Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Marshall Thundering Herd
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 70
Williams' 3 completes Marshall comeback over W. Kentucky
The Hilltoppers led by as many as 15 and 42-31 at halftime, but Marshall closed to 46-40 on Kinsey's layup early in the second half, then to 65-63 on Jon Elmore's jumper with 5:14 left. Williams' dunk tied it at 67 and his 3 put Marshall up 70-69 and WKU didn't get off another shot.
Elmore scored 21 points and made five assists for Marshall (10-6, 3-0 Conference USA), whose trailed most of the way after Western Kentucky took the lead with 14:16 left in the first half.
The Thundering Herd made seven 3-pointers to WKU's five and finished shooting 44 percent to the Hilltoppers' 48 percent.
Taveion Hollingsworth scored 20 points, Charles Bassey added 16 with eight rebounds, and Josh Anderson had 13 and seven boards for Western Kentucky (8-8, 1-2), which outrebounded Marshall 36-28.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Western Kentucky Timeout | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Jarrod West. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Marshall Timeout | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Jannson Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rondale Watson. | 69 - 70 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 25-57 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-14 | FT | 13-16 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 7,687 | 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 | 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 |
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 |