Marshall Thundering Herd at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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62 - 81
62 - 81
Western Kentucky breezes past Marshall 81-62
Price was 8 of 13 from the field, 4 of 7 from 3-point range and hit all five of his free throw attempts.
DJ Clayton had 15 points for Western Kentucky (8-5, 1-0 Conference USA) and George Fant added 14 with 12 rebounds. The Hilltoppers controlled the glass 44-35.
Ryan Taylor went 10 of 12 from the free-throw line and finished with 15 points for Marshall (4-10, 0-1). Aleksa Nikolic and Austin Loop had 10 points apiece for the Thundering Herd. Loop made a team-high two 3-pointers as Marshall went just 5 of 23 (21.7 percent) from beyond the arc.
Milan Mijovic made Marshall's first field goal of the second half at the 12:04 mark as the Thundering Herd trailed 60-36.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:06 | T.J. Price Steal. | 62 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Tamron Manning Turnover. | 62 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:24 | George Fant made Layup. Assisted by T.J. Price. | 62 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:54 | Marshall Timeout | 62 - 79 |
Statistics
 MRSH |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-57 | FG | 30-63 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 19-25 | FT | 12-20 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Assists | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 3,597 | Capacity:
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 3,597 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |