Missouri State Bears vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Jan 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MOST	34	38	72
WKU	41	46	87

Game Recap

Player Stats

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	35	9-17	1-5	5-7	5	5	0	0	4	3	24
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	25	3-5	0-0	7-9	7	2	1	1	3	5	13
1Trey Williams Jr.	31	4-9	4-9	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	12
0Kobi Williams	37	2-12	2-12	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	4	6
4Antwan Burnett	29	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	4	2	0	1	2	3
20Cameron Boone	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
10Darrion Sutton	18	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	7
13Zaxton King	21	2-7	1-6	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2	5


TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	9-3525.7%	15-2075.0%	26	18	5	2	11	18	72

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	18	2-4	0-0	2-4	4	1	0	0	2	6
12Armelo Boone	25	5-13	1-3	0-1	4	1	3	0	1	11
30Teagan Moore	28	6-9	0-2	8-8	5	1	2	3	2	20
11Terrion Murdix	26	3-5	0-0	3-4	4	6	1	1	4	9
4Ryan Myers	29	3-6	2-4	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	8
21Leeroy Odiahi	9	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	4
1Blaise Keita	12	0-1	0-0	4-4	0	1	0	0	4	4
8Grant Newell	29	5-11	3-5	1-2	7	0	0	0	1	14
2LJ Hackman	18	3-3	1-1	4-4	2	3	0	1	1	11
3Cam Haffner	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-5550.9%	7-1643.8%	24-2982.8%	31	15	8	6	17	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMOSTWKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Missouri State.
+2 (19:38) Armelo Boone makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
02
(19:18) Keith Palek III misses 7-foot hook shot.
(19:15) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Noah Boyde misses layup.
(18:59) Michael Osei-Bonsu Block.
(18:53) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:53) Terrion Murdix makes 0-foot tip in layup.
04
+2 (18:37) Keith Palek III makes layup.
24
(18:26) Teagan Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:23) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Foul on Noah Boyde.
(18:13) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:13) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:13) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2.
34
(17:45) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
(17:45) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:45) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:45) Noah Boyde makes free throw 2 of 2.
35
+2 (17:14) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
55
(17:14) Foul on Noah Boyde.
+1 (17:14) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 1 of 1.
65
(17:01) Armelo Boone misses 17-foot jumper.
(16:57) Kobi Williams Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Keith Palek III bad pass turnover.
(16:32) Armelo Boone Steal.
(16:27) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(16:27) Trey Williams Jr. Steal.
(16:21) Kobi Williams bad pass turnover.
(16:21) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(16:13) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(16:12) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(15:57) Grant Newell misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:53) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(15:41) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(15:41) Ryan Myers Steal.
(15:35) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
(15:35) Grant Newell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:35) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:35) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
66
+3 (15:24) Keith Palek III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antwan Burnett assists).
96
(14:53) Armelo Boone misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:51) Cameron Boone Defensive Rebound.
(14:40) Trey Williams Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Kobi Williams Offensive Rebound.
(14:35) Keith Palek III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:31) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Foul on Kobi Williams.
(14:25) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(14:25) Antwan Burnett Steal.
+2 (14:21) Zaxton King makes driving layup (Antwan Burnett assists).
116
+2 (14:05) LJ Hackman makes 10-foot jumper.
118
(13:48) Foul on LJ Hackman.
(13:33) Zaxton King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Antwan Burnett Offensive Rebound.
(13:22) Antwan Burnett out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:10) Cam Haffner bad pass turnover.
(13:10) Zaxton King Steal.
+2 (12:43) Darrion Sutton makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Kobi Williams assists).
138
(12:20) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(12:17) Kobi Williams Defensive Rebound.
(12:04) Darrion Sutton misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:03) Cameron Boone Offensive Rebound.
(12:03) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (12:03) Cameron Boone makes free throw 1 of 2.
148
+1 (12:03) Cameron Boone makes free throw 2 of 2.
158
+2 (11:48) Noah Boyde makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
1510
(11:30) Keith Palek III misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:25) Darrion Sutton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:25) Darrion Sutton makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1710
+2 (11:13) Terrion Murdix makes driving layup (LJ Hackman assists).
1712
(11:00) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(10:50) Keith Palek III traveling turnover.
(10:36) Teagan Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:33) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:30) Teagan Moore makes driving layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
1714
(10:14) Foul on Teagan Moore.
(10:02) Kobi Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:59) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:41) Armelo Boone makes 25-foot three point jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
1717
+3 (9:15) Trey Williams Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keith Palek III assists).
2017
(8:58) Noah Boyde misses 14-foot hook shot.
(8:56) Missouri State Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) Zaxton King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:36) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
(8:36) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(8:36) Teagan Moore Steal.
(8:20) Foul on Keith Palek III.
+1 (8:20) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2018
+1 (8:20) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2019
(7:56) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(7:56) Ryan Myers Steal.
(7:50) Armelo Boone misses alley oop dunk.
(7:37) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:37) Grant Newell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2021
(7:35) Kobi Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:30) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Armelo Boone misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:23) Trey Williams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:05) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+1 (7:05) Darrion Sutton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2121
(7:05) Darrion Sutton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:04) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:42) Armelo Boone makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2123
(6:42) Foul on Zaxton King.
(6:42) Armelo Boone misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:41) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:30) Trey Williams Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keith Palek III assists).
2423
+2 (6:07) Grant Newell makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
2425
(5:45) Trey Williams Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:42) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Foul on Zaxton King.
+1 (5:38) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2.
2426
(5:36) Terrion Murdix misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:35) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:22) Keith Palek III makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
2626
(5:08) Ryan Myers misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Foul on Antwan Burnett.
+1 (4:53) Blaise Keita makes free throw 1 of 2.
2627
+1 (4:53) Blaise Keita makes free throw 2 of 2.
2628
(4:32) Kobi Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:28) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:21) Grant Newell makes 24-foot three point jumper (LJ Hackman assists).
2631
(3:55) Keith Palek III misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(3:53) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(3:45) Foul on Kobi Williams.
+1 (3:45) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2.
2632
+1 (3:45) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
2633
(3:16) Trey Williams Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:13) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Cam Haffner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:00) Missouri State Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Keith Palek III bad pass turnover.
(2:50) Armelo Boone Steal.
+3 (2:43) Grant Newell makes 24-foot three point jumper (LJ Hackman assists).
2636
+3 (2:32) Antwan Burnett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zaxton King assists).
2936
(2:10) Foul on Keith Palek III.
+1 (2:10) Blaise Keita makes free throw 1 of 2.
2937
+1 (2:10) Blaise Keita makes free throw 2 of 2.
2938
+3 (1:48) Kobi Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zaxton King assists).
3238
(1:22) Blaise Keita misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:17) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(1:01) Zaxton King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:57) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:53) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes 3-foot hook shot.
3438
(0:33) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(0:31) Kobi Williams Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) Kobi Williams bad pass turnover.
(0:30) Armelo Boone Steal.
+3 (0:26) Grant Newell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
3441
(0:00) Kobi Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MOST

WKU

72Points87

24-57(42.1%)Field Goal(%)28-55(50.9%)

9-35(25.7%)3-Point(%)7-16(43.8%)

15-20(75.0%)Free Throw(%)24-29(82.8%)

30(12)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

18Assists15

5Steals8

2Blocks0

12Turnovers8

18(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

7Largest Lead19

Game Details

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 · 7:30 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 2,745 (36.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -6.5

over/under: 148.5