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McHenry's 18 lead Western Kentucky over Liberty 70-68 in CUSA opener
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Don McHenry's 18 points helped Western Kentucky defeat Liberty 70-68 to open Conference USA play on Saturday night.
McHenry was 8 of 13 shooting (1 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Hilltoppers (12-3). Dontaie Allen was 4 of 6 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the line to add 13 points. Rodney Howard and Brandon Newman both added 11 points. The Hilltoppers extended their winning streak to eight games.
The Flames (11-5) were led by Zach Cleveland, who posted 23 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Liberty also got 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals from Kyle Rode.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Hilltoppers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:43 | | Â | Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:41 |  | Â | Colin Porter defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:31 | | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 19:04 | | +3 | Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:36 | | Â | Joseph Venzant personal foul | Â |
| 18:17 | | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Colin Porter defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | Babacar Faye personal foul | Â |
| 17:54 | | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Zach Cleveland offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Babacar Faye shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:52 | | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-3 |
| 17:40 | | Â | Khristian Lander misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:38 | | Â | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:29 | | +3 | Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | | Â | Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Colin Porter defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Joseph Venzant offensive foul | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Joseph Venzant turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:54 | | +2 | Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Khristian Lander assists) | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | | +2 | Colin Porter makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists) | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | | Â | Rodney Howard turnover (Zach Cleveland steals) | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | Brody Peebles misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:13 | | Â | Rodney Howard defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:07 | | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point jump shot | 6-7 |
| 15:51 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Brandon Newman defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:34 | | Â | Brandon Newman personal foul | Â |
| 15:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:29 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:27 | | Â | Brandon Newman defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 15:17 | | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:41 | | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:39 | | Â | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 14:14 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:12 | | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:59 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists) | 9-7 |
| 13:42 | | +2 | Dontaie Allen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 9-9 |
| 13:12 | | Â | Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 13:06 | | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point driving layup | 9-11 |
| 12:50 | | Â | Don McHenry personal foul | Â |
| 12:45 | | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point hook shot | 11-11 |
| 12:37 | | Â | Brandon Newman turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (Brandon Newman steals) | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Brandon Newman misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:20 | | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:14 | | +2 | Shiloh Robinson makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 13-11 |
| 12:02 | | +2 | Khristian Lander makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists) | 13-13 |
| 11:40 | | +2 | Shiloh Robinson makes two point driving reverse layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 15-13 |
| 11:29 | | Â | Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:27 | | Â | Brody Peebles defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:18 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Shiloh Robinson assists) | 18-13 |
| 10:56 | | +3 | Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Brandon Newman assists) | 18-16 |
| 10:41 | | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Dontaie Allen defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Zach Cleveland personal foul | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | Ben Southerland defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:57 | | Â | Don McHenry blocks Brody Peebles's three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Kyle Rode turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:32 | | Â | Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass) (Shiloh Robinson steals) | Â |
| 9:08 | | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:02 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson personal foul | Â |
| 8:54 | | Â | Ben Southerland personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup | 18-18 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | Shiloh Robinson makes two point alley-oop layup (Colin Porter assists) | 20-18 |
| 7:39 | | Â | Ben Southerland blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:37 | | Â | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | Brandon Newman offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Hilltoppers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 22-18 |
| 6:58 | | Â | Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:43 | | +2 | Kaden Metheny makes two point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 24-18 |
| 6:33 | | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:22 | | Â | Rodney Howard defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:16 | | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point layup | 24-20 |
| 5:55 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Brandon Newman defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Colin Porter defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Hilltoppers kicked ball violation | Â |
| 5:22 | | Â | Kaden Metheny turnover (Enoch Kalambay steals) | Â |
| 5:17 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay turnover (Gabriel McKay steals) | Â |
| 4:54 | | Â | Colin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Brandon Newman defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay offensive foul | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Khristian Lander shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:33 | | +1 | Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-20 |
| 4:24 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson blocks Khristian Lander's two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Don McHenry assists) | 25-22 |
| 3:47 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:38 | | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point jump shot | 25-24 |
| 3:22 | | +3 | Shiloh Robinson makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 28-24 |
| 3:04 | | Â | Brandon Newman turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Rode steals) | Â |
| 2:53 | | +3 | Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists) | 31-24 |
| 2:40 | | +3 | Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists) | 31-27 |
| 2:10 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Kyle Rode personal foul | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 1:54 | | +3 | Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists) | 31-30 |
| 1:31 | | Â | Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:29 | | Â | Dontaie Allen defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point floating jump shot | 31-32 |
| 1:11 | | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Ben Southerland misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Rodney Howard defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:45 | | Â | Ben Southerland personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:45 | | +1 | Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-33 |
| 0:45 | | +1 | Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-34 |
| 0:29 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Kyle Rode offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:21 | | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point dunk (Kyle Rode assists) | 33-34 |
| 0:15 | | Â | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |