Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Evansville Purple Aces

Dec 7, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	32	47	79
EVAN	33	32	65

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.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	30	3-10	2-6	1-1	7	1	0	1	1	2	9
5Babacar Faye	32	7-12	3-3	2-2	12	0	2	0	0	3	19
0Braxton Bayless	28	3-6	1-2	4-4	0	5	1	0	2	2	11
2Don McHenry	38	7-15	2-5	1-2	2	4	3	0	2	2	17
4Khristian Lander	28	2-9	1-4	0-0	6	2	1	0	2	0	5
21Leeroy Odiahi	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	0
13Julius Thedford	23	4-7	1-3	7-9	4	0	0	0	0	0	16
23Enoch Kalambay	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	2
3Jalen Jackson	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	3	0
TOTAL	-	27-6144.3%	10-2441.7%	15-1883.3%	36	14	8	2	10	16	79

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Gabriel Pozzato	40	7-15	2-6	3-5	7	0	2	1	2	1	19
11Joshua Hughes	30	0-5	0-2	3-4	4	1	2	0	1	2	3
1Tanner Cuff	28	1-6	1-4	0-0	6	4	1	0	1	2	3
3Cam Haffner	40	7-16	3-9	2-2	8	4	1	0	2	3	19
12Tayshawn Comer	25	4-11	2-7	2-3	4	2	0	0	0	3	12
21Connor Turnbull	27	3-7	1-3	2-2	3	2	0	6	1	3	9
9Kaia Berridge	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0


TOTAL	-	22-6136.1%	9-3129.0%	12-1675.0%	32	14	7	7	10	14	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUEVAN

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

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

EVAN

79Points65

27-61(44.3%)Field Goal(%)22-61(36.1%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

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+