Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Delaware Blue Hens

FINAL/OT

Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
WKU	29	50	9	88
DEL	41	38	8	87

Game Recap

Moore's 27 lead Western Kentucky past Delaware 88-87 in OT. Teagan Moore scored 27 points and Ryan Myers made the winning free throws with 0.9 seconds left in overtime as Western Kentucky took down Delaware 88-87 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
1Blaise Keita	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	1	3	0
8Grant Newell	27	3-8	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	3	6
2LJ Hackman	26	4-7	0-3	5-7	1	5	4	1	5	13
30Teagan Moore	34	9-14	1-3	8-9	4	0	0	0	1	27
11Terrion Murdix	37	2-4	0-0	2-4	5	8	3	3	3	6
21Leeroy Odiahi	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
12Armelo Boone	26	2-7	2-4	5-6	3	0	0	2	2	11
10Cade Stinnett	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6Kade Unseld	8	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
3Cam Haffner	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4Ryan Myers	29	6-12	5-9	5-5	2	5	0	0	2	22
TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	9-2437.5%	25-3180.6%	30	18	7	8	21	88

DELAWARE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Macon Emory	42	4-9	1-6	6-9	5	1	3	1	0	5	15
44Tyler Houser	33	8-14	4-7	4-4	4	3	0	0	2	2	24
20Alex Kazanecki	43	1-4	1-4	1-2	6	0	1	0	2	2	4
00Christian Bliss	45	6-10	2-2	10-11	4	9	0	0	2	4	24
4Justyn Fernandez	45	6-12	0-3	5-6	6	0	3	0	1	3	17
11Jayden Taylor	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Houston Emory	16	1-1	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	1	1	4	3




TOTAL	-	26-5052.0%	8-2236.4%	27-3479.4%	29	13	8	2	8	20	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUDEL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:55) Jump Ball won by Delaware.
(19:55) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
(19:42) Justyn Fernandez misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:39) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:16) Teagan Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
30
+2 (18:50) Christian Bliss makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Tyler Houser assists).
32
(18:32) Grant Newell misses alley oop dunk.
(18:27) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:20) Tyler Houser makes 24-foot three point jumper.
35
(18:07) Grant Newell misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:04) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (17:54) Tyler Houser makes free throw 1 of 2.
36
+1 (17:54) Tyler Houser makes free throw 2 of 2.
37
+2 (17:27) LJ Hackman makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
57
+2 (17:07) Macon Emory makes layup (Tyler Houser assists).
59
(16:42) Grant Newell misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:38) Leeroy Odiahi Offensive Rebound.
(16:36) LJ Hackman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:34) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:10) Tyler Houser makes driving layup.
511
+2 (15:53) Grant Newell makes 4-foot dunk (Terrion Murdix assists).
711
+3 (15:19) Tyler Houser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Bliss assists).
714
(15:01) Foul on Justyn Fernandez.
+1 (15:01) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2.
814
+1 (15:01) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
914
(14:39) Alex Kazanecki misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) LJ Hackman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:13) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Christian Bliss misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:54) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Armelo Boone misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(13:40) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) Tyler Houser misses layup.
(13:19) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Ryan Myers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:06) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Foul on Grant Newell.
(12:34) Macon Emory misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:32) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Cam Haffner bad pass turnover.
(12:30) Justyn Fernandez Steal.
+2 (12:26) Justyn Fernandez makes layup.
916
(12:10) Teagan Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:07) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(11:46) Foul on Kade Unseld.
+1 (11:46) Christian Bliss makes free throw 1 of 3.
917
+1 (11:46) Christian Bliss makes free throw 2 of 3.
918
+1 (11:46) Christian Bliss makes free throw 3 of 3.
919
+2 (11:32) Teagan Moore makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
1119
+2 (11:12) Macon Emory makes driving layup.
1121
(10:54) Teagan Moore misses 6-foot hook shot.
(10:51) Houston Emory Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:34) Macon Emory makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Houser assists).
1124
(10:07) Armelo Boone misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:05) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:02) Kade Unseld makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
1424
(9:34) Tyler Houser misses 7-foot hook shot.
(9:31) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Foul on Tyler Houser.
+1 (9:28) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
1524
+1 (9:28) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
1624
+3 (9:15) Christian Bliss makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1627
(8:51) Foul on Macon Emory.
(8:51) Armelo Boone misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:51) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:51) Armelo Boone makes free throw 2 of 2.
1727
+2 (8:37) Tyler Houser makes layup (Christian Bliss assists).
1729
+2 (8:24) Terrion Murdix makes driving layup.
1929
(8:02) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
+1 (8:02) Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 1 of 2.
1930
+1 (8:02) Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 2 of 2.
1931
+2 (7:44) Grant Newell makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
2131
(7:22) Macon Emory misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:19) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(7:09) Alex Kazanecki Steal.
(6:56) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (6:56) Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 1 of 2.
2132
+1 (6:56) Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 2 of 2.
2133
(6:46) Ryan Myers misses layup.
(6:44) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:24) Tyler Houser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Bliss assists).
2136
(6:08) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(6:08) Macon Emory Steal.
(5:47) Alex Kazanecki misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(5:45) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Kade Unseld misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:38) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Justyn Fernandez misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:11) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Kade Unseld misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:59) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Tyler Houser misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:39) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:23) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Foul on Grant Newell.
+1 (4:06) Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 1 of 2.
2137
(4:06) Justyn Fernandez misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:05) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Justyn Fernandez Steal.
(3:12) Tyler Houser misses layup.
(3:10) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Armelo Boone misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:01) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(2:33) Alex Kazanecki bad pass turnover.
(2:26) Foul on Tyler Houser.
+3 (2:19) Ryan Myers makes 25-foot three point jumper (LJ Hackman assists).
2437
(2:10) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+1 (2:10) Macon Emory makes free throw 1 of 2.
2438
+1 (2:10) Macon Emory makes free throw 2 of 2.
2439
(1:57) Teagan Moore misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(1:54) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Houston Emory bad pass turnover.
(1:33) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(1:32) Foul on Justyn Fernandez.
+1 (1:32) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2.
2539
(1:32) Terrion Murdix misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:30) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(1:02) Justyn Fernandez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:00) Macon Emory Offensive Rebound.
(1:00) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (1:00) Macon Emory makes free throw 1 of 2.
2540
+1 (1:00) Macon Emory makes free throw 2 of 2.
2541
+2 (0:42) Teagan Moore makes 8-foot jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
2741
(0:13) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(0:13) Terrion Murdix Steal.
+2 (0:07) Ryan Myers makes layup.
2941
(0:00) Alex Kazanecki misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Delaware Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

WKU

DEL

88Points87

27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)26-50(52.0%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

25-31(80.6%)Free Throw(%)27-34(79.4%)

31(10)Rebounds(Offensive)29(6)

18Assists13

7Steals8

0Blocks2

9Turnovers8

21(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

3Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Bob Carpenter Center · Newark, DE

attendance: 2,250 (44.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -4.5

over/under: 139.5