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Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky

Middle Tennessee 21, W. Kentucky 10

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -Joe Craddock threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns as Middle Tennessee State defeated Western Kentucky 21-10 on Saturday.

Phillip Tanner rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, helping Middle Tennessee (4-6) to 313 total yards. Sancho McDonald had four receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown.

Western Kentucky (2-9) was paced by Jake Gaebler's season-high 125 yards receiving and a touchdown. David Wolke went 18 of 30 for 213 yards and a touchdown. Marell Booker led the Hilltoppers with 53 yards on 11 carries.

The Blue Raiders led throughout, taking a 7-0 lead five minutes into the game on Craddock's 9-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Beyah.

The game looked to be headed for a tight finish after Western Kentucky recovered a fumble at Middle Tennessee's 45-yard line early in the fourth quarter.

The Hilltoppers drove to the Blue Raiders' 35-yard line before losing a fumble.

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Scoring Summary
MITNSTMALCOLM BEYAH 9 YD PASS FROM JOE CRADDOCK (ALAN GENDREAU KICK)
WKYTANNER SIEWERT 22 YD FG
MITNSTPHILLIP TANNER 29 YD RUN (ALAN GENDREAU KICK)
MITNSTSANCHO MCDONALD 33 YD PASS FROM JOE CRADDOCK (ALAN GENDREAU KICK)
WKYJAKE GAEBLER 27 YD PASS FROM DAVID WOLKE (TANNER SIEWERT KICK)
 
Team Stats
 MITNSTWKY
First Downs1817
Third Down Efficiency9-173-12
Fourth Down Efficiency1-21-3
Plays-Net Yards71-31363-281
Rushes-Yds41-10133-68
Passing Yds212213
Kick Return Yds4351
Punt Return Yds027
Passes19-30-118-30-1
Punts6-2805-173
Fumbles-Lost1-11-1
Penalties-Yds3-354-34
Time of Poss.32:2027:40
 
Individual Stats
RUSHING
MITNST: Phillip Tanner 27-92, Desmond Gee 7-16, Joe Craddock 5--2, Team 1--2, Eldred King 1--3
WKY: Marell Booker 11-53, Tyrell Hayden 6-26, Andrew McCloud 1-2, David Wolke 14--5, Stephen Willis 1--8
PASSING
MITNST: Joe Craddock 19-29-212-0, Patrick Honeycutt 0-1-0-1
WKY: David Wolke 18-30-213-1
RECEIVING
MITNST: Sancho McDonald 4-56, Patrick Honeycutt 4-43, Malcolm Beyah 3-55, Eldred King 3-37, Wes Caldwell 2-9, Desmond Gee 1-13, Chris McClover 1-3, Joe Craddock 1--4
WKY: Jake Gaebler 11-125, Wenquel Graves 2-61, Jessie Quinn 2-17, Marell Booker 2-5, Quinterrance Cooper 1-5