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Hamilton lifts Western Kentucky over Rice 80-66

AP
Jan 13, 2022

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Jairus Hamilton had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Western Kentucky topped Rice 80-66 on Thursday night.

Josh Anderson had 17 points and six rebounds for Western Kentucky (10-6, 2-1 Conference USA), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Dayvion McKnight added 13 points and 11 assists. Camron Justice had 12 points and seven assists.

Mylyjael Poteat had 15 points for the Owls (9-6, 2-2). Chris Mullins and Travis Evee added 13 points apiece.

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1st Half
RICE
Owls
42
WKU
Hilltoppers
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Fiedler vs. Jamarion Sharp (Travis Evee gains possession)
19:42		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
19:40		Camron Justice defensive rebound
19:20		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass) (Chris Mullins steals)
18:53	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	2-0
18:25	+2	Luke Frampton makes two point driving layup (Jairus Hamilton assists)	2-2
18:08	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot	5-2
17:47		Carl Pierre shooting foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
17:47		Jairus Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:47		Jairus Hamilton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:47		Chris Mullins defensive rebound
17:35	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	8-2
17:17	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point driving layup (Luke Frampton assists)	8-4
17:07		Camron Justice personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
17:01	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point turnaround jump shot (Carl Pierre assists)	10-4
16:39		Camron Justice misses two point driving layup
16:37		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
16:17		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
16:15		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point pullup jump shot	10-6
15:45		Chris Mullins misses two point pullup jump shot
15:43		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
15:29	+3	Camron Justice makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	10-9
15:10		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
15:08		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point pullup jump shot	10-11
14:48		Chris Mullins misses three point pullup jump shot
14:46		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
14:42	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	13-11
14:27		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
14:25		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
14:05	+2	Travis Evee makes two point driving layup (Max Fiedler assists)	15-11
13:58		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
13:56		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
13:48	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	18-11
13:28		Carl Pierre shooting foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
13:28		TV timeout
13:28	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-12
13:28	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-13
12:58		Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot
12:56		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
12:51		Jaylen Butz blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point putback layup
12:49		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
12:37		Jaylen Butz turnover (lost ball)
12:17	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point driving layup (Travis Evee assists)	20-13
12:03		Dayvion McKnight offensive foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
12:03		Dayvion McKnight turnover
11:47		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point driving layup
11:45		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
11:38		Jaylen Butz turnover (lost ball) (Travis Evee steals)
11:28	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point driving layup (Travis Evee assists)	22-13
11:28		Luke Frampton shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
11:28		TV timeout
11:28	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-13
11:10		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
11:08		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
10:52		Luke Frampton blocks Chris Mullins's two point driving layup
10:50		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
10:47		Cameron Sheffield blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup
10:45		Travis Evee defensive rebound
10:38	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Cameron Sheffield assists)	26-13
10:22	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	26-16
10:05		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (lost ball) (Luke Frampton steals)
9:47		Jairus Hamilton misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:45		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point pullup jump shot	28-16
9:08		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
9:06		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
8:57		Quincy Olivari turnover (lost ball) (Josh Anderson steals)
8:53		Chris Mullins shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-17
8:53	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-18
8:45		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
8:31		Max Fiedler blocks Josh Anderson's two point layup
8:29		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
8:18		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
8:16		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
8:02		Riley Abercrombie shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-19
8:02	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-20
7:52	+3	Chris Mullins makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	31-20
7:34	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point driving layup (Camron Justice assists)	31-22
7:14		Quincy Olivari misses two point pullup jump shot
7:12		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
7:08		Chris Mullins personal foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
6:40		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
6:38		Terrance McBride defensive rebound
6:26		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
6:24		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
6:10		Josh Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Olivari steals)
6:01	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point driving layup	33-22
5:49		Josh Anderson misses two point jump shot
5:47		Josh Anderson offensive rebound
5:34	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point putback dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	33-24
5:16		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
5:14		Camron Justice defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Camron Justice assists)	33-26
5:06		Owls 30 second timeout
4:55	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point pullup jump shot (Terrance McBride assists)	35-26
4:35		Quincy Olivari shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	35-27
4:35	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-28
4:35	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-29
4:22		Quincy Olivari turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
4:16		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
4:14		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
4:08		Jamarion Sharp turnover (back court violation)
4:01		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
3:59		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
3:50		TV timeout
3:29		Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass) (Josh Anderson steals)
3:11	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point driving layup (Camron Justice assists)	35-31
2:49	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point driving layup (Quincy Olivari assists)	37-31
2:41		Camron Justice misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:39		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
2:25		Josh Anderson personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
2:16		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
2:14		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point driving dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	37-33
2:04		Luke Frampton personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
2:00	+3	Cameron Sheffield makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	40-33
1:39	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point pullup jump shot	40-35
1:08		Travis Evee misses three point pullup jump shot
1:06		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point pullup jump shot	40-37
0:30		Travis Evee turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
0:30		Travis Evee personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-38
0:30		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
0:08	+2	Chris Mullins makes two point driving layup	42-38
0:08		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:02	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point step back jump shot	42-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RICE
Owls
24
WKU
Hilltoppers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Carl Pierre personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
19:49	+3	Camron Justice makes three point jump shot (Jamarion Sharp assists)	42-43
19:22		Max Fiedler turnover (lost ball) (Camron Justice steals)
19:16	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Camron Justice assists)	42-45
19:04	+3	Chris Mullins makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	45-45
18:45		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
18:43		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
18:30		Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot
18:28		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
18:22		Cameron Sheffield shooting foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
18:22	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-46
18:22	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-47
18:01		Travis Evee turnover (lost ball) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
17:55		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
17:53		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
17:33		Max Fiedler misses two point driving layup
17:31		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
17:17		Cameron Sheffield personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
17:15		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
17:13		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
17:08		Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
16:59	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point driving layup (Camron Justice assists)	45-49
16:42		Max Fiedler misses two point pullup jump shot
16:40		Camron Justice defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point driving dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	45-51
16:32		Owls 30 second timeout
16:32		TV timeout
16:17		Camron Justice personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
16:11		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
16:09		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
15:53		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:39	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point driving layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	45-53
15:25	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point driving layup (Quincy Olivari assists)	47-53
15:07	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	47-55
14:35		Quincy Olivari turnover (lost ball) (Luke Frampton steals)
14:25		Jairus Hamilton misses two point driving layup
14:23		Travis Evee defensive rebound
14:08		Quincy Olivari turnover (lost ball) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
14:02		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
14:02	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-56
14:02		Jairus Hamilton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:02		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
13:31		Josh Anderson blocks Carl Pierre's three point jump shot
13:29		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
13:15		Dayvion McKnight misses two point driving layup
13:13		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
12:58		Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot
12:56		Camron Justice defensive rebound
12:53		Josh Anderson misses three point jump shot
12:51		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Travis Evee assists)	49-56
12:09	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point step back jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	49-59
11:50		Carl Pierre misses two point jump shot
11:48		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
11:48		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:25		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
11:23		Jaylen Butz offensive rebound
11:19	+2	Jaylen Butz makes two point putback layup	49-61
11:03		Jaylen Butz personal foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
10:49	+2	Chris Mullins makes two point driving layup	51-61
10:49		Luke Frampton shooting foul (Chris Mullins draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Chris Mullins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-61
10:29	+3	Camron Justice makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	52-64
10:12		Luke Frampton shooting foul (Chris Mullins draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Chris Mullins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-64
10:12	+1	Chris Mullins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
9:58	+3	Camron Justice makes three point step back jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	54-67
9:38		Chris Mullins misses two point driving layup
9:36		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
9:36		Jaylen Butz shooting foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Max Fiedler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-67
9:36		Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:36		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
9:30	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	55-70
9:20		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
9:18		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point putback layup	57-70
8:59		Josh Anderson misses three point jump shot
8:57		Jairus Hamilton offensive rebound
8:51		Camron Justice misses two point pullup jump shot
8:49		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
8:34		Chris Mullins misses two point driving layup
8:32		Camron Justice defensive rebound
8:13		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
8:11		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
8:04		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
8:04	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-70
8:04	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-70
7:46	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	59-72
7:18		Travis Evee misses two point pullup jump shot
7:16		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
7:16		TV timeout
7:00		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
6:58		Owls defensive rebound
6:58		Jamarion Sharp personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
6:58		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:58		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
6:35		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
6:33		Chris Mullins defensive rebound
6:30		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
6:28		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
6:08	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point driving layup	59-74
5:54	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point driving layup (Carl Pierre assists)	61-74
5:33		Camron Justice turnover (bad pass) (Carl Pierre steals)
5:28		Josh Anderson blocks Carl Pierre's two point driving layup
5:26		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point driving layup (Camron Justice assists)	61-76
5:08		Owls 30 second timeout
4:56		Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot
4:54		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
4:26		Chris Mullins shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-77
4:26	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-78
4:08		Jamarion Sharp blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point driving dunk
4:06		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
3:46		Camron Justice misses two point driving layup
3:44		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
3:40		Dayvion McKnight misses two point driving layup
3:38		Owls defensive rebound
3:38		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-78
3:38		Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:38		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
3:29		Camron Justice turnover (bad pass) (Carl Pierre steals)
3:22	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point driving layup	64-78
2:59		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-79
2:59	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-80
2:59		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
2:57		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
2:24		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
2:24		Jamarion Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:24		Jaden Geron defensive rebound
2:09		Jamarion Sharp blocks Noah Hutchins's two point layup
2:07		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
1:45		Jairus Hamilton misses two point jump shot
1:43		Terrance McBride defensive rebound
1:38		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
1:36		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
1:05		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
1:03		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Riley Abercrombie makes two point driving layup	66-80
0:20		Jairus Hamilton misses two point layup
0:18		Noah Hutchins defensive rebound
0:09		Terrance McBride misses two point pullup jump shot
0:07		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound