Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks

FINAL

Dec 29, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	22	45	67
JVST	38	40	78

Game Recap

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	4	1-1	0-0	1-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
8Grant Newell	32	3-14	0-6	0-0	6	4	1	2	1	5	6
2LJ Hackman	20	1-6	1-3	0-0	5	0	2	1	2	1	3
30Teagan Moore	32	4-10	1-1	8-12	6	1	1	1	0	4	17
4Ryan Myers	18	1-6	1-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	4	3	3
21Leeroy Odiahi	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
1Blaise Keita	10	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
12Armelo Boone	31	7-18	4-11	0-0	2	2	3	0	1	4	18
6Kade Unseld	7	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Jack Edelen	15	1-4	0-2	4-4	1	3	1	0	2	4	6
3Cam Haffner	19	3-6	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	8
TOTAL	-	22-7230.6%	9-3625.0%	14-2166.7%	28	10	10	4	11	27	67

JACKSONVILLE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Aitor Anabitarte	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2Jacoby Hill	39	3-4	1-1	7-9	4	2	2	0	2	3	14
23Mostapha El Moutaouakkil	33	4-10	1-5	8-12	9	0	1	0	5	4	17
0AC Bryant	35	7-10	5-7	4-6	7	1	1	0	4	2	23
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2
13Emondrek Erkins-Ford	27	3-6	1-2	4-6	5	3	1	3	0	3	11
99Iaroslav Niagu	18	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	2	0	3	1	1	1
11Jamar Franklin	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jaye Nash	28	3-6	1-3	3-4	3	2	0	0	2	1	10


TOTAL	-	21-3855.3%	9-1850.0%	27-3969.2%	32	11	5	6	16	16	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUJVST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Jacksonville State.
(19:42) Grant Newell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:39) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(19:32) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(19:28) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil bad pass turnover.
(19:14) LJ Hackman Steal.
+2 (19:05) Grant Newell makes driving layup.
20
(18:50) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil bad pass turnover.
(18:50) LJ Hackman Steal.
(18:45) Foul on Aitor Anabitarte.
(18:45) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:45) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:45) Noah Boyde makes free throw 2 of 2.
30
+3 (18:24) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists).
33
(18:04) Ryan Myers misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Foul on AC Bryant.
(17:20) Grant Newell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:17) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:03) Armelo Boone Steal.
(16:57) Ryan Myers misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:54) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil bad pass turnover.
(16:47) Ryan Myers Steal.
(16:41) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(16:37) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
(16:21) AC Bryant misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:17) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Grant Newell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(16:10) Foul on Mostapha El Moutaouakkil.
+1 (16:10) Blaise Keita makes free throw 1 of 2.
43
(15:58) Blaise Keita misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:55) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:45) Jacoby Hill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Emondrek Erkins-Ford assists).
46
(15:35) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(15:32) Jamar Franklin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:09) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaye Nash assists).
49
(14:43) Cam Haffner misses layup.
(14:40) Jacoby Hill Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:23) Jaye Nash makes 23-foot three point jumper.
412
(13:58) Grant Newell bad pass turnover.
(13:33) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (13:33) Jacoby Hill makes free throw 1 of 2.
413
+1 (13:33) Jacoby Hill makes free throw 2 of 2.
414
(13:23) Kade Unseld misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:19) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:05) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes 3-foot hook shot.
416
(12:50) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(12:50) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Block.
(12:48) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Armelo Boone.
+2 (12:20) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes layup.
418
(12:01) LJ Hackman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:55) Cam Haffner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Newell assists).
718
(11:32) Jaye Nash bad pass turnover.
(11:32) Jacksonville State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Jacksonville State retain their timeout.
(11:18) Cam Haffner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:14) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:57) Jaye Nash makes 8-foot jumper.
720
(10:40) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(10:40) AC Bryant Steal.
(10:28) Foul on Grant Newell.
+1 (10:28) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes free throw 1 of 2.
721
+1 (10:28) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes free throw 2 of 2.
722
(10:06) Armelo Boone misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(9:52) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:47) Jacoby Hill Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(9:26) Grant Newell Block.
(9:17) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) Kade Unseld misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:12) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:53) Jacoby Hill makes layup.
724
(8:53) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (8:53) Jacoby Hill makes free throw 1 of 1.
725
(8:39) Foul on Emondrek Erkins-Ford.
+1 (8:39) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
825
(8:39) Teagan Moore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:38) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:12) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:56) Ryan Myers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Newell assists).
1125
+3 (7:39) AC Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Iaroslav Niagu assists).
1128
+2 (7:22) Teagan Moore makes layup.
1328
(7:01) AC Bryant misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:40) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes 16-foot jumper (Iaroslav Niagu assists).
1330
(6:18) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(6:18) Iaroslav Niagu Block.
(6:18) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(6:15) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(6:08) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:08) Grant Newell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1530
(5:44) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil bad pass turnover.
(5:44) Teagan Moore Steal.
(5:37) Kade Unseld misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:33) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
(5:15) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(5:15) Grant Newell Block.
(5:09) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Grant Newell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Western Kentucky Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Western Kentucky charged with a timeout.
(5:03) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(5:00) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(4:59) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:59) Noah Boyde makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1730
(4:59) Foul on Aitor Anabitarte.
(4:59) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:56) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
(4:55) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(4:55) Iaroslav Niagu Block.
(4:53) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) AC Bryant out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(4:36) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
(4:10) Foul on Noah Boyde.
+1 (4:10) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 1 of 2.
1731
+1 (4:10) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 2 of 2.
1732
(3:47) Cam Haffner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:41) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
(3:40) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(3:40) Cam Haffner Offensive Rebound.
(3:40) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Block.
(3:26) Grant Newell misses layup.
(3:21) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
(3:05) Jaye Nash misses layup.
(3:05) LJ Hackman Block.
(3:04) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:45) Armelo Boone makes 27-foot three point jumper (Grant Newell assists).
2032
+2 (2:33) Jaye Nash makes layup.
2034
(2:27) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
(2:27) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Steal.
(2:21) Jaye Nash misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:18) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) Grant Newell misses layup.
(2:07) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Block.
(2:04) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
(2:03) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (2:03) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 1 of 2.
2035
(2:03) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:01) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) Jack Edelen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:46) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses layup.
(1:25) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Foul on Jacoby Hill.
(1:19) Cam Haffner out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(0:57) Foul on Teagan Moore.
(0:57) AC Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:57) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:57) AC Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2.
2036
(0:48) Foul on Jaye Nash.
+1 (0:48) Jack Edelen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2136
+1 (0:48) Jack Edelen makes free throw 2 of 2.
2236
+2 (0:37) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes layup.
2238
(0:18) Kade Unseld misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:12) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

JVST

67Points78

22-72(30.6%)Field Goal(%)21-38(55.3%)

9-36(25.0%)3-Point(%)9-18(50.0%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)27-39(69.2%)

44(24)Rebounds(Offensive)35(5)

10Assists11

10Steals5

4Blocks6

11Turnovers17

27(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

3Largest Lead18

Game Details

Monday, December 29, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Pete Mathews Coliseum · Jacksonville, AL

attendance: 1,755 (50.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -2.5

over/under: 142.5