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McKnight's 33 lead WKU over Middle Tennessee 93-89

AP
Feb 09, 2023

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Dayvion McKnight scored 33 points to lead Western Kentucky over Middle Tennessee 93-89 on Thursday night.

McKnight also contributed five rebounds and five assists for the Hilltoppers (14-11, 6-8 Conference USA). Emmanuel Akot added 13 points while going 5 of 11 from the field, and he also had three steals. Dontaie Allen was 3 of 6 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Eli Lawrence finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals for the Blue Raiders (15-10, 8-6). Elias King added 20 points for Middle Tennessee. Teafale Lenard also had 14 points.

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1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
39
WKU
Hilltoppers
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		DeAndre Dishman vs. Jamarion Sharp (Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:51	+3	Emmanuel Akot makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	0-3
19:21		Dontaie Allen blocks Justin Bufford's two point hook shot
19:19		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
19:14		DeAndre Dishman misses two point layup
19:12		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
19:07		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
19:05		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
19:02		Jamarion Sharp blocks Justin Bufford's two point jump shot
19:00		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
18:58		Eli Lawrence turnover (out of bounds)
18:47	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	0-5
18:34		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
18:32		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
18:24		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
18:22		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
18:12	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup	2-5
17:51	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	2-8
17:34		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
17:32		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
17:29		Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
17:20	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point layup (Jestin Porter assists)	4-8
17:04		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
17:02		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
16:44		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
16:42		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
16:23		Jamarion Sharp turnover (lost ball) (Eli Lawrence steals)
16:17	+2	Tyler Millin makes two point layup	6-8
16:01	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point dunk (Dontaie Allen assists)	6-10
15:52		Tyler Millin turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
15:28	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Emmanuel Akot assists)	6-12
15:28		Tyler Millin shooting foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
15:28		TV timeout
15:28	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-13
15:11	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point layup	8-13
14:45		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
14:43		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
14:24	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	8-15
14:12		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:10		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
13:53		Camryn Weston turnover (carrying)
13:33	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	8-17
13:18		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
13:16		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
13:09	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Elias King assists)	11-17
12:49		Dontaie Allen offensive foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
12:49		Dontaie Allen turnover (offensive foul)
12:37		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Marshall steals)
12:31	+2	Tyrone Marshall makes two point dunk	11-19
12:16		Elias King misses three point jump shot
12:14		Fallou Diagne defensive rebound
12:06	+3	Fallou Diagne makes three point jump shot (Jordan Rawls assists)	11-22
12:04		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
12:04		TV timeout
11:38	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup	13-22
11:26		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals)
11:19		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
11:17		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
11:07		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-22
11:07		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:07		Tyrone Marshall defensive rebound
10:49		Jared Coleman-Jones blocks Fallou Diagne's two point layup
10:47		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	16-22
10:45		Emmanuel Akot shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
10:45		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:45		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	16-24
10:19	+2	Elias King makes two point dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	18-24
10:12		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
10:02	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	18-26
9:39		Elias King turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Akot steals)
9:33		Teafale Lenard Jr. blocks Emmanuel Akot's two point layup
9:31		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
9:24		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass)
9:02		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
9:00		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
8:34		Jamarion Sharp blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup
8:32		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
8:31		Jestin Porter personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
8:11		Jestin Porter shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-27
8:11	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-28
7:56	+3	Tyler Millin makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	21-28
7:21		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
7:19		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	21-30
7:05	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	23-30
6:41	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	23-32
6:21	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	25-32
5:57		Camryn Weston personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
5:57		TV timeout
5:39	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Akot assists)	25-35
5:22	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup (Tyler Millin assists)	27-35
5:02	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	27-37
4:49		Jamarion Sharp blocks Eli Lawrence's two point layup
4:47		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
4:41		DeAndre Dishman misses two point layup
4:39		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
4:28		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass)
4:14	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point layup	29-37
3:54		Jairus Hamilton turnover (lost ball) (Camryn Weston steals)
3:47	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	31-37
3:47		Jairus Hamilton turnover (lost ball) (Teafale Lenard Jr. steals)
3:47	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point alley-oop dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	33-37
3:38		Camryn Weston personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
3:38		Camryn Weston technical foul
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 1 of 2	33-38
3:38	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 2 of 2	33-39
3:27		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals)
3:25		Dontaie Allen personal foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
3:13		Jump ball. Jared Coleman-Jones vs. Dayvion McKnight (Blue Raiders gains possession)
3:13		Jared Coleman-Jones technical foul
3:13		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover
3:13	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 1 of 2	33-40
3:13	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 2 of 2	33-41
3:10		Jestin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Akot steals)
3:07		Teafale Lenard Jr. technical foul
3:07	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 1 of 1	33-42
2:42		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
2:40		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
2:28		Tyler Millin misses two point jump shot
2:26		Tyler Millin offensive rebound
2:23		Tyler Millin turnover (bad pass) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
2:19		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
2:17		Jordan Rawls offensive rebound
2:04		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
2:02		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
1:36		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
1:34		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point layup	33-44
1:30		Teafale Lenard Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-45
1:18	+3	Elias King makes three point jump shot	36-45
0:58		Jestin Porter personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-46
0:58	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-47
0:43	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Teafale Lenard Jr. assists)	39-47
0:10	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	39-49
0:03		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
50
WKU
Hilltoppers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
19:39		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
19:36		Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot
19:34		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
19:22		Tyler Millin shooting foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
19:22		Dontaie Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:22	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-50
18:58		Jamarion Sharp blocks Eli Lawrence's two point layup
18:56		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
18:41	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	39-52
18:22		Tyler Millin turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
18:17	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	39-55
18:17		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
18:17		TV timeout
17:52	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	42-55
17:20	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	42-57
17:03	+2	Elias King makes two point jump shot	44-57
16:53		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
16:46	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	44-59
16:29		Dontaie Allen shooting foul (Teafale Lenard Jr. draws the foul)
16:29		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:29		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:29		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
16:07		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
16:05		Jairus Hamilton offensive rebound
16:00		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
15:58		Elias King defensive rebound
15:43		Teafale Lenard Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Akot steals)
15:35		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals)
15:29	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Eli Lawrence assists)	46-59
15:27		TV timeout
15:20		Jairus Hamilton turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals)
15:14	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Eli Lawrence assists)	48-59
14:57	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Akot assists)	48-62
14:43		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
14:41		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
14:35	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	51-62
14:09	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Rawls assists)	51-64
13:51		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
13:49		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
13:40		Jamarion Sharp turnover (bad pass)
13:27		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:25		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Tyrone Marshall makes two point layup (Jordan Rawls assists)	51-66
13:01	+3	Elias King makes three point jump shot	54-66
12:27		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
12:25		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
12:18		Teafale Lenard Jr. turnover (bad pass)
12:16		Teafale Lenard Jr. personal foul
12:00		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
11:58		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
11:53		TV timeout
11:42	+2	Tyrone Marshall makes two point layup (Jordan Rawls assists)	54-68
11:26		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (out of bounds)
11:16		Tyrone Marshall misses two point dunk
11:14		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
11:14		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
11:14	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-69
11:14	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-70
11:07		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-70
11:07	+1	Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-70
10:58		Dontaie Allen misses two point jump shot
10:56		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
10:55		Eli Lawrence personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
10:44		Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass)
10:33	+2	Elias King makes two point layup	58-70
10:11		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
10:09		Tyrone Marshall offensive rebound
9:49		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
9:47		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
9:32		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
9:30		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
9:17		Jamarion Sharp blocks Jared Coleman-Jones's two point layup
9:15		Elias King offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Elias King makes two point layup	60-70
8:41		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
8:39		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point dunk (Elias King assists)	62-70
7:58		Fallou Diagne misses two point jump shot
7:56		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	64-70
7:48		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-70
7:30	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	65-72
7:13		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
7:11		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
7:05	+3	Elias King makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	68-72
6:39	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point layup	68-74
6:21		Elias King misses two point layup
6:19		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
6:04		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
6:02		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
5:58		Fallou Diagne shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
5:58	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-74
5:58	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
5:43		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
5:41		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
5:35	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists)	72-74
5:07		Eli Lawrence personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
4:57		Teafale Lenard Jr. shooting foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
4:57	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-75
4:57	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-76
4:45		Emmanuel Akot personal foul (Elias King draws the foul)
4:35	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	74-76
4:11	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point hook shot	74-78
3:59	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	77-78
3:40		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
3:38		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
3:31		Dontaie Allen shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:31	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-78
3:31	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-78
3:12		Eli Lawrence personal foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
3:12	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-79
3:12	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-80
3:00		Eli Lawrence turnover (out of bounds)
2:41		Teafale Lenard Jr. shooting foul (Emmanuel Akot draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Emmanuel Akot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-81
2:41	+1	Emmanuel Akot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-82
2:21		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:19		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
2:03	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Emmanuel Akot assists)	79-84
2:02		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
1:45	+3	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	82-84
1:11	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	82-86
1:08		Official timeout
0:57		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses two point layup
0:55		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
0:53		DeAndre Dishman personal foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-87
0:53	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-88
0:46		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
0:44		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
0:44		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
0:44		DeAndre Dishman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:44	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-88
0:34		Eli Lawrence personal foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-89
0:34		Jordan Rawls misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
0:27		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
0:25		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
0:22		Camryn Weston personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-90
0:22	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-91
0:15	+3	Elias King makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	86-91
0:14		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
0:13		Camryn Weston personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-92
0:13	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-93
0:06	+3	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elias King assists)	89-93
0:04		Blue Raiders 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Blue Raiders 60 second timeout