MONROE, La. (AP) - C.J. Price shot 10 of 19 from the field and 5 of 11 from beyond the arc for a career-high 30 points, leading Western Kentucky to a 65-54 victory over Louisiana Monroe in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.
Price also had six rebounds, three assists and three blocks for the Hilltoppers (5-2, 1-0).
The Warhawks (0-3, 0-1) were led by Amos Olatayo with 21 points and Millaun Brown with 11. Olatayo was 8 of 12 from the field and 3 of 4 on 3-pointers in the Warhawks' home opener.
Western Kentucky led 32-30 at the break, but Olatayo made three layups for a 36-32 advantage 2:10 into the second half. The Warhawks made it 39-35 on Olatayo's dunk, but the Hilltoppers scored seven in a row, and O'Karo Akamune made a layup for a 44-42 advantage with 12:32 left to take the lead for good.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Western Kentucky (5-2) « | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| Louisiana-Monroe (0-3) | 30 | 24 | 54 |
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| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Fant, F | 26 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| T. Akol, C | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Price, G | 39 | 10-19 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| J. Crook, G | 32 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| B. Harris, G | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Kaspar | 24 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| O. Akamune | 23 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| C. Dickerson | 18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Anyigbo | 10 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Rostov | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Drane | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-50 | 13-22 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 65 | |
| 46% | 59.1% | ||||||
| Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. James, F | 38 | 3-16 | 1-1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| M. Brown, F | 34 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| T. Lindsey, F | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| R. McCray, G | 39 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| A. Olatayo, G | 25 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Mackey | 25 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| M. Hansberry | 14 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| I. Eke | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Koszuta | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-55 | 8-13 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 54 | |
| 38.2% | 61.5% | ||||||
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