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Faye's 19 help Western Kentucky defeat Evansville 79-65
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Babacar Faye's 19 points helped Western Kentucky defeat Evansville 79-65 on Saturday.
Faye had 12 rebounds for the Hilltoppers (5-3). Don McHenry scored 17 points and added three steals. Julius Thedford shot 4 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.
The Purple Aces (3-6) were led by Cameron Haffner, who posted 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Gabriel Pozzato added 19 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Evansville. Tayshawn Comer finished with 12 points.
Western Kentucky used a 10-0 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 55-41 with 12:30 remaining before finishing off the win.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Babacar Faye vs. Joshua Hughes (Tayshawn Comer gains possession) | Â |
| 19:31 | | Â | Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:29 |  | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:08 | | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:49 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:47 | | Â | Babacar Faye defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:38 | | +3 | Babacar Faye makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:58 | | +3 | Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists) | 6-0 |
| 17:24 | | Â | Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Khristian Lander defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:14 | | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:44 | | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot | 6-3 |
| 16:31 | | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:17 | | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point dunk | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | Khristian Lander defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:10 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato blocks Don McHenry's two point layup | Â |
| 15:56 | | Â | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:56 | | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | | +2 | Babacar Faye makes two point dunk (Don McHenry assists) | 8-5 |
| 15:33 | | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:31 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:23 | | Â | Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:11 | | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists) | 8-7 |
| 14:58 | | Â | Babacar Faye misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:56 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:25 | | +2 | Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists) | 10-7 |
| 14:09 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay personal foul | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | Babacar Faye defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:50 | | +2 | Julius Thedford makes two point jump shot | 12-7 |
| 13:35 | | Â | Tanner Cuff turnover (Jalen Jackson steals) | Â |
| 13:30 | | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists) | 14-7 |
| 13:12 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:07 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay turnover (bad pass) (Tanner Cuff steals) | Â |
| 13:07 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 12:48 | | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists) | 14-10 |
| 12:21 | | Â | Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:19 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Purple Aces offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | Braxton Bayless personal foul | Â |
| 11:51 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Julius Thedford defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer personal foul | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:40 | | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-10 |
| 11:40 | | Â | Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Babacar Faye offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:27 | | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato turnover (Babacar Faye steals) | Â |
| 11:10 | | Â | Julius Thedford misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:08 | | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Connor Turnbull makes three point jump shot (Cam Haffner assists) | 15-13 |
| 10:48 | | Â | Khristian Lander turnover (lost ball) (Kaia Berridge steals) | Â |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point layup (Kaia Berridge assists) | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | | Â | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 10:22 | | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Babacar Faye offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:11 | | +1 | Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-15 |
| 10:11 | | +1 | Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-15 |
| 9:52 | | Â | Kaia Berridge misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:50 | | Â | Babacar Faye defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Don McHenry turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 9:31 | | +3 | Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot (Cam Haffner assists) | 17-18 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Braxton Bayless makes two point layup | 19-18 |
| 8:52 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:50 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | Kaia Berridge turnover (Khristian Lander steals) | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Khristian Lander turnover (Joshua Hughes steals) | Â |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point layup | 19-20 |
| 7:34 | | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Joshua Hughes defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup | 19-22 |
| 7:07 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Braxton Bayless turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:45 | | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Joshua Hughes personal foul | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Cam Haffner shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-22 |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 6:24 | | Â | Jalen Jackson personal foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:16 | | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:58 | | +3 | Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot | 24-22 |
| 5:42 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Purple Aces offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:38 | | Â | Jalen Jackson personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:31 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:13 | | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:53 | | +1 | Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-23 |
| 4:53 | | +1 | Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-24 |
| 4:37 | | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Connor Turnbull defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Joshua Hughes offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:58 | | +2 | Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup | 26-24 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Connor Turnbull makes two point layup (Tanner Cuff assists) | 26-26 |
| 3:13 | | Â | Enoch Kalambay turnover (Joshua Hughes steals) | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Leeroy Odiahi blocks Cam Haffner's two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | Purple Aces offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Hilltoppers defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks Babacar Faye's two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Babacar Faye offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks Babacar Faye's two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Connor Turnbull defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:04 | | Â | Tanner Cuff offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:59 | | +3 | Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists) | 26-29 |
| 1:40 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Gabriel Pozzato makes two point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists) | 26-31 |
| 1:09 | | +3 | Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists) | 29-31 |
| 0:47 | | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:47 | | +1 | Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-32 |
| 0:47 | | +1 | Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-33 |
| 0:39 | | +3 | Braxton Bayless makes three point jump shot | 32-33 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |