Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 89
Ohio holds off W Kentucky 89-84 behind Laster's 23 points
Tevyion Kirk scored 17 points with 9 of 11 free throws and Ohio (5-4) made 31 free throws to the Western Kentucky's 15 but was outscored 50-34 in the paint. James Gollon scored 13 points with three 3-pointers and Jason Carter added 12.
The Hilltoppers trailed by as many as 17 in the second half but rallied to within seven points on Marek Nelson's back-to-back 3-pointers with 1:58 to play. Taveion Hollingsworth's jumper made it a three-point game with 14 seconds to go, but Carter and Kirk each made a pair of free throws to seal it for Ohio.
Laster's go-ahead free throw put Ohio up for good, 7-6, and the Bobcats led 42-30 at halftime behind Gollon's 13 points.
Hollingsworth scored 19 points and Justin Johnson had 16 with 13 rebounds for Western Kentucky (6-3). Darius Thomspon, Dwight Coleby and Jake Ohmer scored 12 apiece.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Johnson made Layup. | 84 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 82 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Darius Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | 82 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Teyvion Kirk made Free Throw. | 82 - 89 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 OHIO |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-68 | FG | 26-56 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 15-24 | FT | 31-35 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Athens, OH
Attendance: 4,501 | Capacity:
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