Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Jan 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LT	25	36	61
WKU	37	29	66

Game Recap

Player Stats

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	26	3-8	0-5	0-1	7	1	0	1	2	3	6
7Sir Issac Herron	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
0DJ Dudley	23	3-10	1-2	2-3	4	2	1	0	3	0	9
11Kaden Cooper	30	3-8	0-3	2-4	13	2	0	0	1	1	8
3AJ Bates	40	4-11	3-8	2-2	3	3	2	0	1	4	13
10Kylan Howze	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
14Will Allen	16	1-1	0-0	1-2	6	1	1	0	0	4	3
21Melian Martinez	18	6-6	0-0	0-3	2	1	0	3	1	2	12
6Keegan Rowell	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Scooter Williams	31	4-16	0-2	2-4	4	3	2	0	0	1	10
TOTAL	-	24-6338.1%	4-2020.0%	9-1947.4%	40	13	6	4	9	20	61

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	25	1-2	0-0	3-7	8	1	1	0	0	2	5
8Grant Newell	38	4-14	4-12	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	12
2LJ Hackman	19	1-2	1-2	6-6	1	1	1	0	0	4	9
30Teagan Moore	33	5-11	3-5	6-6	9	4	1	0	2	4	19
4Ryan Myers	36	4-13	3-9	2-2	4	3	1	0	0	1	13
1Blaise Keita	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
12Armelo Boone	17	1-4	0-2	3-4	5	1	1	0	6	1	5
6Kade Unseld	11	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3
5Jack Edelen	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0
3Cam Haffner	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	17-5332.1%	12-3633.3%	20-2580.0%	36	14	5	1	10	17	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLTWKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
(19:47) Sir Issac Herron misses 10-foot hook shot.
(19:44) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:26) Grant Newell makes 26-foot three point jumper (LJ Hackman assists).
03
(18:58) Kaden Cooper misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:54) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(18:41) Grant Newell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Sir Issac Herron misses 20-foot jumper.
(18:19) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(18:12) Foul on Sir Issac Herron.
(18:12) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:12) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:12) Noah Boyde makes free throw 2 of 2.
04
(17:41) AJ Bates misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:37) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) LJ Hackman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
(17:17) Ryan Myers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(17:09) Avery Thomas II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:06) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Ryan Myers misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:47) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Kaden Cooper misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:21) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:04) Teagan Moore makes 27-foot three point jumper (Noah Boyde assists).
07
(15:36) Scooter Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:32) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(15:20) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(15:20) DJ Dudley Steal.
(15:11) Scooter Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:06) Louisiana Tech Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:03) DJ Dudley makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Kaden Cooper assists).
27
+2 (14:38) Teagan Moore makes driving layup.
29
(14:31) Foul on Cam Haffner.
+1 (14:31) DJ Dudley makes free throw 1 of 3.
39
+1 (14:31) DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 3.
49
(14:31) DJ Dudley misses free throw 3 of 3.
(14:30) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Foul on AJ Bates.
+3 (13:55) Teagan Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Myers assists).
412
+3 (13:43) DJ Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Avery Thomas II assists).
712
+3 (13:20) Ryan Myers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Newell assists).
715
(12:55) DJ Dudley misses 13-foot jumper.
(12:51) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(12:46) Scooter Williams Steal.
(12:41) Scooter Williams misses dunk.
(12:38) Kylan Howze Offensive Rebound.
(12:35) Scooter Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:32) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(12:17) Foul on LJ Hackman.
(12:02) Avery Thomas II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Scooter Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:58) Scooter Williams makes 0-foot tip in layup.
915
(11:34) Cam Haffner out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:13) Kylan Howze misses alley oop dunk.
(11:13) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
(11:09) Foul on Kylan Howze.
(11:09) Kylan Howze turnover.
+3 (10:45) Grant Newell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Haffner assists).
918
+3 (10:14) AJ Bates makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1218
(10:04) Kade Unseld misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(9:35) Foul on Will Allen.
+1 (9:35) Noah Boyde makes free throw 1 of 2.
1219
+1 (9:35) Noah Boyde makes free throw 2 of 2.
1220
(9:12) Foul on LJ Hackman.
(9:08) AJ Bates misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:03) Kaden Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:03) Kaden Cooper makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1420
(8:49) Foul on Sir Issac Herron.
(8:47) Grant Newell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Kaden Cooper misses dunk.
(8:28) Blaise Keita Block.
(8:25) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Grant Newell misses layup.
(8:22) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Foul on Blaise Keita.
(8:04) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(7:45) Foul on Will Allen.
(7:40) Foul on Melian Martinez.
+1 (7:40) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
1421
+1 (7:40) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
1422
(7:40) Foul on Jack Edelen.
(7:28) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+1 (7:28) Kaden Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2.
1522
+1 (7:28) Kaden Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2.
1622
(7:11) Jack Edelen misses layup.
(7:11) Avery Thomas II Block.
(7:07) Jack Edelen Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:04) Ryan Myers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Edelen assists).
1625
+2 (6:52) Melian Martinez makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Bates assists).
1825
(6:34) Grant Newell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:30) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:13) Melian Martinez makes 1-foot dunk (Kaden Cooper assists).
2025
(6:00) Foul on Keegan Rowell.
(6:00) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:58) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) AJ Bates misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(5:29) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(5:29) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
+1 (5:29) Armelo Boone makes free throw 1 of 2.
2026
+1 (5:29) Armelo Boone makes free throw 2 of 2.
2027
(5:08) Avery Thomas II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Melian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(4:58) Foul on LJ Hackman.
(4:58) Melian Martinez misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:58) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:58) Melian Martinez misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:56) Kaden Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(4:54) Kaden Cooper misses layup.
(4:52) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(4:47) Melian Martinez Block.
(4:46) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:40) Ryan Myers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
2030
(4:05) Avery Thomas II bad pass turnover.
(4:05) Teagan Moore Steal.
(3:56) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
+1 (3:56) Armelo Boone makes free throw 1 of 2.
2031
(3:56) Armelo Boone misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:53) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) DJ Dudley misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:24) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Teagan Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:15) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:06) AJ Bates makes 22-foot three point jumper (DJ Dudley assists).
2331
+3 (2:48) Kade Unseld makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
2334
(2:28) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(2:28) Armelo Boone Steal.
(2:05) Foul on Armelo Boone.
(2:05) Armelo Boone turnover.
+2 (1:38) Scooter Williams makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot (DJ Dudley assists).
2534
+3 (1:16) Grant Newell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
2537
(0:49) DJ Dudley misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(0:46) DJ Dudley Offensive Rebound.
(0:44) DJ Dudley misses layup.
(0:41) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Kade Unseld misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(0:31) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(0:25) Kaden Cooper misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:22) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(0:02) AJ Bates Steal.
(0:00) AJ Bates misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Kaden Cooper Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

61Points66

24-63(38.1%)Field Goal(%)17-53(32.1%)

4-20(20.0%)3-Point(%)12-36(33.3%)

9-19(47.4%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

44(15)Rebounds(Offensive)41(11)

13Assists14

6Steals5

4Blocks1

9Turnovers10

20(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

1Largest Lead15

Game Details

Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 3:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 3,523 (46.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -9.5

over/under: 145.5