Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Delaware Blue Hens
· NCAA Men's BasketballMoore's 27 lead Western Kentucky past Delaware 88-87 in OT
Moore shot 9 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 9 from the line for the Hilltoppers (15-11, 8-7 Conference USA). Myers scored 22 points and added five assists. LJ Hackman had 13 points and shot 4 for 7 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line.
Christian Bliss led the way for the Fightin' Blue Hens (9-17, 5-10) with 24 points and nine assists. Delaware also got 24 points from Tyler Houser. Justyn Fernandez finished with 17 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Bliss made two free throws with 19 seconds left that gave Delaware a two-point lead but Myers was fouled and hit the go-ahead free throws.
After Hackman converted a three-point play, two free throws by Bliss put the Blue Hens up 79-76 with five seconds remaining in regulation. Myers was fouled on a 3-point shot with a second left and hit all the free throws to force overtime.
Moore scored nine points in the first half and Western Kentucky went into the break trailing 41-29. Moore's 15-point second half helped Western Kentucky close out the one-point victory.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 88 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Ryan Myers makes free throw 2 of 2 | 88 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Ryan Myers makes free throw 1 of 2 | 87 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Foul on Alex Kazanecki. | 86 - 87 |
Statistics
WKU |
DEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 26-50 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 25-31 | FT | 27-34 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 91 |
Game Information
Location: Newark, DE
Attendance: 2,250 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| 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 | 21-13 |
| 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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