Balanced Saint Mary's leads all the way to beat WKU
Jock Landale had 15 points and 13 rebounds and No. 20 Saint Mary's jumped to a quick lead it never relinquished to beat Western Kentucky 73-51 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
51
Saint Mary's Gaels
73
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| SMC | 38 | 35 | 73 |
University Credit Union Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | L 94-97 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers | W 82-48 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Morehead State Eagles | W 83-58 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:10 51-73
Justin Johnson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:07 49-73
Jordan Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Stefan Gonzalez.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 49-71
Stefan Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Ford.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 49-68
Anton Waters made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 48-68
Anton Waters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:14 47-68
Foul on Tanner Krebs.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 47-68
Willie Carmichael made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 46-68
Willie Carmichael made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:42 45-68
Foul on Kyle Clark.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 45-68
Tobias Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 44-68
Tobias Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 43-68
Foul on Jordan Hunter.
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JumpShot 4:44 43-68
Jordan Ford made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:06 43-66
Que Johnson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:08 41-66
Foul on Kyle Clark.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:28 41-66
Stefan Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Rahon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:02 41-63
Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tobias Howard.
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LayUpShot 8:24 38-63
Emmett Naar made Layup. Assisted by Jock Landale.
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PersonalFoul 8:34 38-61
Foul on Tobias Howard.
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PersonalFoul 9:01 38-61
Foul on Kyle Clark.
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PersonalFoul 9:10 38-61
Foul on Joe Rahon.
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LayUpShot 9:51 38-61
Ben Lawson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:21 36-61
Foul on Marty Leahy.
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LayUpShot 10:21 36-61
Jock Landale made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:41 36-59
Foul on Jabari McGhee.
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PersonalFoul 10:43 36-59
Foul on Que Johnson.
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LayUpShot 10:43 36-59
Dane Pineau made Layup.
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DunkShot 11:14 36-57
Ben Lawson made Dunk. Assisted by Que Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:08 34-57
Que Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marty Leahy.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:30 31-57
Kyle Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmett Naar.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:56 31-54
Emmett Naar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Clark.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:19 31-51
Ben Lawson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:19 30-51
Ben Lawson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:19 29-51
Foul on Kyle Clark.
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PersonalFoul 13:25 29-51
Foul on Dane Pineau.
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LayUpShot 13:57 29-51
Dane Pineau made Layup. Assisted by Emmett Naar.
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JumpShot 14:37 29-49
Emmett Naar made Jumper. Assisted by Joe Rahon.
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LayUpShot 15:30 29-47
Jock Landale made Layup. Assisted by Emmett Naar.
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LayUpShot 15:51 29-45
Pancake Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
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DunkShot 16:11 27-45
Jock Landale made Dunk. Assisted by Evan Fitzner.
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PersonalFoul 16:41 27-43
Foul on Joe Rahon.
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PersonalFoul 16:53 27-43
Foul on Jock Landale.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:09 27-43
Jock Landale made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:09 27-42
Foul on Justin Johnson.
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DunkShot 19:06 27-42
Jock Landale made Dunk. Assisted by Emmett Naar.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:21 27-40
Tobias Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
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LayUpShot 19:35 24-40
Jock Landale made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 24-38
Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 23-38
Foul on Calvin Hermanson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:23 23-38
Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Que Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 20-38
Foul on Dane Pineau.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 20-38
Foul on Pancake Thomas.
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LayUpShot 3:04 20-38
Dane Pineau made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:35 20-36
Pancake Thomas made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:58 18-36
Emmett Naar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Fitzner.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:37 18-33
Calvin Hermanson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:37 18-32
Foul on Anton Waters.
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LayUpShot 4:37 18-32
Calvin Hermanson made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Ford.
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LayUpShot 5:03 18-30
Dane Pineau made Layup. Assisted by Joe Rahon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:37 18-28
Jordan Ford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Rahon.
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End Game 0:00 51-73
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 51-73
End of 2nd half
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LayUpShot 0:10 51-73
Justin Johnson made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:29 49-73
Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 49-73
Stefan Gonzalez missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:40 49-73
Willie Carmichael Turnover.
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LayUpShot 1:07 49-73
Jordan Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Stefan Gonzalez.
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Defensive Rebound 1:14 49-71
Tanner Krebs Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 49-71
Willie Carmichael missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 49-71
Stefan Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Ford.
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Defensive Rebound 1:38 49-68
Jordan Hunter Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:38 49-68
Justin Johnson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:59 49-68
Willie Carmichael Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:59 49-68
Tanner Krebs missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 49-68
Anton Waters made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 48-68
Anton Waters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:14 47-68
Foul on Tanner Krebs.
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Offensive Rebound 2:17 47-68
Anton Waters Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:17 47-68
Pancake Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:26 47-68
Willie Carmichael Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:26 47-68
Jordan Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:31 47-68
Kyle Clark Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:31 47-68
Tanner Krebs missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:54 47-68
Jordan Ford Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:54 47-68
Stefan Gonzalez missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:15 47-68
Jordan Hunter Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:15 47-68
Anton Waters missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:30 47-68
Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:30 47-68
Tanner Krebs missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 47-68
Willie Carmichael made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 46-68
Willie Carmichael made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:42 45-68
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:42 45-68
Foul on Kyle Clark.
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Defensive Rebound 3:55 45-68
Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:55 45-68
Jordan Hunter missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 45-68
Tobias Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 44-68
Tobias Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 43-68
Foul on Jordan Hunter.
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JumpShot 4:44 43-68
Jordan Ford made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:06 43-66
Que Johnson made Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 273 events.
Team Stats
WKU
SMC
18-48
FG
31-65
38
Field Goal %
48
5-17
3PT
9-27
29
Three Point %
33
10-13
FT
2-5
77
Free Throw %
40
31
Rebounds
37
8
Offensive Rebounds
13
23
Defensive Rebounds
24
10
Assists
23
3
Steals
8
1
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
4
Points Off Turnovers
20
2
Fast Break Points
10
18
Points in Paint
40
8
Fouls
15
0
Largest Lead
26
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