E Kentucky (89) vs C Arkansas (83) · Jan 2, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL/2OT

Jan 2, 2025

Game Recap

Kimble scores 33, Eastern Kentucky defeats Central Arkansas 89-83 in 2OT. George Kimble III's 33 points led Eastern Kentucky over Central Arkansas 89-83 in double overtime on Thursday night.

Box Score

	1	2	OT	2OT	T
EKU	28	42	9	10	89
CARK	30	40	9	4	83

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Mayar Wol	19	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2
13Montavious Myrick	25	2-4	0-0	2-2	8	0	1	1	0	5	6
10Devontae Blanton	48	7-22	1-4	1-3	8	8	2	1	5	1	16
3George Kimble III	43	10-20	4-10	9-11	9	5	4	0	4	1	33
11Jackson Holt	37	4-7	4-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4	12
21Yvens Paul	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
22Cyril Martynov	17	3-5	0-0	3-4	12	1	0	0	0	3	9
25Tyler Andrews	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
0Turner Buttry	22	1-6	1-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
2Jordan Crawford	24	3-9	1-5	1-1	0	0	1	0	2	0	8
TOTAL		31-7640.8%	11-3333.3%	16-2176.2%	44	17	8	3	13	17	89

CENTRAL ARKANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Cole McCormick	38	3-7	1-3	1-3	9	1	0	1	1	2	8
25Elias Cato	29	6-15	0-5	1-3	3	1	1	2	5	5	13
32Layne Taylor	41	11-23	5-13	0-0	1	10	1	0	1	3	27
15Michael Evbagharu	41	5-13	1-3	0-0	8	1	3	0	2	3	11
13Ben Fox	36	2-5	1-3	2-3	4	1	2	1	0	1	7
4Nehemiah Turner	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Diogo Seixas	36	4-8	2-4	3-5	9	1	1	1	1	4	13
17Ethan Thomas	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
10Owen Derhmann	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Brayden Fagbemi	15	2-7	0-3	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	1	4
TOTAL		33-8140.7%	10-3627.8%	7-1450.0%	36	20	9	5	12	19	83

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfekucark

(19:33) Layne Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:33) Central Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(19:23) Nehemiah Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:19) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(19:12) Michael Evbagharu Steal.
+2 (18:54) Ben Fox made Layup. Assisted by Michael Evbagharu.
02
(18:45) Eastern Kentucky Timeout
(18:30) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(18:30) Central Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Michael Evbagharu Turnover.
(18:10) George Kimble III Turnover.
(18:10) Michael Evbagharu Steal.
(18:00) Elias Cato missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:56) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(17:42) Foul on Elias Cato.
+2 (17:26) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
22
(17:13) Michael Evbagharu missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:10) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Mayar Wol Turnover.
+2 (16:47) Elias Cato made Dunk.
24
(16:22) Foul on Layne Taylor.
(16:11) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(16:06) Elias Cato Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Layne Taylor missed Jumper.
(16:01) Devontae Blanton Block.
(15:55) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(15:53) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(15:53) Elias Cato Block.
(15:47) Michael Evbagharu Defensive Rebound.
(15:44) Foul on Tyler Andrews.
(15:44) Official TV Timeout
(15:36) Layne Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:32) Central Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(15:25) Cole McCormick missed Jumper.
(15:21) George Kimble III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:12) Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
54
(14:41) Nehemiah Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:39) Central Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(14:39) Foul on Turner Buttry.
(14:27) Diogo Seixas missed Jumper.
(14:21) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(14:09) Diogo Seixas Steal.
+2 (13:55) Michael Evbagharu made Jumper. Assisted by Elias Cato.
56
(13:46) George Kimble III missed Jumper.
(13:42) Central Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Michael Evbagharu missed Layup.
(13:29) Mayar Wol Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) George Kimble III Turnover.
(13:24) Elias Cato Steal.
(13:07) Elias Cato missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:02) Diogo Seixas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:57) Elias Cato made Layup. Assisted by Layne Taylor.
58
(12:57) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
+1 (12:57) Elias Cato made Free Throw.
59
(12:57) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:57) Central Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) Brayden Fagbemi missed Layup.
(12:25) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Jordan Crawford Turnover.
(12:04) Elias Cato Turnover.
(12:04) Devontae Blanton Steal.
(11:42) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:30) Cole McCormick Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:25) Elias Cato made Jumper.
511
(11:17) Devontae Blanton missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:14) Central Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) Brayden Fagbemi made Jumper.
513
(10:58) Devontae Blanton missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:50) Ben Fox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:46) Elias Cato made Layup. Assisted by Brayden Fagbemi.
515
(10:44) Official TV Timeout
(10:44) Eastern Kentucky Timeout
+3 (10:11) Jordan Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
815
+2 (9:56) Cole McCormick made Layup. Assisted by Brayden Fagbemi.
817
(9:46) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:40) Cole McCormick Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Nehemiah Turner missed Jumper.
(9:22) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) George Kimble III missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:03) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(9:01) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(8:58) Devontae Blanton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:58) Mayar Wol made Two Point Tip Shot.
1017
(8:41) Elias Cato Turnover.
(8:41) Jordan Crawford Steal.
+2 (8:36) George Kimble III made Layup. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
1217
(8:19) Brayden Fagbemi Turnover.
(8:19) George Kimble III Steal.
+2 (8:13) George Kimble III made Layup.
1417
(8:13) Official TV Timeout
(8:13) Central Arkansas Timeout
(8:04) Michael Evbagharu missed Layup.
(7:59) Michael Evbagharu Offensive Rebound.
(7:59) Michael Evbagharu missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(7:57) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) George Kimble III missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:51) Elias Cato Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Elias Cato missed Layup.
(7:35) Yvens Paul Block.
(7:31) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) George Kimble III missed Layup.
(7:23) Ben Fox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:20) Michael Evbagharu made Layup. Assisted by Layne Taylor.
1419
+3 (7:09) George Kimble III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
1719
(6:51) Elias Cato missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:48) George Kimble III Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Mayar Wol missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:30) Cole McCormick Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:18) Michael Evbagharu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Layne Taylor.
1722
(5:52) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(5:49) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:39) Devontae Blanton made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
1922
(5:22) Michael Evbagharu missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:18) Central Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(5:18) Foul on Jackson Holt.
(5:09) Elias Cato Turnover.
(5:09) George Kimble III Steal.
(4:58) Montavious Myrick missed Layup.
(4:58) Diogo Seixas Block.
(4:54) Brayden Fagbemi Defensive Rebound.
(4:40) Foul on Tyler Andrews.
(4:31) Elias Cato missed Jumper.
(4:27) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Jackson Holt missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:15) Diogo Seixas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:08) Brayden Fagbemi made Layup.
1924
+3 (3:44) George Kimble III made Three Point Jumper.
2224
+3 (3:30) Diogo Seixas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Thomas.
2227
(3:04) George Kimble III missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:00) Michael Evbagharu Defensive Rebound.
(2:46) Diogo Seixas missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:41) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:39) Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by George Kimble III.
2527
(2:11) Brayden Fagbemi missed Jumper.
(2:08) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Tyler Andrews missed Jumper.
(1:58) Michael Evbagharu Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Foul on Jackson Holt.
(1:39) Official TV Timeout
(1:39) Elias Cato missed Free Throw.
(1:39) Central Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:39) Elias Cato missed Free Throw.
(1:38) Central Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(1:38) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
+1 (1:38) Cole McCormick made Free Throw.
2528
(1:38) Cole McCormick missed Free Throw.
(1:37) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Foul on Diogo Seixas.
(1:09) Foul on Diogo Seixas.
+1 (1:09) Devontae Blanton made Free Throw.
2628
(1:09) Devontae Blanton missed Free Throw.
(1:07) Cole McCormick Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:51) Layne Taylor made Jumper.
2630
+2 (0:27) Jordan Crawford made Layup.
2830
(0:05) Layne Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Ben Fox Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

1st Overtime

2nd Overtime

Team Stats

EKU

CARK

89Points83

31-76(40.8%)Field Goal(%)33-81(40.7%)

11-33(33.3%)3-Point(%)10-36(27.8%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)7-14(50%)

54(15)Rebounds(Offensive)49(15)

17Assists20

8Steals9

3Blocks5

13Turnovers13

17(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

10Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, January 2, 2025 · 8:30 PM

Farris Center · Conway, AR

attendance: 793 (14.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EKU -6.5

over/under: 152.5