North Alabama Lions vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNA	42	38	80
EKU	42	46	88

Game Recap

Turner Buttry scores 19, Eastern Kentucky takes down North Alabama 88-80. Turner Buttry had 19 points in Eastern Kentucky's 88-80 win over North Alabama on Thursday.

Player Stats

NORTH ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Donte Bacchus	34	7-11	1-3	4-5	5	2	0	1	2	2	19
2Corneilous Williams	19	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	2	4	3
34Dallas Howell	33	3-9	3-7	0-2	5	1	0	0	0	1	9
8Kevin de Kovachich	24	3-7	1-3	0-1	2	1	3	0	2	1	7
4Canin Jefferson	38	7-13	4-8	6-8	2	5	1	0	1	2	24
35Jamal Albritton	21	1-2	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	4	0	4	2
5Kedar Bodie	12	1-4	0-1	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	1	3
3Braylon Patton	19	5-6	1-1	2-3	3	2	0	0	1	2	13



TOTAL	-	28-5352.8%	10-2343.5%	14-2556.0%	25	11	6	5	9	17	80

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Yvens Paul	32	6-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	0	12
13Montavious Myrick	20	2-2	0-0	6-8	1	2	1	0	1	4	10
4Juan Cranford Jr.	28	5-11	4-9	3-3	4	2	0	0	0	3	17
11Jackson Holt	23	0-6	0-5	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0
0Turner Buttry	32	4-10	3-6	8-8	3	5	0	0	2	1	19
5Jayden Harris	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
8Jalen Cooper	20	2-5	0-1	1-2	7	1	1	0	0	1	5
14Austin Ball	17	5-8	3-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	4	13
24Asa White	8	2-4	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	5
3MJ Williams	13	1-7	0-5	0-0	2	6	1	0	0	3	2
2Tyler Jackson	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	-	29-6346.0%	11-3135.5%	19-2382.6%	32	18	6	1	6	17	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNAEKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by North Alabama.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Kentucky.
+3 (19:39) Kevin de Kovachich makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donte Bacchus assists).
30
(19:16) Jackson Holt misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:12) Dallas Howell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:04) Canin Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin de Kovachich assists).
60
+2 (18:27) Turner Buttry makes 6-foot jumper.
62
(18:08) Dallas Howell misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:05) Corneilous Williams Offensive Rebound.
(18:05) Foul on Juan Cranford Jr..
+3 (18:03) Dallas Howell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Canin Jefferson assists).
92
+2 (17:33) Montavious Myrick makes 8-foot hook shot.
94
(17:16) Kevin de Kovachich misses 8-foot jumper.
(17:16) Yvens Paul Block.
(17:12) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Turner Buttry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:04) Canin Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Canin Jefferson misses layup.
(16:55) North Alabama Offensive Rebound.
(16:45) Canin Jefferson bad pass turnover.
(16:45) Jackson Holt Steal.
(16:41) Jackson Holt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:38) Juan Cranford Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:38) Foul on Dallas Howell.
+1 (16:38) Juan Cranford Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
95
+1 (16:38) Juan Cranford Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
96
(16:18) Dallas Howell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:15) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:11) Turner Buttry makes 30-foot three point jumper (Juan Cranford Jr. assists).
99
+2 (15:46) Donte Bacchus makes 7-foot jumper.
119
+3 (15:21) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jackson Holt assists).
1112
(14:55) Donte Bacchus misses driving layup.
(14:52) Juan Cranford Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:35) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Montavious Myrick assists).
1115
(14:35) Foul on Kevin de Kovachich.
+1 (14:35) Juan Cranford Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1116
(14:35) Foul on Austin Ball.
(14:22) Foul on Austin Ball.
+1 (14:22) Corneilous Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
1216
(14:22) Corneilous Williams misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:20) Jalen Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Jalen Cooper misses layup.
(14:01) Braylon Patton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:58) Braylon Patton makes layup.
1416
(13:58) Foul on MJ Williams.
(13:58) Braylon Patton misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:56) MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:44) Asa White makes layup (Jalen Cooper assists).
1418
(13:31) Braylon Patton bad pass turnover.
(13:31) Jalen Cooper Steal.
(13:27) MJ Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:19) Dallas Howell Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Foul on Corneilous Williams.
(13:17) Corneilous Williams turnover.
(12:53) Austin Ball bad pass turnover.
(12:53) Canin Jefferson Steal.
+3 (12:48) Dallas Howell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Canin Jefferson assists).
1718
(12:34) Foul on Canin Jefferson.
+3 (12:23) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (MJ Williams assists).
1721
(12:07) Dallas Howell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Juan Cranford Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) MJ Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(11:52) Braylon Patton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:39) Canin Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dallas Howell assists).
2021
(11:14) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:11) Donte Bacchus Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Dallas Howell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:01) Asa White Defensive Rebound.
(10:51) Austin Ball misses layup.
(10:48) Jamal Albritton Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Foul on MJ Williams.
(10:22) Canin Jefferson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:18) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:12) Jayden Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (MJ Williams assists).
2024
(9:42) Donte Bacchus misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:39) Donte Bacchus Offensive Rebound.
(9:31) Jamal Albritton misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:30) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(9:01) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:58) Yvens Paul Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:57) Yvens Paul makes 2-foot dunk.
2026
+2 (8:46) Canin Jefferson makes driving layup.
2226
+3 (8:16) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Montavious Myrick assists).
2229
(8:06) Foul on Juan Cranford Jr..
+1 (8:06) Braylon Patton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2329
+1 (8:06) Braylon Patton makes free throw 2 of 2.
2429
(7:54) Turner Buttry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:51) Yvens Paul Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:50) Yvens Paul makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
2431
(7:21) Kedar Bodie misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:18) Jayden Harris Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Foul on Corneilous Williams.
(7:03) Montavious Myrick misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:03) Eastern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:03) Montavious Myrick makes free throw 2 of 2.
2432
(6:37) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
(6:37) Dallas Howell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:37) North Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:37) Dallas Howell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:35) Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Jayden Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Corneilous Williams Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
(6:09) Kedar Bodie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:09) North Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:09) Kedar Bodie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2532
(5:57) Jackson Holt misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:54) Austin Ball Offensive Rebound.
(5:54) Austin Ball misses tip in layup.
(5:54) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:51) Austin Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Turner Buttry assists).
2535
+2 (5:28) Donte Bacchus makes 10-foot jumper.
2735
(5:06) Jalen Cooper misses layup.
(5:03) Corneilous Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:57) Canin Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3035
+2 (4:39) Yvens Paul makes 2-foot dunk (Turner Buttry assists).
3037
(4:13) Canin Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:09) Donte Bacchus Offensive Rebound.
(4:05) Kevin de Kovachich misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Dallas Howell Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:49) Donte Bacchus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Canin Jefferson assists).
3337
(3:16) Foul on Jamal Albritton.
+1 (3:16) Jalen Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2.
3338
(3:16) Jalen Cooper misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:14) Kevin de Kovachich Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Dallas Howell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Jalen Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Turner Buttry bad pass turnover.
(2:35) Kevin de Kovachich Steal.
+2 (2:28) Kevin de Kovachich makes driving layup.
3538
(2:28) Foul on Austin Ball.
(2:28) Kevin de Kovachich misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:26) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Turner Buttry misses layup.
(2:07) Jalen Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:07) Jalen Cooper makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3540
+2 (2:02) Canin Jefferson makes driving layup.
3740
(1:34) Jackson Holt misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:30) Jamal Albritton Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Donte Bacchus misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:20) Braylon Patton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:18) Donte Bacchus makes layup (Braylon Patton assists).
3940
(0:54) Tyler Jackson bad pass turnover.
(0:54) Kevin de Kovachich Steal.
(0:49) Kevin de Kovachich misses layup.
(0:45) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Jalen Cooper misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:33) Tyler Jackson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:32) Tyler Jackson makes layup.
3942
+3 (0:06) Braylon Patton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donte Bacchus assists).
4242

2nd half

Team Stats

UNA

EKU

80Points88

28-53(52.8%)Field Goal(%)29-63(46.0%)

10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)11-31(35.5%)

14-25(56.0%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

27(7)Rebounds(Offensive)38(15)

11Assists18

6Steals6

5Blocks1

9Turnovers6

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

7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

McBrayer Arena · Richmond, KY

attendance: 791 (12.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EKU -5.5

over/under: 148.5