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Middle Tennessee earns 65-60 win against Western Kentucky

AP
Dec 31, 2022

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Teafale Lenard scored 19 points as Middle Tennessee beat Western Kentucky 65-60 on Saturday night.

Lenard added six rebounds for the Blue Raiders (9-5, 2-1 Conference USA). Eli Lawrence scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line, and added 11 rebounds. DeAndre Dishman recorded eight points and was 3 of 9 shooting and 2 of 3 from the free throw line.

The Hilltoppers (8-5, 0-2) were led in scoring by Emmanuel Akot, who finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Dayvion McKnight added 12 points, six assists and two steals for Western Kentucky. In addition, Jairus Hamilton had 10 points.

Lawrence scored five points in the first half and Middle Tennessee went into the break trailing 27-19. Teafale Lenard Jr.'s 15-point second half helped Middle Tennessee close out the five-point victory.

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Both teams next play Thursday. Middle Tennessee visits UTSA while Western Kentucky hosts North Texas.

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

1st Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
27
MTSU
Blue Raiders
19

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:33		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
19:31		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
19:21		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
19:19		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
19:13		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
19:11		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
19:09	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point layup	2-0
18:56		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:54		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
18:54		Official timeout
18:23		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
18:21		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
18:08		Teafale Lenard Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
18:02	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	4-0
17:33		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
17:31		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
17:07		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
17:05		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
16:54		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
16:52		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
16:48	+3	Luke Frampton makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Akot assists)	7-0
16:29	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-2
16:29		Luke Frampton personal foul (Teafale Lenard Jr. draws the foul)
16:29		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:29		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
16:10		Teafale Lenard Jr. personal foul
15:57	+3	Emmanuel Akot makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	10-2
15:35	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup	10-4
15:15		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
15:13		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
15:14		TV timeout
14:51		Jamarion Sharp blocks Jared Coleman-Jones's two point jump shot
14:49		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
14:47		Khristian Lander turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals)
14:42		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
14:40		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
14:24		Tyler Millin personal foul
14:18		Jared Coleman-Jones shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
14:18		Khristian Lander misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:18	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-4
14:03		Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point jump shot
14:01		Jared Coleman-Jones offensive rebound
13:57	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup	11-6
13:46		Elias King blocks Khristian Lander's two point layup
13:44		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
13:30		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
13:28		Tyrone Marshall defensive rebound
13:22		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
13:20		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	11-8
13:02		Tyrone Marshall turnover (traveling)
12:49		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
12:47		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
12:31		Fallou Diagne misses three point jump shot
12:29		Trevon Smith defensive rebound
12:17		Elias King misses two point jump shot
12:15		Tyrone Marshall defensive rebound
12:10		Jordan Rawls misses two point layup
12:08		Elias King defensive rebound
11:59		Trevon Smith misses three point jump shot
11:57		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
11:56		TV timeout
11:45		Dontaie Allen turnover (traveling)
11:31		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
11:29		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
11:11		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
11:09		Dontaie Allen offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point layup	13-8
10:46		DeAndre Dishman misses two point jump shot
10:44		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
10:25		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bufford steals)
10:16		DeAndre Dishman misses two point layup
10:14		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point layup (Emmanuel Akot assists)	15-8
9:54		Jordan Rawls personal foul
9:37		Dontaie Allen personal foul
9:30		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
9:28		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
9:24		Jamarion Sharp blocks Teafale Lenard Jr.'s three point jump shot
9:22		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
9:16		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
9:14		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
9:10		Jairus Hamilton personal foul
8:52		DeAndre Dishman misses two point jump shot
8:50		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
8:40		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals)
8:34	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point dunk	15-10
8:18		Jamarion Sharp misses two point jump shot
8:16		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
7:59		Camryn Weston turnover (lost ball)
7:59		TV timeout
7:47		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
7:45		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
7:31		Elias King misses three point jump shot
7:29		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
7:14		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
7:12		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
7:11		DeAndre Dishman misses two point layup
7:09		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
6:54		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
6:52		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
6:32		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
6:30		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
6:08		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:06		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
5:57		Jared Coleman-Jones blocks Jairus Hamilton's two point layup
5:55		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
5:48		Elias King misses two point jump shot
5:46		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
5:46		Elias King personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-10
5:46		Jamarion Sharp misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:46		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
5:31	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Tyler Millin assists)	16-13
4:52	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	18-13
4:35	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point jump shot (Eli Lawrence assists)	18-15
4:15		Jamarion Sharp misses two point hook shot
4:13		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point layup	18-17
3:22	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point jump shot	20-17
2:58		Jamarion Sharp personal foul
2:58		TV timeout
2:54		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) (Luke Frampton steals)
2:50		Camryn Weston personal foul
2:43	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	23-17
2:20		Camryn Weston offensive foul
2:20		Camryn Weston turnover (offensive foul)
2:08		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
2:06		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
1:50		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
1:48		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
1:38		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
1:36		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
1:23	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup	23-19
1:23		Jairus Hamilton shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
1:23		DeAndre Dishman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:23		Tyrone Marshall defensive rebound
1:02	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point jump shot	25-19
0:39		DeAndre Dishman turnover (lost ball)
0:39		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
0:21	+2	Tyrone Marshall makes two point dunk (Khristian Lander assists)	27-19
0:03		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
0:01		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
0:00		DeAndre Dishman misses two point layup
0:00		Teafale Lenard Jr. offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
33
MTSU
Blue Raiders
46

Time		Play	Score
19:34		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
19:32		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
19:11		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
19:09		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
19:09		DeAndre Dishman personal foul
18:42		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
18:40		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
18:25		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:23		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
18:18		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
18:16		Emmanuel Akot offensive rebound
18:08		Jamarion Sharp turnover (lost ball) (Camryn Weston steals)
17:58		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
17:56		Teafale Lenard Jr. offensive rebound
17:54		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses two point layup
17:52		Teafale Lenard Jr. offensive rebound
17:50	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point layup	27-21
17:43		Jairus Hamilton misses two point jump shot
17:41		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
17:32	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot	27-24
17:09		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
17:07		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
16:56		Jairus Hamilton blocks Teafale Lenard Jr.'s two point jump shot
16:54		Teafale Lenard Jr. offensive rebound
16:54		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Teafale Lenard Jr. draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-25
16:54	+1	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-26
16:30		Emmanuel Akot offensive foul
16:30		Emmanuel Akot turnover (offensive foul)
16:11		Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point layup
16:09		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
16:01	+3	Luke Frampton makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	30-26
15:51		Jump ball. Justin Bufford vs. Luke Frampton (Hilltoppers gains possession)
15:51		Justin Bufford turnover (lost ball) (Luke Frampton steals)
15:51		TV timeout
15:36		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
15:34		Elias King defensive rebound
15:27		Jestin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Akot steals)
15:21		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
15:19		Elias King defensive rebound
15:09	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point jump shot (Eli Lawrence assists)	30-28
14:51		Luke Frampton turnover (bad pass) (Jared Coleman-Jones steals)
14:41	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point dunk (Eli Lawrence assists)	30-30
14:21	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	32-30
13:50		Emmanuel Akot shooting foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
13:50	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 3	32-31
13:50		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:50		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 3 of 3
13:50		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
13:31		Khristian Lander misses two point layup
13:29		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
13:22		Jamarion Sharp blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup
13:20		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
13:14		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
13:12		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	34-31
12:48	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	34-34
12:44		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
12:44		TV timeout
12:24		DeAndre Dishman blocks Khristian Lander's two point layup
12:22		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
12:19		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
12:17		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
12:10	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup (Teafale Lenard Jr. assists)	34-36
11:50	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	36-36
11:33		Jairus Hamilton shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	36-38
11:13	+3	Tyrone Marshall makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	39-38
10:59	+3	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Dishman assists)	39-41
10:44	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall assists)	42-41
10:28		Teafale Lenard Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Marshall steals)
10:22	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	44-41
10:06	+3	Elias King makes three point jump shot (Teafale Lenard Jr. assists)	44-44
9:47	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	47-44
9:14		Jairus Hamilton shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
9:14	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-45
9:14	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-46
8:53	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point hook shot	49-46
8:34	+3	Tyler Millin makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	49-49
8:18		Elias King personal foul
8:00		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
7:58		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point jump shot	49-51
7:30		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
7:28		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
7:18	+3	Jared Coleman-Jones makes three point jump shot (Eli Lawrence assists)	49-54
7:14		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
7:14		TV timeout
7:00		Jestin Porter shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
7:00		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:00		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
6:31		Jestin Porter turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
6:19		Tyrone Marshall misses two point jump shot
6:17		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
6:07		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
6:05		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
5:50		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
5:48		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
5:46		Jared Coleman-Jones shooting foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
5:46		Jamarion Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:46		Jamarion Sharp misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:46		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
5:25		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:23		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
5:17		Tyler Millin personal foul
5:17	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
5:17		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:17		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
4:57		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
4:55		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
4:47		Eli Lawrence personal foul
4:30		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
4:28		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
4:22		Camryn Weston offensive foul
4:22		Camryn Weston turnover (offensive foul)
4:04	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point layup	53-54
3:32	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	53-57
3:10		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
3:08		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
2:36		Jamarion Sharp blocks Camryn Weston's two point layup
2:34		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
2:26		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
2:26		TV timeout
2:15		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
2:13		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
2:08		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
2:06		Elias King defensive rebound
1:47		DeAndre Dishman misses two point jump shot
1:45		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
1:36		Luke Frampton turnover (bad pass) (DeAndre Dishman steals)
1:28		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
1:21	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point dunk (DeAndre Dishman assists)	53-59
1:01		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
0:59		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Elias King makes two point layup (Teafale Lenard Jr. assists)	53-61
0:29	+3	Emmanuel Akot makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	56-61
0:34		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:29		Tyrone Marshall personal foul
0:27		Emmanuel Akot personal foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-62
0:27	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
0:17	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	58-63
0:15		Dontaie Allen personal foul (Elias King draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Elias King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-64
0:15	+1	Elias King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-65
0:07	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point layup	60-65
0:00		End of period

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Emmanuel Akot makes two point layup