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Hill scores 31, Wichita State downs Western Kentucky 91-84

AP
Nov 05, 2024

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Justin Hill's 31 points led Wichita State over Western Kentucky 91-84 on Monday night in a season opener.

Hill added eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Shockers. Xavier Bell went 6 of 14 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to add 17 points. Quincy Ballard shot 4 of 4 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.

The Hilltoppers were led by Babacar Faye, who posted 28 points and eight rebounds. Don McHenry added 21 points, four assists and two steals for Western Kentucky. Julius Thedford finished with 11 points and two blocks.

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1st Half
WICH
Shockers
43
WKU
Hilltoppers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Quincy Ballard vs. Babacar Faye (Shockers gains possession)
19:50		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass)
19:41		Babacar Faye turnover (bad pass) (Harlond Beverly steals)
19:24	+3	Harlond Beverly makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	3-0
19:08		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
19:08	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
19:08	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
18:56	+2	Justin Hill makes two point jump shot	5-2
18:33		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:31		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
18:16		Corey Washington misses two point layup
18:14		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
18:08		Jack Edelen turnover (bad pass) (Justin Hill steals)
18:02		Justin Hill misses two point layup
18:00		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
17:56		Babacar Faye misses two point layup
17:54		Corey Washington defensive rebound
17:54		Corey Washington turnover (traveling)
17:45	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point dunk (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	5-4
17:26		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
17:24		Corey Washington offensive rebound
17:20		Corey Washington misses two point jump shot
17:18		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
17:14		Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (Harlond Beverly steals)
17:06		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
17:04		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
16:55	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup	7-4
16:41		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
16:41		Babacar Faye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:41	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-5
16:34		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Bayless steals)
16:30	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	7-7
16:23		Jump ball. Corey Washington vs. Braxton Bayless (Hilltoppers gains possession)
16:23		Corey Washington turnover (lost ball) (Braxton Bayless steals)
16:10		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
16:08		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
15:57		Leeroy Odiahi personal foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:50		Braxton Bayless shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
15:50	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-7
15:50	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-7
15:31		Babacar Faye misses three point jump shot
15:29		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
15:06		Babacar Faye blocks Xavier Bell's three point jump shot
15:04		Shockers offensive rebound
15:02		Matej Bosnjak turnover (bad pass) (Khristian Lander steals)
14:56	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	9-9
14:48		Jack Edelen personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
14:38	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot (Matej Bosnjak assists)	12-9
14:28	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point jump shot	12-11
14:05		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
14:03		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
13:58		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
13:56		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
13:52		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
13:50		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
13:42		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
13:40		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
13:35	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point dunk (Khristian Lander assists)	12-13
13:15		Khristian Lander personal foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
13:13		Julius Thedford shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-13
13:13	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-13
12:55		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
12:53		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
12:44		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
12:42		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
12:41		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (out of bounds)
12:29		Jalen Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
12:25		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
12:25		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:25	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-13
12:05	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	15-16
12:05		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-17
11:50		Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot
11:48		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
11:42		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
11:40		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
11:25		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
11:23		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
11:16	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	15-19
10:52		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
10:48		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
10:48		TV timeout
10:48	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-20
10:48	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-21
10:30		Harlond Beverly offensive foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
10:30		Harlond Beverly turnover (offensive foul)
10:21		Khristian Lander turnover (out of bounds)
9:59		Matej Bosnjak misses two point jump shot
9:57		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
9:53		Ronnie DeGray III blocks Braxton Bayless's two point layup
9:51		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
9:46		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
9:44		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point layup	17-21
9:25	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	17-23
9:08		Matej Bosnjak misses two point jump shot
9:06		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
8:59	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Don McHenry assists)	17-25
8:58		Shockers 30 second timeout
8:46	+2	Corey Washington makes two point layup (Justin Hill assists)	19-25
8:29		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:27		Justin Hill defensive rebound
8:17	+3	Harlond Beverly makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	22-25
7:58		Corey Washington shooting foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-26
7:58	+1	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-27
7:44	+2	Justin Hill makes two point layup	24-27
7:18		Jack Edelen misses two point layup
7:16		Justin Hill defensive rebound
7:04		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass) (Khristian Lander steals)
6:38		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
6:36		Don McHenry offensive rebound
6:31	+3	Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	24-30
6:16		Corey Washington turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Kalambay steals)
6:10		Corey Washington blocks Don McHenry's three point jump shot
6:08		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
6:01	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	27-30
5:42		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
5:40		Corey Washington defensive rebound
5:35		Julius Thedford personal foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
5:35	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
5:23		Matej Bosnjak shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-31
5:23	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-32
4:55		Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot
4:53		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
4:42		Braxton Bayless misses two point layup
4:40		Corey Washington defensive rebound
4:30		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
4:28		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
4:23		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
4:23	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-33
4:23		Babacar Faye misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:23		Justin Hill defensive rebound
4:11	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	32-33
3:52		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
3:50		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
3:37		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
3:35		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
3:28		Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
3:21		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
3:19		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
3:16		Ronnie DeGray III blocks Babacar Faye's two point jump shot
3:15		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
3:15		TV timeout
3:08	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	32-36
2:55		Julius Thedford blocks Xavier Bell's two point layup
2:53		Shockers offensive rebound
2:52	+3	Xavier Bell makes three point jump shot (Matej Bosnjak assists)	35-36
2:38		Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	35-37
2:38		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 2 of 3
2:38	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-38
2:23		Julius Thedford blocks Harlond Beverly's two point layup
2:21		Matej Bosnjak offensive rebound
2:16		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
2:14		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
1:51		Julius Thedford turnover (bad pass) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
1:51		Jump ball. Julius Thedford vs. Ronnie DeGray III (Shockers gains possession)
1:37	+3	Xavier Bell makes three point jump shot (Matej Bosnjak assists)	38-38
1:03		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
1:01		Shockers defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Justin Hill makes two point jump shot	40-38
0:44		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
0:44		Justin Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:44		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
0:35		Babacar Faye misses two point jump shot
0:33		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
0:07	+3	AJ McGinnis makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	43-38
0:02		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
0:00		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WICH
Shockers
48
WKU
Hilltoppers
46

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point dunk	43-40
19:36		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Don McHenry steals)
19:27	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	43-42
19:02	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot	46-42
18:29	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point dunk (Don McHenry assists)	46-44
18:08		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
18:06		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
17:59		Don McHenry misses two point layup
17:57		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
17:51		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
17:49		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
17:45		Quincy Ballard blocks Braxton Bayless's two point layup
17:43		Don McHenry offensive rebound
17:41	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot	46-47
17:27		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass)
17:07		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:05		Corey Washington defensive rebound
16:58	+2	Corey Washington makes two point layup (Quincy Ballard assists)	48-47
16:49	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	48-49
16:49		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
16:49	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-50
16:24	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	50-50
16:12		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:10		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
16:02	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	52-50
15:45	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup	52-52
15:32		Harlond Beverly turnover (traveling)
15:32		TV timeout
15:09		Matej Bosnjak blocks Babacar Faye's two point layup
15:07		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
14:55	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point jump shot	52-54
14:55		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
14:35		Babacar Faye misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:35		Justin Hill defensive rebound
14:35		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point jump shot
14:35		Matej Bosnjak offensive rebound
14:35	+3	Xavier Bell makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	55-54
14:07		Matej Bosnjak blocks Khristian Lander's two point jump shot
14:05		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
14:05		Hilltoppers turnover (shot clock violation)
13:51	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	58-54
13:22		Matej Bosnjak shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
13:22	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
13:11		Babacar Faye misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
13:11		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
13:09		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
13:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
13:03		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:03		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:03		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
12:59		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
12:54		AJ McGinnis blocks Don McHenry's two point jump shot
12:52		Don McHenry offensive rebound
12:50	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	58-57
12:26	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Xavier Bell assists)	60-57
12:10		Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
11:55		Jack Edelen shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-57
11:55	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
11:42		Babacar Faye misses two point layup
11:40		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
11:33		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
11:31		Don McHenry defensive rebound
11:23		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
11:22		Enoch Kalambay offensive rebound
11:22		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
11:22	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
11:22	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
11:09	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup (Justin Hill assists)	64-59
10:53		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:51		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
10:43	+2	Justin Hill makes two point layup	66-59
10:34		Don McHenry turnover (bad pass) (Justin Hill steals)
10:30		Justin Hill misses two point layup
10:28		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
10:28		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
10:28		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
10:28		TV timeout
10:28	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Justin Hill assists)	68-59
10:12		Julius Thedford misses two point jump shot
10:10		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
10:10		Corey Washington personal foul
10:00		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
9:57		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
9:55		Braxton Bayless offensive rebound
9:40		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
9:38		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
9:22		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
9:20		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
9:19		Babacar Faye personal foul
9:03		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
9:03		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
9:03		Babacar Faye turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Bell steals)
8:57		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
8:55		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
8:43		AJ McGinnis shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
8:43		Braxton Bayless misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:43	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-60
8:19		Julius Thedford personal foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
8:17		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Babacar Faye steals)
8:12		Khristian Lander misses two point layup
8:10		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
7:47		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-60
7:47	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-60
7:34		Don McHenry turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Ballard steals)
7:23		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
7:21		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
7:14	+3	Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	70-63
6:53	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Harlond Beverly assists)	72-63
6:36		Justin Hill shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
6:36	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 3	72-64
6:36		Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 2 of 3
6:36	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 3 of 3	72-65
6:26		Don McHenry personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-65
6:26	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-65
6:14	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	74-67
5:59		Julius Thedford shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-67
5:59		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:59		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
5:50		Khristian Lander turnover (bad pass) (Justin Hill steals)
5:34		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
5:32		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
5:27		Julius Thedford misses two point layup
5:25		Julius Thedford offensive rebound
5:21	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point layup	75-69
5:09		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
5:07		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
5:01		Julius Thedford misses two point jump shot
4:59		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Matej Bosnjak makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists)	77-69
4:41		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Matej Bosnjak draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Matej Bosnjak makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-69
4:18	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	78-71
4:18		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
4:18		Babacar Faye misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:18		Justin Hill defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Justin Hill makes two point jump shot	80-71
3:28		TV timeout
3:26		Babacar Faye misses two point jump shot
3:24		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
3:24		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-72
3:24		Babacar Faye misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:24		Justin Hill defensive rebound
3:03		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
3:01		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
2:52		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
2:50		Justin Hill defensive rebound
2:27		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
2:25		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
2:16		Justin Hill personal foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
2:16		Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:16	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-73
2:12		Shockers 30 second timeout
2:04		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-73
2:04	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-73
1:50		Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (Harlond Beverly steals)
1:45		Braxton Bayless shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-73
1:45	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-73
1:33		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
1:31		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
1:28	+3	Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot (Babacar Faye assists)	84-76
1:18		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
1:18		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:18		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	84-78
0:47		Julius Thedford personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
0:47		Justin Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:47	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-78
0:42	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	85-80
0:30		Khristian Lander personal foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
0:30		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
0:30		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-81
0:30	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-82
0:29		Khristian Lander personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-82
0:29	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-82
0:23	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	87-84
0:23		Hilltoppers 60 second timeout
0:18		Khristian Lander personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-84
0:18	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-84
0:14		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
0:12		Justin Hill defensive rebound
0:10		Braxton Bayless personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-84
0:10	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-84
0:03		Corey Washington blocks Enoch Kalambay's three point jump shot
0:01		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Xavier Bell defensive rebound