Saint Mary's Gaels at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 71
Anderson scores 18, WKU hangs on to beat Saint Mary's 71-68
The Hilltoppers (6-6) broke a two-game skid while Saint Mary's (8-6) has lost two of its last three since snapping a four-game winning streak.
Anderson scored all nine points during a 9-3 spurt that stretched the Hilltoppers' lead to 67-56 with 3:33 remaining.
Jordan Ford made three consecutive layups to pull the Gaels to 71-68 with 19 seconds left. Saint Mary's forced a turnover on WKU's next possession, but Ford and Malik Fitts each missed a layup, and Charles Bassey blocked Fitts' jumper with two seconds to go. Fitts got his own rebound and passed to Tanner Krebs, who missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Taveion Hollingsworth added 16 points for WKU, which shot 58 percent (29 of 50) from the floor.
Ford scored 28 points and Fitts had 26 to lead Saint Mary's.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tanner Krebs missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Malik Fitts Offensive Rebound. | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Charles Bassey Block. | 68 - 71 |
Statistics
 SMC |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 29-50 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-9 | FT | 7-12 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,026 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
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 | 6 | 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 |