West Georgia Wolves vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels

FINAL/OT

Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
WGA	28	41	11	80
EKU	34	35	12	81

Game Recap

Eastern Kentucky defeats West Georgia 81-80 in OT. MJ Williams made two foul shots with five seconds left and Eastern Kentucky beat West Georgia 81-80 in overtime on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

WEST GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Kenneth Chime	22	3-6	0-0	0-0	8	1	3	2	0	1	6
11Kolten Griffin	40	7-10	0-2	0-0	7	4	1	0	0	4	14
4Shelton Williams-Dryden	37	7-13	0-1	6-9	6	4	0	0	2	4	20
1Brady Hardewig	13	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
23Malcolm Noel	38	1-8	0-6	0-0	2	5	1	0	5	1	2
3Xavier Shegog	8	1-3	1-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	4
5JaVar Daniel	23	6-8	1-1	3-7	8	0	1	2	2	3	16
6Matija Žužic	10	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	5
10Josh Smith	34	4-10	3-6	2-6	2	1	1	0	3	2	13


TOTAL	-	31-6647.0%	6-2326.1%	12-2450.0%	39	17	7	5	13	17	80

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Jalen Cooper	30	6-12	1-3	0-0	4	0	1	2	3	1	13
13Montavious Myrick	35	9-12	0-0	1-3	6	1	1	1	0	4	19
3MJ Williams	37	1-9	0-3	3-3	6	8	4	0	4	1	5
2Tyler Jackson	24	5-12	2-5	2-2	5	2	2	0	0	2	14
4Juan Cranford Jr.	33	2-9	1-5	4-6	4	4	0	0	1	4	9
21Yvens Paul	18	2-4	0-0	1-4	9	1	0	1	0	5	5
5Jayden Harris	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
14Austin Ball	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
24Asa White	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Jackson Holt	12	2-4	1-2	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	6
0Turner Buttry	24	2-5	2-4	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	0	8
TOTAL	-	30-7241.7%	7-2626.9%	14-2166.7%	38	19	8	4	10	19	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWGAEKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by West Georgia.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Kentucky.
(19:49) Malcolm Noel misses driving layup.
(19:46) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(19:22) Tyler Jackson misses 4-foot jumper.
(19:22) Brady Hardewig Block.
(19:18) MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:16) Montavious Myrick makes 5-foot jumper.
02
+2 (18:59) Kolten Griffin makes driving layup.
22
+3 (18:34) Jalen Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (MJ Williams assists).
25
+2 (18:15) Malcolm Noel makes 15-foot jumper (Brady Hardewig assists).
45
(18:05) Jalen Cooper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:02) Kenneth Chime Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Malcolm Noel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Tyler Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:41) Tyler Jackson makes 16-foot jumper.
47
(17:31) Brady Hardewig misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:28) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) Jalen Cooper misses layup.
(17:08) Kenneth Chime Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:58) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes 4-foot jumper.
67
(16:40) Foul on Kenneth Chime.
+1 (16:40) Montavious Myrick makes free throw 1 of 2.
68
(16:40) Montavious Myrick misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:37) Kenneth Chime Defensive Rebound.
(16:16) Kenneth Chime misses 3-foot jumper.
(16:16) Montavious Myrick Block.
(16:10) Malcolm Noel Offensive Rebound.
(16:08) Brady Hardewig misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:05) Tyler Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Foul on Kolten Griffin.
+1 (16:00) Tyler Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
69
+1 (16:00) Tyler Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.
610
(15:34) Malcolm Noel traveling turnover.
(15:21) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:18) Brady Hardewig Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on MJ Williams.
+1 (15:16) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes free throw 1 of 2.
710
+1 (15:16) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes free throw 2 of 2.
810
+2 (14:50) Montavious Myrick makes layup (MJ Williams assists).
812
(14:30) Foul on Austin Ball.
(14:30) JaVar Daniel misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:30) West Georgia Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:30) JaVar Daniel misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:28) Austin Ball Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) MJ Williams bad pass turnover.
(14:01) Malcolm Noel bad pass turnover.
(14:01) Montavious Myrick Steal.
+2 (13:57) Montavious Myrick makes layup.
814
+2 (13:33) JaVar Daniel makes 1-foot dunk (Shelton Williams-Dryden assists).
1014
(13:14) Austin Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:10) JaVar Daniel Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) JaVar Daniel bad pass turnover.
(13:01) MJ Williams Steal.
(12:52) Juan Cranford Jr. bad pass turnover.
(12:52) Malcolm Noel Steal.
(12:47) Josh Smith misses layup.
(12:44) Juan Cranford Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) Austin Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:31) Kolten Griffin Defensive Rebound.
(12:18) Shelton Williams-Dryden bad pass turnover.
(12:18) MJ Williams Steal.
(12:01) Jayden Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Yvens Paul Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:52) Yvens Paul makes 1-foot dunk (Turner Buttry assists).
1016
(11:43) Foul on Jackson Holt.
(11:31) Josh Smith misses 18-foot jumper.
(11:29) Kenneth Chime Offensive Rebound.
(11:20) Matija Žužić misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:17) Jayden Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Jayden Harris bad pass turnover.
(10:49) Kenneth Chime Steal.
(10:41) Foul on Yvens Paul.
+3 (10:26) Josh Smith makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kolten Griffin assists).
1316
(10:04) Jackson Holt misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Xavier Shegog Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Foul on Xavier Shegog.
(9:52) Xavier Shegog turnover.
(9:36) Turner Buttry bad pass turnover.
(9:36) Kenneth Chime Steal.
+2 (9:27) Kenneth Chime makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Smith assists).
1516
(9:07) Jackson Holt misses 17-foot jumper.
(9:06) West Georgia Defensive Rebound.
(9:06) Foul on Jalen Cooper.
+3 (8:43) Xavier Shegog makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Chime assists).
1816
(8:16) MJ Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:13) West Georgia Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Matija Žužić misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:46) Jalen Cooper Block.
(7:45) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:33) Tyler Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (MJ Williams assists).
1819
+2 (7:26) Matija Žužić makes 15-foot jumper.
2019
(6:49) Jalen Cooper misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:49) Kenneth Chime Block.
(6:45) Shelton Williams-Dryden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:39) Kenneth Chime makes 1-foot jumper (Shelton Williams-Dryden assists).
2219
(6:26) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:26) Kenneth Chime Block.
(6:24) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(6:24) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(6:23) Malcolm Noel bad pass turnover.
(6:21) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) West Georgia Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Malcolm Noel bad pass turnover.
(5:54) MJ Williams Steal.
(5:48) Tyler Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:44) Jalen Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(5:41) Jalen Cooper bad pass turnover.
(5:41) Josh Smith Steal.
(5:38) Malcolm Noel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:34) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Tyler Jackson misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:23) JaVar Daniel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:16) JaVar Daniel makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Kolten Griffin assists).
2419
+3 (4:53) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (MJ Williams assists).
2422
(4:35) Shelton Williams-Dryden bad pass turnover.
(4:35) Tyler Jackson Steal.
+2 (4:29) Jalen Cooper makes layup (Tyler Jackson assists).
2424
(4:23) Josh Smith bad pass turnover.
(4:23) Tyler Jackson Steal.
(4:05) Montavious Myrick misses 8-foot jumper.
(4:05) JaVar Daniel Block.
(4:00) Yvens Paul Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:59) Yvens Paul makes layup.
2426
(3:49) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:45) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Foul on Shelton Williams-Dryden.
(3:33) MJ Williams bad pass turnover.
(3:33) Kolten Griffin Steal.
(3:27) Josh Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:23) MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
(3:19) Foul on JaVar Daniel.
+1 (3:19) Yvens Paul makes free throw 1 of 2.
2427
(3:19) Yvens Paul misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:17) Kenneth Chime Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Kolten Griffin misses layup.
(2:58) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Turner Buttry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Xavier Shegog misses layup.
(2:39) Yvens Paul Block.
(2:36) Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Montavious Myrick makes layup (Turner Buttry assists).
2429
+2 (2:14) Kolten Griffin makes 9-foot jumper.
2629
(2:03) MJ Williams misses 13-foot jumper.
(2:01) Yvens Paul Offensive Rebound.
(1:42) Montavious Myrick misses 15-foot jumper.
(1:39) Kolten Griffin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:25) Kenneth Chime makes layup (Malcolm Noel assists).
2829
+2 (0:53) Montavious Myrick makes layup.
2831
(0:32) Kolten Griffin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:29) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Jackson Holt makes 12-foot jumper (MJ Williams assists).
2833
(0:02) Foul on Kolten Griffin.
+1 (0:02) Jackson Holt makes free throw 1 of 1.
2834

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

WGA

EKU

80Points81

31-66(47.0%)Field Goal(%)30-72(41.7%)

6-23(26.1%)3-Point(%)7-26(26.9%)

12-24(50.0%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

43(11)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

17Assists19

7Steals8

5Blocks4

13Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

5Largest Lead14

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM

McBrayer Arena · Richmond, KY

attendance: 1,379 (21.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EKU -7.5

over/under: 154.5