Western Kentucky 80-78 UAB (12 Jan, 2023) Play-by-Play

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

10-6, 2-3 conf

	1	2	T
WKU	32	48	80
UAB	30	48	78

UAB Blazers

12-5, 3-3 conf

TIME		WKU	UAB
19:42	Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.	0	0
19:42	Eric Gaines Block.	0	0
19:38	Jordan Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:27	Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:24	Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:08	Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.	2	0
18:47	Ledarrius Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:44	Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:32	Jamarion Sharp made Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.	4	0
18:16	Ledarrius Brewer Turnover.	4	0
17:58	Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.	4	0
17:54	Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:49	KJ Buffen missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
17:44	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:41	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	4	0
17:41	Eric Gaines Block.	4	0
17:37	Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:24	Eric Gaines missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
17:21	Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:02	Emmanuel Akot Turnover.	4	0
17:02	Ledarrius Brewer Steal.	4	0
16:55	Ledarrius Brewer made Layup.	4	2
16:35	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.	6	2
16:19	KJ Buffen missed Jumper.	6	2
16:19	Jamarion Sharp Block.	6	2
16:15	Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:11	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	6	2
16:11	Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.	6	2
16:11	Foul on Eric Gaines.	6	2
16:11	Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.	6	2
16:11	Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.	6	2
16:11	Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.	7	2
15:57	Jordan Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Buffen.	7	5
15:32	Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.	10	5
15:19	Jordan Walker made Three Point Jumper.	10	8
15:01	Khristian Lander Turnover.	10	8
15:01	Eric Gaines Steal.	10	8
15:01	Official TV Timeout	10	8
14:52	Jordan Walker missed Jumper.	10	8
14:51	Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.	10	8
14:51	Foul on Jamarion Sharp.	10	8
14:38	Javian Davis missed Jumper.	10	8
14:38	Jamarion Sharp Block.	10	8
14:32	Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.	10	8
14:32	Foul on Tavin Lovan.	10	8
14:14	Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.	10	8
14:11	KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.	10	8
14:06	Jordan Walker Turnover.	10	8
14:06	Jamarion Sharp Steal.	10	8
14:01	Jordan Rawls made Layup.	12	8
13:32	Foul on Luke Frampton.	12	8
13:27	KJ Buffen missed Jumper.	12	8
13:24	Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.	12	8
13:17	Jordan Rawls missed Layup.	12	8
13:14	Efrem Johnson Defensive Rebound.	12	8
13:09	Jordan Walker made Jumper.	12	10
12:47	Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper.	15	10
12:30	Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	15	10
12:27	KJ Buffen Offensive Rebound.	15	10
12:21	Ledarrius Brewer missed Layup.	15	10
12:12	Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.	15	10
12:04	Javian Davis made Dunk.	15	12
11:59	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	15	12
11:56	Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.	15	12
11:50	Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines.	15	14
11:50	Foul on Jordan Rawls.	15	14
11:45	Official TV Timeout	15	14
11:45	Javian Davis missed Free Throw.	15	14
11:43	Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.	15	14
11:31	Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.	15	14
11:27	Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.	15	14
11:19	Eric Gaines missed Layup.	15	14
11:19	Tyrone Marshall Block.	15	14
11:14	Ty Brewer Offensive Rebound.	15	14
11:12	Ledarrius Brewer missed Jumper.	15	14
11:08	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	15	14
11:04	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.	17	14
10:42	Eric Gaines Turnover.	17	14
10:20	Jairus Hamilton made Jumper.	19	14
9:58	Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	19	14
9:54	Ty Brewer Offensive Rebound.	19	14
9:46	Eric Gaines Turnover.	19	14
9:46	Dontaie Allen Steal.	19	14
9:39	Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.	19	14
9:37	Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	19	14
9:24	Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.	19	14
9:21	Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.	19	14
9:07	Foul on Dontaie Allen.	19	14
9:07	Trey Jemison made Free Throw.	19	15
9:01	Trey Jemison made Free Throw.	19	16
8:49	Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.	19	16
8:44	Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.	19	16
8:38	Foul on Jairus Hamilton.	19	16
8:38	Tavin Lovan made Free Throw.	19	17
8:38	Tavin Lovan missed Free Throw.	19	17
8:38	Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.	19	17
8:23	Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	21	17
8:07	Foul on Jairus Hamilton.	21	17
8:07	KJ Buffen missed Free Throw.	21	17
8:07	UAB Deadball Team Rebound.	21	17
8:07	KJ Buffen made Free Throw.	21	18
7:41	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.	23	18
7:28	Eric Gaines missed Jumper.	23	18
7:25	UAB Offensive Rebound.	23	18
7:25	Official TV Timeout	23	18
7:12	Efrem Johnson missed Jumper.	23	18
7:07	Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.	23	18
7:01	Dayvion McKnight Turnover.	23	18
7:01	Tavin Lovan Steal.	23	18
6:53	Jordan Walker made Layup.	23	20
6:36	Foul on Efrem Johnson.	23	20
6:22	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	23	20
6:19	Ledarrius Brewer Defensive Rebound.	23	20
6:15	Foul on Trey Jemison.	23	20
6:15	Trey Jemison Turnover.	23	20
6:01	Khristian Lander Turnover.	23	20
6:01	Ledarrius Brewer Steal.	23	20
5:42	KJ Buffen missed Layup.	23	20
5:42	Tyrone Marshall Block.	23	20
5:42	UAB Offensive Rebound.	23	20
5:39	Jordan Walker Turnover.	23	20
5:39	Luke Frampton Steal.	23	20
5:22	Khristian Lander missed Jumper.	23	20
5:19	KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.	23	20
5:01	Trey Jemison Turnover.	23	20
4:39	Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.	23	20
4:39	Tavin Lovan Block.	23	20
4:34	KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.	23	20
4:33	Ledarrius Brewer made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Buffen.	23	22
4:13	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	23	22
4:11	Jordan Walker Defensive Rebound.	23	22
4:01	KJ Buffen Turnover.	23	22
4:01	Jordan Rawls Steal.	23	22
3:37	Dayvion McKnight Turnover.	23	22
3:37	Official TV Timeout	23	22
3:24	Ledarrius Brewer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Buffen.	23	25
3:02	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.	25	25
2:46	Ledarrius Brewer missed Jumper.	25	25
2:41	Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.	25	25
2:35	Tyrone Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	28	25
2:12	Jordan Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.	28	28
1:52	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	28	28
1:48	KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.	28	28
1:42	Foul on Dayvion McKnight.	28	28
1:42	Jordan Walker missed Free Throw.	28	28
1:42	UAB Deadball Team Rebound.	28	28
1:42	Jordan Walker missed Free Throw.	28	28
1:42	Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.	28	28
1:23	Jordan Rawls made Jumper.	30	28
0:59	Ledarrius Brewer made Layup. Assisted by Javian Davis.	30	30
0:27	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.	32	30
0:02	Ledarrius Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.	32	30
0:00	Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.	32	30
0:00	Ledarrius Brewer Block.	32	30
0:00	UAB Defensive Rebound.	32	30
0:00	Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.	32	30
0:00	End of 1st half	32	30

Bartow Arena

2:00 AM, 12 January 2023

Birmingham, AL

Attendance: 4,353

Referees:
Barry Mathis
Byron Jarrett
Kevin Mathis

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Sam Houston	13-3	-	21-12
Louisiana Tech	12-4	1	22-10
Western Kentucky	8-8	5	22-12
Liberty	7-9	6	18-14
UTEP	7-9	6	18-16
Middle Tennessee	7-9	6	14-19
New Mexico State	7-9	6	13-19
Jacksonville State	6-10	7	14-18
Florida International	5-11	8	11-22

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	16-2	-	25-8
Florida Atlantic	14-4	2	25-9
Charlotte	13-5	3	19-12
UAB	12-6	4	23-12
Memphis	11-7	5	22-10
SMU	11-7	5	20-13
North Texas	10-8	6	19-15
Tulsa	7-11	9	16-15
East Carolina	7-11	9	15-18
Tulane	5-13	11	14-17
Temple	5-13	11	16-20
Wichita State	5-13	11	15-19
UTSA	5-13	11	11-21
Rice	5-13	11	11-21

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