Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at UL Monroe Warhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 51
Price, W. Kentucky roll by Louisiana-Monroe 69-51
Price also grabbed 10 rebounds in the winning effort and hit 7 of 9 from long range. Price was the only Hilltopper to reach double figures.
Western Kentucky (12-7, 4-2 Sun Belt Conference) trailed Louisiana-Monroe 20-18 in the first half before finishing with a 14-7 edge and leading the Warhawks 32-27 going into the break.
The Hilltoppers controlled the second half, slowly pulling away from Louisiana-Monroe (6-8, 3-3) in building their largest lead of 18 points by game end.
The Hilltoppers hit 51 percent of their tries from the field while outrebounding the Warhawks 35-25.
Louisiana-Monroe shot just 39 percent from the floor and only 54 percent (14 of 26) from the penalty stripe.
Tylor Ongwae scored 11 for the Warhawks and Amos Olatayo added 10 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Chris Harrison-Docks Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Daniel Grieves missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Aleksej Rostov made Free Throw. | 69 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Aleksej Rostov made Free Throw. | 68 - 51 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 ULM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-49 | FG | 17-44 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-12 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 67 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 11-15 | FT | 14-26 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Monroe, LA
Attendance: 1,528 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |