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FINAL
Dec 7, 2024

Game Recap

Faye's 19 help Western Kentucky defeat Evansville 79-65. Babacar Faye's 19 points helped Western Kentucky defeat Evansville 79-65 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
WKU324779
EVAN333265
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.303-102-61-17101129
5Babacar Faye327-123-32-2120200319
0Braxton Bayless283-61-24-405102211
2Don McHenry387-152-51-224302217
4Khristian Lander282-91-40-06210205
21Leeroy Odiahi80-00-00-03001020
13Julius Thedford234-71-37-940000016
23Enoch Kalambay81-20-10-02100222
3Jalen Jackson50-00-00-00110130
TOTAL27-6144.3%10-2441.7%15-1883.3%361482101679
Evansville Purple Aces logoEVANSVILLEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Gabriel Pozzato407-152-63-570212119
11Joshua Hughes300-50-23-44120123
1Tanner Cuff281-61-40-06410123
3Cam Haffner407-163-92-284102319
12Tayshawn Comer254-112-72-342000312
21Connor Turnbull273-71-32-23206139
9Kaia Berridge100-10-00-00110300
TOTAL22-6136.1%9-3129.0%12-1675.0%321477101465

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkuevan
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (19:29) Joshua Hughes missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:27) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:08) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (19:05) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:45) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:42) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (18:36) Babacar Faye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    30
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:10) Gabriel Pozzato Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (17:58) Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
    60
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:21) Joshua Hughes missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:18) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:16) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:13) Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (16:44) Tayshawn Comer made Three Point Jumper.
    63
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:29) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:29) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:15) Tanner Cuff missed Dunk.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:12) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:10) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:10) Gabriel Pozzato Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:10) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (15:55) Babacar Faye made Dunk. Assisted by Don McHenry.
    83
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:31) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:24) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:22) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:19) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (15:10) Cam Haffner made Jumper.
    85
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:57) Babacar Faye missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (14:55) Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (14:37) Cam Haffner made Layup. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.
    87
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (14:22) Julius Thedford made Layup. Assisted by Enoch Kalambay.
    107
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:06) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:57) Cam Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:54) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:49) Julius Thedford made Jumper.
    127
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:34) Tanner Cuff Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:34) Jalen Jackson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:30) Don McHenry made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
    147
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:10) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:07) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:05) Enoch Kalambay Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:05) Tanner Cuff Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (12:47) Tayshawn Comer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
    1410
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:20) Julius Thedford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:17) Gabriel Pozzato Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:10) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:10) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:04) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:51) Connor Turnbull missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:44) Julius Thedford Defensive Rebound.
  • (11:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:43) Foul on Tayshawn Comer.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:39) Foul on Tayshawn Comer.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (11:39) Julius Thedford made Free Throw.
    1510
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:39) Julius Thedford missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:38) Babacar Faye Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:29) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:26) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:16) Gabriel Pozzato Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:16) Babacar Faye Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:11) Julius Thedford missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:10) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (10:55) Connor Turnbull made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Haffner.
    1513
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:48) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:48) Kaia Berridge Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (10:45) Cam Haffner made Layup. Assisted by Kaia Berridge.
    1515
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:44) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:19) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:18) Babacar Faye Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:18) Foul on Tanner Cuff.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:11) Foul on Connor Turnbull.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (10:11) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    1615
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (10:11) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    1715
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:49) Kaia Berridge missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:47) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:44) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (9:27) Gabriel Pozzato made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Haffner.
    1718
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:04) Braxton Bayless made Layup.
    1918
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:46) Cam Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:44) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:29) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:25) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:03) Kaia Berridge Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:03) Khristian Lander Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:00) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:00) Joshua Hughes Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (7:47) Cam Haffner made Layup.
    1920
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:34) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:31) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:24) Gabriel Pozzato missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:20) Gabriel Pozzato Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (7:20) Gabriel Pozzato made Jumper.
    1922
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:06) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
  • (7:06) Official TV Timeout
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:47) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:44) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:41) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:32) Foul on Cam Haffner.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:32) Julius Thedford made Free Throw.
    2022
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:32) Julius Thedford made Free Throw.
    2122
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:25) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:16) Joshua Hughes missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:08) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (5:56) Julius Thedford made Three Point Jumper.
    2422
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:39) Connor Turnbull missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:38) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:38) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:27) Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:25) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:15) Julius Thedford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:12) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:04) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:51) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (4:51) Joshua Hughes made Free Throw.
    2423
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (4:51) Joshua Hughes made Free Throw.
    2424
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:35) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:33) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:19) Cam Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:16) Joshua Hughes Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:08) Gabriel Pozzato missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:05) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:00) Enoch Kalambay made Layup.
    2624
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (3:35) Connor Turnbull made Layup. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
    2626
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:13) Enoch Kalambay Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:13) Joshua Hughes Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:07) Cam Haffner missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:07) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:07) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
  • (3:07) Official TV Timeout
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:48) Connor Turnbull missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:48) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:37) Babacar Faye missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:37) Connor Turnbull Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:31) Babacar Faye Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:31) Babacar Faye missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:31) Connor Turnbull Block.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:21) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:03) Tanner Cuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:00) Tanner Cuff Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (1:59) Cam Haffner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
    2629
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (1:25) Gabriel Pozzato made Dunk. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.
    2631
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (1:08) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
    2931
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:47) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (0:47) Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.
    2932
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (0:47) Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.
    2933
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (0:42) Braxton Bayless made Three Point Jumper.
    3233
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

79Points65
27-61(44.3%)Field Goal(%)22-61(36.1%)
10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)9-31(29%)
15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75%)
41(8)Rebounds(Offensive)37(8)
14Assists14
8Steals7
2Blocks7
10Turnovers10
16(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
14Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, December 7, 2024 · 2:00 PM
Ford Center · Evansville, IN
attendance: 5,316 (53.2%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: WKU -6.5
over/under: 152.5