McKnight's 33 lead WKU over Middle Tennessee 93-89

AP
Feb 09, 2023

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Dayvion McKnight scored 33 points to lead Western Kentucky over Middle Tennessee 93-89 on Thursday night.

McKnight also contributed five rebounds and five assists for the Hilltoppers (14-11, 6-8 Conference USA). Emmanuel Akot added 13 points while going 5 of 11 from the field, and he also had three steals. Dontaie Allen was 3 of 6 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Eli Lawrence finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals for the Blue Raiders (15-10, 8-6). Elias King added 20 points for Middle Tennessee. Teafale Lenard also had 14 points.

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

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
39
WKU
Hilltoppers
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		DeAndre Dishman vs. Jamarion Sharp (Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:51	+3	Emmanuel Akot makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	0-3
19:21		Dontaie Allen blocks Justin Bufford's two point hook shot
19:19		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
19:14		DeAndre Dishman misses two point layup
19:12		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
19:07		Eli Lawrence misses two point jump shot
19:05		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
19:02		Jamarion Sharp blocks Justin Bufford's two point jump shot
19:00		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
18:58		Eli Lawrence turnover (out of bounds)
18:47	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	0-5
18:34		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
18:32		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
18:24		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
18:22		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
18:12	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup	2-5
17:51	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	2-8
17:34		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
17:32		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
17:29		Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
17:20	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point layup (Jestin Porter assists)	4-8
17:04		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
17:02		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
16:44		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
16:42		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
16:23		Jamarion Sharp turnover (lost ball) (Eli Lawrence steals)
16:17	+2	Tyler Millin makes two point layup	6-8
16:01	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point dunk (Dontaie Allen assists)	6-10
15:52		Tyler Millin turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
15:28	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Emmanuel Akot assists)	6-12
15:28		Tyler Millin shooting foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
15:28		TV timeout
15:28	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-13
15:11	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point layup	8-13
14:45		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
14:43		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
14:24	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	8-15
14:12		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:10		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
13:53		Camryn Weston turnover (carrying)
13:33	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	8-17
13:18		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
13:16		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
13:09	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Elias King assists)	11-17
12:49		Dontaie Allen offensive foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
12:49		Dontaie Allen turnover (offensive foul)
12:37		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Marshall steals)
12:31	+2	Tyrone Marshall makes two point dunk	11-19
12:16		Elias King misses three point jump shot
12:14		Fallou Diagne defensive rebound
12:06	+3	Fallou Diagne makes three point jump shot (Jordan Rawls assists)	11-22
12:04		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
12:04		TV timeout
11:38	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup	13-22
11:26		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals)
11:19		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
11:17		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
11:07		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-22
11:07		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:07		Tyrone Marshall defensive rebound
10:49		Jared Coleman-Jones blocks Fallou Diagne's two point layup
10:47		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	16-22
10:45		Emmanuel Akot shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
10:45		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:45		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	16-24
10:19	+2	Elias King makes two point dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	18-24
10:12		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
10:02	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	18-26
9:39		Elias King turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Akot steals)
9:33		Teafale Lenard Jr. blocks Emmanuel Akot's two point layup
9:31		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
9:24		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass)
9:02		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
9:00		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
8:34		Jamarion Sharp blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup
8:32		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
8:31		Jestin Porter personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
8:11		Jestin Porter shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-27
8:11	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-28
7:56	+3	Tyler Millin makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	21-28
7:21		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
7:19		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	21-30
7:05	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	23-30
6:41	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	23-32
6:21	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	25-32
5:57		Camryn Weston personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
5:57		TV timeout
5:39	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Akot assists)	25-35
5:22	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup (Tyler Millin assists)	27-35
5:02	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	27-37
4:49		Jamarion Sharp blocks Eli Lawrence's two point layup
4:47		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
4:41		DeAndre Dishman misses two point layup
4:39		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
4:28		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass)
4:14	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point layup	29-37
3:54		Jairus Hamilton turnover (lost ball) (Camryn Weston steals)
3:47	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	31-37
3:47		Jairus Hamilton turnover (lost ball) (Teafale Lenard Jr. steals)
3:47	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point alley-oop dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	33-37
3:38		Camryn Weston personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
3:38		Camryn Weston technical foul
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 1 of 2	33-38
3:38	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 2 of 2	33-39
3:27		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals)
3:25		Dontaie Allen personal foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
3:13		Jump ball. Jared Coleman-Jones vs. Dayvion McKnight (Blue Raiders gains possession)
3:13		Jared Coleman-Jones technical foul
3:13		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover
3:13	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 1 of 2	33-40
3:13	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 2 of 2	33-41
3:10		Jestin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Akot steals)
3:07		Teafale Lenard Jr. technical foul
3:07	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes technical free throw 1 of 1	33-42
2:42		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
2:40		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
2:28		Tyler Millin misses two point jump shot
2:26		Tyler Millin offensive rebound
2:23		Tyler Millin turnover (bad pass) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
2:19		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
2:17		Jordan Rawls offensive rebound
2:04		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
2:02		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
1:36		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
1:34		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point layup	33-44
1:30		Teafale Lenard Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-45
1:18	+3	Elias King makes three point jump shot	36-45
0:58		Jestin Porter personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-46
0:58	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-47
0:43	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Teafale Lenard Jr. assists)	39-47
0:10	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	39-49
0:03		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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McKnight's 33 lead WKU over Middle Tennessee 93-89

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
39
WKU
Hilltoppers
49

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McKnight's 33 lead WKU over Middle Tennessee 93-89

1st Half MTSUBlue Raiders39WKUHilltoppers49

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
39
WKU
Hilltoppers
49