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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
5-3, 1-2 Away
Final
79 - 65
Evansville Purple Aces
3-6, 3-2 Home

Faye's 19 help Western Kentucky defeat Evansville 79-65

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Evansville Purple Aces: Game Highlights

Faye had 12 rebounds for the Hilltoppers (5-3). Don McHenry scored 17 points and added three steals. Julius Thedford shot 4 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.

The Purple Aces (3-6) were led by Cameron Haffner, who posted 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Gabriel Pozzato added 19 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Evansville. Tayshawn Comer finished with 12 points.

Western Kentucky used a 10-0 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 55-41 with 12:30 remaining before finishing off the win.

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Matchup Prediction

Evansville: 35.5%
Western Kentucky: 64.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 79 - 65
2nd 0:07 Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound. 79 - 65
2nd 0:11 Tyrone Marshall Jr. Block. 79 - 65
2nd 0:11 Cam Haffner missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 65

Statistics

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27-61 FG 22-61
44.3 Field Goal % 36.1
10-24 3PT 9-31
41.7 Three Point % 29.0
15-18 FT 12-16
83.3 Free Throw % 75.0
41 Rebounds 37
8 Offensive Rebounds 8
33 Defensive Rebounds 29
14 Assists 14
8 Steals 7
2 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 17
14 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 24
16 Fouls 14
14 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 5,316 | Capacity:

2024-25 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 0-0 - 12-1
Louisiana Tech 0-0 - 11-2
UTEP 0-0 - 9-3
Western Kentucky 0-0 - 9-3
Middle Tennessee 0-0 - 9-4
Jacksonville State 0-0 - 7-5
Kennesaw State 0-0 - 7-5
New Mexico State 0-0 - 6-6
Sam Houston 0-0 - 6-6
Florida International 0-0 - 5-7

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9
Full Standings