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

AP
Dec 07, 2024

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Babacar Faye's 19 points helped Western Kentucky defeat Evansville 79-65 on Saturday.

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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
32
EVAN
Aces
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Babacar Faye vs. Joshua Hughes (Tayshawn Comer gains possession)
19:31		Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot
19:29		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
19:10		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
19:08		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
18:49		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
18:47		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
18:38	+3	Babacar Faye makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	3-0
18:11		Gabriel Pozzato turnover (bad pass)
17:58	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	6-0
17:24		Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot
17:22		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
17:14		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
17:12		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
16:44	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot	6-3
16:31		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
16:29		Purple Aces defensive rebound
16:17		Tanner Cuff misses two point dunk
16:15		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
16:10		Gabriel Pozzato blocks Don McHenry's two point layup
15:56		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
15:56	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot	6-5
15:56	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point dunk (Don McHenry assists)	8-5
15:33		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
15:31		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
15:23		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
15:21		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
15:11	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists)	8-7
14:58		Babacar Faye misses two point jump shot
14:56		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
14:46		TV timeout
14:25	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists)	10-7
14:09		Enoch Kalambay personal foul
14:00		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
13:58		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
13:50	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point jump shot	12-7
13:35		Tanner Cuff turnover (Jalen Jackson steals)
13:30	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists)	14-7
13:12		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
13:10		Don McHenry defensive rebound
13:07		Enoch Kalambay turnover (bad pass) (Tanner Cuff steals)
13:07		Official timeout
12:48	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	14-10
12:21		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
12:19		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
12:13		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
12:11		Purple Aces offensive rebound
12:04		Braxton Bayless personal foul
11:51		Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot
11:49		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
11:43		Tayshawn Comer personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:40		Tayshawn Comer shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
11:40	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-10
11:40		Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:40		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
11:29		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:27		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
11:16		Gabriel Pozzato turnover (Babacar Faye steals)
11:10		Julius Thedford misses two point layup
11:08		Purple Aces defensive rebound
10:59	+3	Connor Turnbull makes three point jump shot (Cam Haffner assists)	15-13
10:48		Khristian Lander turnover (lost ball) (Kaia Berridge steals)
10:47	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point layup (Kaia Berridge assists)	15-15
10:44		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
10:22		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
10:20		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
10:18		Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
10:11		Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-15
10:11	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-15
9:52		Kaia Berridge misses two point layup
9:50		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
9:44		Don McHenry turnover (out of bounds)
9:31	+3	Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot (Cam Haffner assists)	17-18
9:08	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	19-18
8:52		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
8:50		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
8:30		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
8:28		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
8:04		Kaia Berridge turnover (Khristian Lander steals)
7:57		Khristian Lander turnover (Joshua Hughes steals)
7:41	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point layup	19-20
7:34		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
7:32		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
7:07		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup
7:07		Gabriel Pozzato offensive rebound
7:07	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup	19-22
7:07		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
7:07		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
7:07		Braxton Bayless turnover (traveling)
7:07		TV timeout
6:47		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
6:45		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
6:41		Joshua Hughes personal foul
6:32		Cam Haffner shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-22
6:32	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
6:24		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
6:18		Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot
6:16		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
5:58	+3	Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot	24-22
5:42		Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot
5:40		Purple Aces offensive rebound
5:38		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
5:31		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
5:29		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
5:15		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
5:13		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
5:06		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
4:53		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-23
4:53	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
4:37		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
4:35		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
4:21		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
4:19		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
4:10		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point jump shot
4:08		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup	26-24
3:37	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup (Tanner Cuff assists)	26-26
3:13		Enoch Kalambay turnover (Joshua Hughes steals)
3:05		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Cam Haffner's two point jump shot
3:03		Purple Aces offensive rebound
3:03		TV timeout
2:50		Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot
2:48		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
2:39		Connor Turnbull blocks Babacar Faye's two point jump shot
2:37		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
2:37		Connor Turnbull blocks Babacar Faye's two point jump shot
2:35		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
2:06		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
2:04		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
1:59	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	26-29
1:40		Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:24	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists)	26-31
1:09	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	29-31
0:47		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
0:47	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
0:39	+3	Braxton Bayless makes three point jump shot	32-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
47
EVAN
Aces
32

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
19:48		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
19:27	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point jump shot (Cam Haffner assists)	32-35
19:05		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:03		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
18:51		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
18:49		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	34-35
18:07	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	34-38
18:00		Tayshawn Comer shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-38
18:00	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-38
17:44		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
17:42		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
17:35		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:33		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
17:15		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
17:13		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
17:05	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	38-38
16:37		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
16:37		Joshua Hughes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:37	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-39
16:25		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
16:23		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
16:13		Joshua Hughes turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Bayless steals)
16:11	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	40-39
15:56		Cam Haffner misses two point layup
15:54		Don McHenry defensive rebound
15:50	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot	43-39
15:46		Kaia Berridge turnover (Don McHenry steals)
15:45	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	45-39
15:39		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
15:39		TV timeout
15:17		Don McHenry personal foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
15:03		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
15:03	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-40
15:03	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-41
14:50	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point dunk (Braxton Bayless assists)	47-41
14:21		Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot
14:19		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
14:17		Tanner Cuff personal foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
14:14		Connor Turnbull blocks Babacar Faye's two point layup
14:12		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
14:02		Kaia Berridge turnover (Don McHenry steals)
14:02	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	50-41
13:40		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point jump shot
13:38		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
13:30	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	52-41
13:08		Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass) (Babacar Faye steals)
12:59		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
12:57		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
12:42		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
12:40		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
12:30	+3	Babacar Faye makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	55-41
12:29		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
12:09	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	55-44
11:43		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
11:41		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
11:27		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
11:25		Gabriel Pozzato offensive rebound
11:22		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
11:19		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
11:07		Cam Haffner shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 3	56-44
11:07	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 2 of 3	57-44
11:07		Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 3 of 3
11:07		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
10:54	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point jump shot	57-46
10:54		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-47
10:42		Jalen Jackson turnover (Gabriel Pozzato steals)
10:33	+3	Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot	57-50
10:31		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
10:15		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
10:13		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
10:12		Leeroy Odiahi personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
9:54	+3	Tanner Cuff makes three point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists)	57-53
9:41		Braxton Bayless turnover (Gabriel Pozzato steals)
9:37		Braxton Bayless shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
9:37		Gabriel Pozzato misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:37		Gabriel Pozzato misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:37		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
9:26		Gabriel Pozzato shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-53
9:25	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
9:14		Don McHenry shooting foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-54
9:14	+1	Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-55
8:55		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
8:55	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-55
8:55	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
8:35		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
8:33		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
8:21		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:19		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
8:08		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point jump shot
8:06		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
7:45		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
7:43		Julius Thedford offensive rebound
7:33	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point layup	63-55
7:14		Connor Turnbull turnover (traveling)
7:14		TV timeout
6:49		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
6:47		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
6:33		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
6:31		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
6:17		Connor Turnbull blocks Khristian Lander's two point jump shot
6:10		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
6:10		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:08		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
5:55		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
5:55		Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:55		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
5:43		Connor Turnbull blocks Khristian Lander's two point layup
5:41		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
5:37	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	66-55
5:19		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
5:17		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
5:07		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
5:05		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
4:46		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
4:44		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
4:23	+3	Babacar Faye makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	69-55
4:08	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point dunk (Tayshawn Comer assists)	69-57
3:41		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
3:39		Khristian Lander offensive rebound
3:32	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	71-57
3:25	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	71-59
3:08	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	73-59
2:56		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
2:54		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
2:33		Don McHenry turnover (Cam Haffner steals)
2:27	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup (Cam Haffner assists)	73-61
2:27		TV timeout
2:16		Connor Turnbull blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point jump shot
2:14		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
2:06		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
2:04		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
2:02		Connor Turnbull personal foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
1:42		Cam Haffner shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-61
1:42		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:42		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
1:09		Babacar Faye misses two point layup
1:07		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
0:55		Cam Haffner turnover (Don McHenry steals)
0:54		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-62
0:42	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-63
0:35	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup (Khristian Lander assists)	76-63
0:35		Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-63
0:27		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
0:25		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup	77-65
0:15	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	79-65
0:11		Tyrone Marshall Jr. blocks Cam Haffner's three point jump shot
0:09		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound