Western Kentucky 86-84 Abilene Christian (30 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Abilene Christian Wildcats

5-8, 1-4 away

	1	2	T
ACU	47	37	84
WKU	44	42	86

TIME	ACU	WKU
19:46	Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.	3	0
19:32	Don McHenry missed Jumper.	3	0
19:29	Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.	3	0
19:23	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Layup.	3	0
19:20	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	3	0
19:18	Cameron Steele missed Jumper.	3	0
19:13	Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.	3	0
19:07	Don McHenry missed Layup.	3	0
19:04	Don McHenry Offensive Rebound.	3	0
19:04	Don McHenry missed Layup.	3	0
19:00	Don McHenry Offensive Rebound.	3	0
19:00	Don McHenry missed Layup.	3	0
18:58	Kavion McClain Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:52	Leonardo Bettiol missed Jumper.	3	0
18:49	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	3	0
18:41	Kavion McClain Turnover.	3	0
18:41	Brandon Newman Steal.	3	0
18:32	Foul on Kavion McClain.	3	0
18:32	Babacar Faye made Free Throw.	3	1
18:32	Babacar Faye made Free Throw.	3	2
18:14	Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.	6	2
18:13	Foul on Khristian Lander.	6	2
18:13	Hunter Jack Madden made Free Throw.	7	2
17:58	Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.	7	2
17:47	Khristian Lander made Jumper. Assisted by Babacar Faye.	7	4
17:27	Kavion McClain missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
17:24	Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.	7	4
17:24	Foul on Aidan Igiehon.	7	4
17:08	Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.	7	6
16:44	Hunter Jack Madden missed Three Point Jumper.	7	6
16:39	Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.	7	6
16:37	Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.	7	6
16:37	Hunter Jack Madden Steal.	7	6
16:33	Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.	7	6
16:33	Don McHenry Steal.	7	6
16:28	Foul on Brandon Newman.	7	6
16:28	Brandon Newman Turnover.	7	6
16:13	Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kavion McClain.	10	6
15:58	Brandon Newman missed Dunk.	10	6
15:55	Hunter Jack Madden Defensive Rebound.	10	6
15:53	Immanuel Allen missed Three Point Jumper.	10	6
15:49	Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.	10	6
15:44	Don McHenry missed Jumper.	10	6
15:41	Ma'Shy Hill Defensive Rebound.	10	6
15:37	Kavion McClain made Layup. Assisted by Ma'Shy Hill.	12	6
15:20	Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.	12	6
15:20	Official TV Timeout	12	6
15:12	Don McHenry made Layup.	12	8
14:43	Immanuel Allen missed Jumper.	12	8
14:40	Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.	12	8
14:28	Rodney Howard Turnover.	12	8
14:13	Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup. Assisted by Nasir DeGruy.	14	8
14:07	Dontaie Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.	14	10
13:55	Nasir DeGruy made Layup.	16	10
13:40	Jack Edelen missed Jumper.	16	10
13:40	Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.	16	10
13:40	Foul on Cameron Steele.	16	10
13:40	Rodney Howard missed Free Throw.	16	10
13:40	Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	16	10
13:40	Rodney Howard made Free Throw.	16	11
13:28	Ali Abdou Dibba made Jumper.	18	11
13:12	Rodney Howard Turnover.	18	11
13:12	Nasir DeGruy Steal.	18	11
13:07	Muodubem Muoneke missed Dunk.	18	11
13:03	Ali Abdou Dibba Offensive Rebound.	18	11
13:03	Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup.	20	11
12:53	Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper.	20	14
12:33	Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper.	23	14
12:17	Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Howard.	23	17
11:56	Leonardo Bettiol made Jumper.	25	17
11:46	Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper.	25	20
11:38	Foul on Jack Edelen.	25	20
11:38	Official TV Timeout	25	20
11:17	Kavion McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Abdou Dibba.	28	20
10:56	Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.	28	20
10:51	Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.	28	20
10:51	Khristian Lander made Layup.	28	22
10:42	Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup. Assisted by Kavion McClain.	30	22
10:29	Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.	30	22
10:25	Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.	30	22
10:19	Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.	30	25
10:07	Kavion McClain Turnover.	30	25
10:07	Enoch Kalambay Steal.	30	25
10:02	Khristian Lander Turnover.	30	25
9:53	Kavion McClain missed Jumper.	30	25
9:50	Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.	30	25
9:46	Brandon Newman made Layup.	30	27
9:37	Cameron Steele missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
9:35	Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.	30	27
9:35	Foul on Aidan Igiehon.	30	27
9:18	Babacar Faye made Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..	30	29
8:57	Leonardo Bettiol made Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Steele.	32	29
8:46	Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.	32	29
8:42	Immanuel Allen Defensive Rebound.	32	29
8:30	Foul on Enoch Kalambay.	32	29
8:18	Kavion McClain Turnover.	32	29
8:18	Brandon Newman Steal.	32	29
8:09	Brandon Newman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Babacar Faye.	32	32
7:48	Immanuel Allen missed Layup.	32	32
7:42	Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.	32	32
7:42	Official TV Timeout	32	32
7:42	Muodubem Muoneke Offensive Rebound.	32	32
7:42	Muodubem Muoneke made Layup.	34	32
7:42	Babacar Faye missed Free Throw.	34	32
7:40	Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.	34	32
7:20	Leonardo Bettiol made Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Steele.	36	32
7:01	Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	36	32
6:57	Hunter Jack Madden Defensive Rebound.	36	32
6:49	Hunter Jack Madden missed Jumper.	36	32
6:44	Leonardo Bettiol Offensive Rebound.	36	32
6:44	Leonardo Bettiol made Layup.	38	32
6:36	Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.	38	32
6:32	Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.	38	32
6:22	Hunter Jack Madden missed Jumper.	38	32
6:18	Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.	38	32
6:15	Enoch Kalambay made Layup.	38	34
6:02	Cameron Steele Turnover.	38	34
5:42	Khristian Lander missed Jumper.	38	34
5:38	Nasir DeGruy Defensive Rebound.	38	34
5:24	Immanuel Allen made Layup. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.	40	34
5:14	Don McHenry Turnover.	40	34
5:14	Nasir DeGruy Steal.	40	34
5:09	Immanuel Allen missed Layup.	40	34
5:07	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	40	34
5:04	Immanuel Allen missed Jumper.	40	34
5:02	Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.	40	34
4:44	Don McHenry made Layup.	40	36
4:28	Hunter Jack Madden Turnover.	40	36
4:28	Dontaie Allen Steal.	40	36
4:16	Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.	40	36
4:12	Nasir DeGruy Defensive Rebound.	40	36
3:59	Nasir DeGruy missed Three Point Jumper.	40	36
3:56	Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.	40	36
3:44	Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.	40	36
3:42	Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	40	36
3:42	Official TV Timeout	40	36
3:38	Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.	40	36
3:35	Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.	40	36
3:16	Kavion McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aidan Igiehon.	43	36
3:05	Foul on Immanuel Allen.	43	36
3:05	Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Free Throw.	43	36
3:03	Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.	43	36
2:47	Foul on Rodney Howard.	43	36
2:42	Hunter Jack Madden missed Layup.	43	36
2:40	Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.	43	36
2:37	Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.	43	36
2:37	Technical Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..	43	36
2:37	Technical Foul on Ali Abdou Dibba.	43	36
2:37	Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.	43	36
2:27	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Layup.	43	36
2:24	Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.	43	36
2:21	Khristian Lander missed Layup.	43	36
2:18	Cameron Steele Defensive Rebound.	43	36
2:00	Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup. Assisted by Hunter Jack Madden.	45	36
1:33	Khristian Lander made Layup.	45	38
1:10	Leonardo Bettiol missed Jumper.	45	38
1:07	Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.	45	38
1:02	Don McHenry made Jumper.	45	40
0:56	Foul on Brandon Newman.	45	40
0:56	Ali Abdou Dibba made Free Throw.	46	40
0:56	Ali Abdou Dibba made Free Throw.	47	40
0:53	Western Kentucky Timeout	47	40
0:44	Enoch Kalambay made Layup. Assisted by Khristian Lander.	47	42
0:29	Hunter Jack Madden missed Three Point Jumper.	47	42
0:26	Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.	47	42
0:21	Don McHenry made Layup.	47	44
0:15	Abilene Christian Timeout	47	44
0:04	Leonardo Bettiol missed Dunk.	47	44
0:04	Rodney Howard Block.	47	44
0:01	Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.	47	44
0:00	End of 1st half	47	44

Khristian Lander makes beautiful dish for a basket

0:19

Brandon Newman hits the shot vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats

0:16

E.A. Diddle Arena

8:00 PM, 30 December 2023

Bowling Green, KY

Attendance: 4,011

Referees:
Craig Murley
Tyler Kumpf
James Duke

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Grand Canyon	0-0	-	8-4
Abilene Christian	0-0	-	8-5
Southern Utah	0-0	-	8-6
Utah Valley	0-0	-	7-6
California Baptist	0-0	-	6-6
UT Arlington	0-0	-	6-7
Seattle U	0-0	-	4-8
Tarleton State	0-0	-	4-10
Utah Tech	0-0	-	4-10

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	0-0	-	12-1
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	11-2
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	9-3
UTEP	0-0	-	9-3
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	9-3
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

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