov	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Micah Davis	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Tyler Andrews	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	4	0
0Turner Buttry	15	1-3	0-2	1-1	2	0	0	1	0	2	3
2Jordan Crawford	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	30-6744.8%	10-2540.0%	6-785.7%	29	9	8	2	10	21	76

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0James Scott	24	2-3	0-0	1-2	9	0	0	0	1	1	5
93Noah Waterman	22	4-9	2-6	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	12
1J'Vonne Hadley	36	5-13	1-3	4-4	10	0	3	2	3	1	15
5Terrence Edwards Jr.	34	6-12	3-6	5-7	5	1	1	1	2	1	20
24Chucky Hepburn	34	4-10	2-7	4-5	6	7	1	0	6	3	14
25Aboubacar Traore	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0
9Khani Rooths	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Frank Anselem-Ibe	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
6Reyne Smith	32	3-12	3-11	3-4	5	2	2	0	1	0	12


TOTAL	-	24-6437.5%	11-3630.6%	19-2479.2%	44	12	7	4	14	10	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEKULOU

(19:42) George Kimble III missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:38) Noah Waterman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:25) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Jumper.
02
(19:10) Jackson Holt missed Jumper.
(19:05) Devontae Blanton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:03) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
22
(18:44) J'Vonne Hadley Turnover.
(18:44) Devontae Blanton Steal.
+3 (18:38) George Kimble III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mayar Wol.
52
+3 (18:26) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Hepburn.
55
+3 (17:56) Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by George Kimble III.
85
(17:43) Noah Waterman missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:42) James Scott Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) Foul on Mayar Wol.
+3 (17:32) J'Vonne Hadley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Hepburn.
88
(17:04) Devontae Blanton missed Layup.
(17:02) James Scott Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Noah Waterman missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:39) Louisville Offensive Rebound.
(16:37) Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:34) Foul on Mayar Wol.
(16:33) Frank Anselem-Ibe Offensive Rebound.
(16:15) Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:11) Chucky Hepburn Offensive Rebound.
(16:02) J'Vonne Hadley missed Dunk.
(16:02) Yvens Paul Block.
(15:57) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:57) J'Vonne Hadley made Jumper.
810
(15:51) George Kimble III missed Jumper.
(15:48) Reyne Smith Defensive Rebound.
(15:43) Foul on Chucky Hepburn.
(15:43) Chucky Hepburn Turnover.
(15:23) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(15:19) Frank Anselem-Ibe Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Reyne Smith missed Jumper.
(15:02) Turner Buttry Block.
(15:02) Louisville Offensive Rebound.
(14:58) J'Vonne Hadley missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:57) Frank Anselem-Ibe Offensive Rebound.
(14:39) J'Vonne Hadley missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:36) Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:28) James Scott Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Foul on Tyler Andrews.
(14:08) Chucky Hepburn Turnover.
(14:08) Tyler Andrews Steal.
(13:55) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(13:52) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:47) Chucky Hepburn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Edwards Jr..
813
(13:29) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:26) Terrence Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) Aboubacar Traore Turnover.
(13:00) George Kimble III missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:57) Reyne Smith Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Layup.
(12:47) Aboubacar Traore Offensive Rebound.
(12:47) Aboubacar Traore missed Jumper.
(12:46) George Kimble III Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) George Kimble III Turnover.
(12:45) Reyne Smith Steal.
(12:35) Chucky Hepburn missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:31) James Scott Offensive Rebound.
(12:25) Aboubacar Traore missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:22) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:18) J'Vonne Hadley made Layup.
815
(12:18) Foul on George Kimble III.
+1 (12:18) J'Vonne Hadley made Free Throw.
816
+2 (11:51) Turner Buttry made Jumper.
1016
(11:51) Foul on Aboubacar Traore.
+1 (11:51) Turner Buttry made Free Throw.
1116
(11:29) Chucky Hepburn Turnover.
(11:29) Yvens Paul Steal.
+2 (11:17) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
1316
(11:03) J'Vonne Hadley Turnover.
+2 (10:36) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
1516
+3 (10:11) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aboubacar Traore.
1519
(9:53) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:50) Terrence Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:47) Foul on Devontae Blanton.
+3 (9:43) Noah Waterman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reyne Smith.
1522
(9:04) George Kimble III missed Jumper.
(9:04) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(9:04) Eastern Kentucky Turnover.
(8:39) Foul on Turner Buttry.
(8:39) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Free Throw.
(8:39) Louisville Offensive Rebound.
+1 (8:39) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Free Throw.
1523
+2 (8:29) George Kimble III made Jumper.
1723
+3 (8:16) Chucky Hepburn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Waterman.
1726
(7:52) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(7:49) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
(7:40) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(7:19) Chucky Hepburn Defensive Rebound.
(7:10) Khani Rooths missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:06) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:01) Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
2026
(6:44) Khani Rooths missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:40) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:24) Devontae Blanton made Three Point Jumper.
2326
(6:15) Foul on Tyler Andrews.
+1 (6:15) Chucky Hepburn made Free Throw.
2327
+1 (6:15) Chucky Hepburn made Free Throw.
2328
(5:58) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(5:58) Chucky Hepburn Steal.
+2 (5:54) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Layup.
2330
(5:54) Foul on George Kimble III.
+1 (5:54) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Free Throw.
2331
(5:38) Jackson Holt missed Jumper.
(5:33) Tyler Andrews Offensive Rebound.
(5:33) Tyler Andrews missed Layup.
(5:33) Terrence Edwards Jr. Block.
(5:27) Tyler Andrews Offensive Rebound.
(5:17) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(5:12) Cyril Martynov Offensive Rebound.
(5:10) Cyril Martynov missed Layup.
(5:10) J'Vonne Hadley Block.
(5:05) Jackson Holt Offensive Rebound.
(5:04) Tyler Andrews missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:02) Reyne Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Reyne Smith.
2333
+2 (4:42) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
2533
+3 (4:35) Reyne Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Hepburn.
2536
(4:17) Tyler Andrews missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:14) Reyne Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:11) Reyne Smith made Three Point Jumper.
2539
(3:59) George Kimble III missed Jumper.
(3:57) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
(3:57) Foul on Aboubacar Traore.
+1 (3:57) Montavious Myrick made Free Throw.
2639
+1 (3:57) Montavious Myrick made Free Throw.
2739
+3 (3:41) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
2742
+2 (3:12) Devontae Blanton made Layup.
2942
(3:12) Foul on Aboubacar Traore.
+1 (3:12) Devontae Blanton made Free Throw.
3042
(2:54) Foul on Devontae Blanton.
+1 (2:54) Noah Waterman made Free Throw.
3043
+1 (2:54) Noah Waterman made Free Throw.
3044
+3 (2:38) Mayar Wol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by George Kimble III.
3344
(2:18) J'Vonne Hadley missed Layup.
(2:14) Mayar Wol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:04) Devontae Blanton made Layup.
3544
(2:01) J'Vonne Hadley Turnover.
(2:01) George Kimble III Steal.
(2:01) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
+1 (2:01) George Kimble III made Free Throw.
3644
+1 (2:01) George Kimble III made Free Throw.
3744
(1:46) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.
(1:40) Mayar Wol Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(1:35) J'Vonne Hadley Steal.
(1:30) Noah Waterman missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:27) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) George Kimble III missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:10) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(0:57) Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:53) Terrence Edwards Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:46) James Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Chucky Hepburn.
3746
(0:22) George Kimble III Turnover.
(0:22) J'Vonne Hadley Steal.
(0:19) J'Vonne Hadley missed Dunk.
(0:16) James Scott Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

EKU

LOU

76Points78

30-67(44.8%)Field Goal(%)24-64(37.5%)

10-25(40.0%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

6-7(85.7%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)47(21)

9Assists12

8Steals7

2Blocks4

11Turnovers14

21(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

3Largest Lead15

Game Details

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