NCAAB

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
12-4, 4-2 Away
Final
82 - 67
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
3-8, 3-4 Home

Bassey carries Western Kentucky past Middle Tennessee 82-67

Taveion Hollingsworth and Carson Williams added 15 points each for the Hilltoppers. Williams also had eight rebounds. Luke Frampton had 14 points for Western Kentucky (12-4, 5-2 Conference USA) and Jordan Rawls scored 10.

Western Kentucky shot 51% from the floor (24 of 47) including 10 of 20 from distance. The Hilltoppers shot 61% in the second half, when they broke the game open.

Dontrell Shuler had 18 points for the Blue Raiders (3-8, 1-4). Eli Lawrence added 14 points and six rebounds. Jordan Davis had 12 points.

WKU announced shortly before the game that coach Rick Stansbury was experiencing a fever and would not coach the weekend series at Middle Tennessee. Phil Cunningham took over for Stansbury.

The teams meet again Sunday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 67
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 82 - 67
2nd 0:23 Jayce Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Coleman-Jones. 82 - 67
2nd 0:37 Jordan Davis Defensive Rebound. 82 - 64
2nd 0:40 Carson Williams missed Three Point Jumper. 82 - 64

Statistics

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24-47 FG 25-55
51 Field Goal % 45
10-20 3PT 8-22
50 Three Point % 36
24-29 FT 9-10
83 Free Throw % 90
35 Rebounds 21
10 Offensive Rebounds 5
25 Defensive Rebounds 16
11 Assists 8
8 Steals 9
5 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 18
13 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 28
12 Fouls 22
19 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Murphy Center

Location: Murfreesboro, TN
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 10 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21
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