Omaha 87-82 Western Illinois (24 Jan, 2020) Play-by-Play

Western Illinois Leathernecks

5-12, 2-5 conf

	1	2	OT	T
WIU	42	30	10	82
OMA	31	41	15	87

Omaha Mavericks

11-10, 4-2 conf

TIME		WIU	OMA
19:45	Zach Thornhill missed Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Kobe Webster Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:14	James Claar missed Layup.	0	0
19:11	Wanjang Tut Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Matt Pile made Layup. Assisted by KJ Robinson.	0	2
18:48	Ben Pyle missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:45	Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:38	Wanjang Tut Turnover.	0	2
18:38	Ben Pyle Steal.	0	2
18:17	Foul on Wanjang Tut.	0	2
18:17	James Claar made Free Throw.	1	2
18:17	James Claar made Free Throw.	2	2
18:00	JT Gibson made Layup.	2	4
17:45	Zion Young missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:42	JT Gibson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:38	KJ Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:35	James Claar Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:25	Kobe Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Young.	5	4
17:00	Zach Thornhill made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Pile.	5	6
16:43	Kobe Webster made Three Point Jumper.	8	6
16:07	Official TV Timeout	8	6
16:07	Omaha Turnover.	8	6
15:54	Kobe Webster missed Three Point Jumper.	8	6
15:50	Zach Thornhill Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:39	JT Gibson made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Thornhill.	8	8
15:21	Ben Pyle missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
15:17	KJ Robinson Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:11	Wanjang Tut missed Layup.	8	8
15:08	Zion Young Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:04	Zion Young Turnover.	8	8
15:04	KJ Robinson Steal.	8	8
14:59	Zach Thornhill made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Robinson.	8	10
14:59	Western Illinois Timeout	8	10
14:47	Foul on Darrius Hughes.	8	10
14:38	C.J. Duff made Three Point Jumper.	11	10
14:15	Wanjang Tut made Jumper.	11	12
14:05	Anthony Jones Turnover.	11	12
13:59	Ayo Akinwole Turnover.	11	12
13:46	Kobe Webster Turnover.	11	12
13:37	KJ Robinson missed Layup.	11	12
13:34	Kobe Webster Defensive Rebound.	11	12
13:30	Foul on Darrius Hughes.	11	12
13:28	C.J. Duff missed Jumper.	11	12
13:25	Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.	11	12
13:07	JT Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
13:02	Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.	11	12
12:43	Ben Pyle made Layup.	13	12
12:31	Foul on Anthony Jones.	13	12
12:31	Matt Pile made Free Throw.	13	13
12:31	Matt Pile made Free Throw.	13	14
12:08	Kyle Arrington made Layup.	15	14
11:50	Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.	15	14
11:47	Zion Young Defensive Rebound.	15	14
11:37	Kobe Webster Turnover.	15	14
11:37	Zach Thornhill Steal.	15	14
11:29	KJ Robinson missed Layup.	15	14
11:26	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	15	14
11:11	Kyle Arrington made Layup. Assisted by Ben Pyle.	17	14
10:56	Matt Pile Turnover.	17	14
10:56	Official TV Timeout	17	14
10:43	Ben Pyle made Layup.	19	14
10:28	Ayo Akinwole made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JT Gibson.	19	17
10:15	Anthony Jones made Jumper.	21	17
10:04	Zach Thornhill missed Three Point Jumper.	21	17
10:00	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	21	17
9:42	Ben Pyle Turnover.	21	17
9:42	Marlon Ruffin Steal.	21	17
9:35	Ayo Akinwole missed Jumper.	21	17
9:31	Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.	21	17
9:14	Foul on JT Gibson.	21	17
9:07	Anthony Jones Turnover.	21	17
8:54	Wanjang Tut missed Three Point Jumper.	21	17
8:51	Zion Young Defensive Rebound.	21	17
8:41	C.J. Duff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Arrington.	24	17
8:40	Omaha Timeout	24	17
8:32	JT Gibson missed Jumper.	24	17
8:31	Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.	24	17
8:31	Foul on Wanjang Tut.	24	17
8:24	Zion Young Turnover.	24	17
8:09	KJ Robinson missed Jumper.	24	17
8:05	C.J. Duff Defensive Rebound.	24	17
7:55	Anthony Jones Turnover.	24	17
7:55	Official TV Timeout	24	17
7:47	Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.	24	17
7:44	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	24	17
7:40	Foul on Zach Thornhill.	24	17
7:29	Foul on Matt Pile.	24	17
7:29	James Claar made Free Throw.	25	17
7:29	James Claar made Free Throw.	26	17
7:07	Matt Pile made Layup.	26	19
6:48	Kobe Webster Turnover.	26	19
6:48	Zach Thornhill Steal.	26	19
6:33	KJ Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.	26	19
6:29	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	26	19
6:05	Anthony Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Duff.	29	19
5:48	Foul on James Claar.	29	19
5:43	Foul on Matt Pile.	29	19
5:43	Matt Pile Turnover.	29	19
5:18	Kyle Arrington made Jumper.	31	19
4:59	Foul on Ben Pyle.	31	19
4:59	Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.	31	20
4:59	Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.	31	21
4:36	C.J. Duff made Jumper. Assisted by Zion Young.	33	21
4:22	Foul on Kyle Arrington.	33	21
4:11	Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.	33	21
4:07	Zion Young Defensive Rebound.	33	21
3:44	Kobe Webster missed Three Point Jumper.	33	21
3:39	Wanjang Tut Defensive Rebound.	33	21
3:32	Wanjang Tut made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Akinwole.	33	23
3:32	Foul on Kyle Arrington.	33	23
3:32	Official TV Timeout	33	23
3:32	Wanjang Tut made Free Throw.	33	24
3:17	Kobe Webster made Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Duff.	35	24
2:57	Marlon Ruffin made Layup.	35	26
2:42	Zion Young missed Layup.	35	26
2:42	Wanjang Tut Block.	35	26
2:38	Wanjang Tut Defensive Rebound.	35	26
2:29	Zach Thornhill missed Layup.	35	26
2:26	Wanjang Tut Offensive Rebound.	35	26
2:26	Wanjang Tut missed Layup.	35	26
2:26	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	35	26
2:26	Foul on Zach Thornhill.	35	26
2:26	Ben Pyle missed Free Throw.	35	26
2:26	Marlon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.	35	26
2:21	Ayo Akinwole missed Three Point Jumper.	35	26
2:17	Kobe Webster Defensive Rebound.	35	26
2:01	Kobe Webster missed Jumper.	35	26
1:57	Marlon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.	35	26
1:47	Foul on C.J. Duff.	35	26
1:43	KJ Robinson Turnover.	35	26
1:29	Anthony Jones missed Layup.	35	26
1:23	James Claar Offensive Rebound.	35	26
1:23	James Claar made Dunk.	37	26
1:16	KJ Robinson missed Layup.	37	26
1:13	James Claar Defensive Rebound.	37	26
1:02	James Claar made Layup.	39	26
0:43	Marlon Ruffin missed Layup.	39	26
0:42	Marlon Ruffin Offensive Rebound.	39	26
0:42	Foul on C.J. Duff.	39	26
0:42	Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.	39	27
0:42	Marlon Ruffin made Free Throw.	39	28
0:16	Kobe Webster made Three Point Jumper.	42	28
0:04	KJ Robinson made Three Point Jumper.	42	31
0:00	End of 1st half	42	31

Baxter Arena

1:00 AM, 24 January 2020

Omaha, NE

Attendance: 1,775

Referees:
Kelly Pfeifer
Luke Chittum
Luke Schumer

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Morehead State	14-4	-	26-9
UT Martin	14-4	-	21-11
Little Rock	14-4	-	21-13
Western Illinois	13-5	1	21-12
Tennessee State	10-8	4	18-15
SIU Edwardsville	9-9	5	17-16
Eastern Illinois	8-10	6	14-18
Tennessee Tech	5-13	9	10-21
Southern Indiana	5-13	9	8-24
Southeast Missouri State	4-14	10	9-22
Lindenwood	3-15	11	9-22

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Dakota State	12-4	-	22-13
North Dakota	10-6	2	18-14
Kansas City	10-6	2	16-16
St. Thomas-Minnesota	9-7	3	20-13
North Dakota State	8-8	4	15-17
Omaha	7-9	5	15-18
Denver	6-10	6	17-17
Oral Roberts	5-11	7	12-19
South Dakota	5-11	7	12-20

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