Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bayless hits game-winning layup, scores 27 points to lead Western Kentucky over Louisiana Tech 64-63
Bayless took the inbound pass, dribbled the court and crossed through two defenders to end it.
Bayless had five rebounds for the Hilltoppers (15-12, 6-8 Conference USA). Don McHenry shot 6 for 12, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 14 points. Tyrone Marshall Jr. had 13 points and shot 5 for 13, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc.
Amaree Abram led the way for the Bulldogs (18-10, 7-8) with 21 points. Louisiana Tech also got 14 points and two steals from AJ Bates. Daniel Batcho had 10 points and two blocks.
Bayless scored nine points in the first half for Western Kentucky, who led 24-19 at the break. Bayless scored 18 second-half points for Western Kentucky to help set up their game-winning shot.
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Up next for Western Kentucky is a matchup Thursday with UTEP on the road. Louisiana Tech visits Sam Houston on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Braxton Bayless made Layup. | 63 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Daniel Batcho made Free Throw. | 63 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Western Kentucky Timeout | 62 - 62 |
Statistics
 LT |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-43 | FG | 26-57 |
| 37.2 | Field Goal % | 45.6 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 36.4 | Three Point % | 31.3 |
| 23-25 | FT | 7-7 |
| 92.0 | Free Throw % | 100.0 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,123 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 11-4 | - | 19-9 |
| Liberty | 10-4 | 0.5 | 22-5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 9-5 | 1.5 | 18-9 |
| New Mexico State | 8-6 | 2.5 | 15-12 |
| Kennesaw State | 8-7 | 3 | 16-12 |
| UTEP | 7-7 | 3.5 | 17-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-8 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-8 | 4.5 | 15-12 |
| Sam Houston | 4-11 | 7 | 11-17 |
| Florida International | 2-12 | 8.5 | 8-19 |