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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

College Basketball
Western KY
8-5
60-65
Final
MTSU
9-5
Murphy Center

Lead tracker

WKU leadsBiggest lead WKU 8, MTSU 8
H1H2
MTSU leads
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WKU273360
MTSU194665

Who won: MTSU 65-60

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 65-60 on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Murphy Center. The MTSU outscored the Western KY 46-33 in the 2nd half. Teafale Lenard Jr. led the MTSU in points (19). Emmanuel Akot led the Western KY in points (14).

Player of the game

Teafale Lenard Jr.

MTSU · 19 PTS, 6 REB

7.6

Win probability

100%MTSU final
WKUMTSU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:07Emmanuel Akot
    +2

    Made Layup

    Emmanuel Akot made Layup.

    E. Akot · 14 PTS

    WKU 60 - 65 MTSU
  4. H2 0:16Elias King
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Elias King made Free Throw.

    E. King · 7 PTS

    WKU 58 - 65 MTSU
  5. H2 0:16Elias King
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Elias King made Free Throw.

    E. King · 7 PTS

    WKU 58 - 64 MTSU
  6. H2 0:16Dontaie Allen

    Foul on Dontaie Allen

    Foul on Dontaie Allen.

    D. Allen · 7 PTS

  7. H2 0:17Emmanuel Akot
    +2

    Made Jumper

    Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.

    E. Akot · 14 PTS

    WKU 58 - 63 MTSU
  8. H2 0:26Eli Lawrence
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Eli Lawrence made Free Throw.

    E. Lawrence · 13 PTS

    WKU 56 - 63 MTSU
  9. H2 0:26Eli Lawrence
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Eli Lawrence made Free Throw.

    E. Lawrence · 13 PTS

    WKU 56 - 62 MTSU
  10. H2 0:26Emmanuel Akot

    Foul on Emmanuel Akot

    Foul on Emmanuel Akot.

    E. Akot · 14 PTS

  11. H2 0:27Tyrone Marshall Jr.

    Foul on Tyrone Marshall

    Foul on Tyrone Marshall.

    T. Marshall · 5 PTS

  12. H2 0:27WKU

    Regulartimeout

    Western Kentucky Timeout

  13. THREEH2 0:27
    Emmanuel Akot

    Three! Made Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight

    E. Akot · 14 PTS

    Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.

    WKU 56 - 61 MTSU
  14. H2 0:42Elias King
    +2

    Made Layup. Assisted by Teafale Lenard Jr

    Elias King made Layup. Assisted by Teafale Lenard Jr..

    E. King · 7 PTS

    WKU 53 - 61 MTSU
  15. H2 0:56Eli Lawrence

    Defensive rebound

    Eli Lawrence Defensive Rebound.

  16. H2 0:59Dayvion McKnight

    Missed Jumper

    Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.

    D. McKnight · 12 PTS

  17. SLAMH2 1:19
    Teafale Lenard Jr.

    Made Dunk. Assisted by Deandre Dishman

    T. Lenard Jr. · 19 PTS

    Teafale Lenard Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Deandre Dishman.

    WKU 53 - 59 MTSU
  18. H2 1:28MTS

    Shorttimeout

    Middle Tennessee Timeout

  19. H2 1:37Deandre Dishman

    Steal

    Deandre Dishman Steal.

    D. Dishman · 6 PTS

  20. H2 1:37Luke Frampton
    TO

    Turnover

    Luke Frampton Turnover.

    L. Frampton · 6 PTS

  21. H2 1:45Jamarion Sharp

    Defensive rebound

    Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.

  22. H2 1:47Deandre Dishman

    Missed Layup

    Deandre Dishman missed Layup.

    D. Dishman · 6 PTS

  23. H2 2:05Elias King

    Defensive rebound

    Elias King Defensive Rebound.

  24. H2 2:08Dayvion McKnight

    Missed Layup

    Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.

    D. McKnight · 12 PTS

  25. H2 2:09Dayvion McKnight

    Offensive Rebound

    Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.

    D. McKnight · 12 PTS

Leaders

WKUMTSU
Points
Emmanuel Akot
14
Teafale Lenard Jr.
19
Assists
Dayvion McKnight
6
Eli Lawrence
4
Rebounds
Jamarion Sharp
8
Eli Lawrence
11

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