Bassey leads Western Kentucky by West Virginia
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - Freshman Charles Bassey had 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and Desean Murray's dunk with 63 seconds left gave Western Kentucky the lead for good as the Hilltoppers beat West Virginia 63-57 on Friday night in the semifinals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
Western Kentucky (3-1), which has won three in a row after a season-opening loss at then-No. 25 Washington, will play UCF in the championship game Sunday.
There were five lead changes and five ties in the second half, the last of which was broken when Murray took a pass from Josh Anderson on the left block and threw down a two-handed dunk that made it 59-57. West Virginia went 0 for 2 from the field with a turnover in the final minute, while Jared Savage and Murray each made to foul shots to seal it.
Taveion Hollingsworth had 13 points, Anderson scored 12 and Savage 11 for WKU. Murray, who was called for two fouls early in each half, finished with five points, on 1-of-3 shooting, and four rebounds in 16 minutes.
Esa Ahmad led the Mountaineers (1-2) with 12 points and James Bolden scored 10.
The Hilltoppers outscored WVU 27-15 from the free-throw line.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:41 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Josh Anderson, stolen by Lamont West | Â | |
18:50 | Â | Personal foul on DeSean Murray | Â | |
17:52 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Taveion Hollingsworth, stolen by Sagaba Konate | Â | |
17:45 | +2 | Esa Ahmad made layup, assist by James Bolden | 2-5 | |
17:45 | Â | Shooting foul on DeSean Murray | Â | |
17:45 | +1 | Esa Ahmad made free throw | 2-6 | |
17:37 | Â | Personal foul on James Bolden | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Personal foul on James Bolden | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Charles Bassey missed layup, blocked by Sagaba Konate | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Defensive rebound by Sagaba Konate | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Jumpball received by West Virginia | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Shooting foul on Lamont West | Â | |
15:54 | +1 | Jared Savage made free throw | 6-8 | |
15:40 | Â | Shooting foul on Marek Nelson | Â | |
15:01 | Â | Shooting foul on Brandon Knapper | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Shooting foul on Jared Savage | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Shooting foul on Sagaba Konate | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Offensive rebound by West Virginia | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Personal foul on Josh Anderson | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Personal foul on Tolu Smith | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Shooting foul on Logan Routt | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Defensive rebound by Dalano Banton | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Jared Savage missed running Jump Shot, blocked by Sagaba Konate | Â | |
11:19 | Â | Marek Nelson missed layup, blocked by Esa Ahmad | Â | |
11:14 | Â | Personal foul on Tolu Smith | Â | |
10:24 | Â | Personal foul on Jared Savage | Â | |
9:35 | Â | Offensive foul on Dalano Banton | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Personal foul on Lamont West | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Esa Ahmad | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Offensive foul on Sagaba Konate | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Personal foul on Esa Ahmad | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Offensive foul on Charles Bassey | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Personal foul on Logan Routt | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Andrew Gordon missed jump shot | Â | |
5:13 | +2 | Chase Harler made layup, assist by Esa Ahmad | 21-26 | |
5:10 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Gordon | Â | |
5:10 | +1 | Charles Bassey made 1st of 2 free throws | 22-26 | |
5:10 | Â | Charles Bassey missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Defensive rebound by Brandon Knapper | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Andrew Gordon, stolen by Josh Anderson | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Bad pass turnover on Andrew Gordon, stolen by Josh Anderson | 4:52 |
 | Defensive rebound by Brandon Knapper | 5:10 |
 | Charles Bassey missed 2nd of 2 free throws | 5:10 |
+ 1 | Charles Bassey made 1st of 2 free throws | 5:10 |
 | Shooting foul on Andrew Gordon | 5:10 |
+ 2 | Chase Harler made layup, assist by Esa Ahmad | 5:13 |
 | Andrew Gordon missed jump shot | 5:20 |
 | Personal foul on Logan Routt | 5:38 |
 | Offensive foul on Charles Bassey | 6:13 |
 | Personal foul on Esa Ahmad | 6:45 |
 | Offensive foul on Sagaba Konate | 7:09 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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W. Kentucky 3-1 | 71.4 PPG | 40.2 RPG | 12.3 APG |
West Virginia 1-2 | 73.8 PPG | 43.4 RPG | 13.6 APG |
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Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |