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Batcho's 18 lead Louisiana Tech past Western Kentucky 77-67

AP
Jan 23, 2025

RUSTON, La. (AP) Daniel Batcho's 18 points helped Louisiana Tech defeat Western Kentucky 77-67 on Thursday night.

Batcho shot 5 of 7 from the field and 8 for 14 from the line for the Bulldogs (14-6, 3-4 Conference USA). Devin Ree shot 3 for 7 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 12 points. Jordan Crawford had 11 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 3 for 7 from the line.

Don McHenry led the way for the Hilltoppers (11-8, 2-4) with 21 points and four assists. Western Kentucky also got 13 points and eight rebounds from Tyrone Marshall. Enoch Kalambay also had 10 points.

Louisiana Tech led 33-28 at halftime, with Al Green racking up eight points. Batcho scored a team-high 14 points after intermission.

Both teams play Saturday. Louisiana Tech hosts Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky goes on the road to play Sam Houston.

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

1st Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
28
LT
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:36		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:33		Amaree Abram offensive rebound
19:15		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
19:13		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
19:09		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
19:07		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
19:01		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
18:59		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
18:44		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
18:42		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
18:28		Daniel Batcho misses two point layup
18:26		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
18:13		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
18:11		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
18:11		Devin Ree personal foul
17:57		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
17:55		Devin Ree defensive rebound
17:48		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
17:46		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
17:23	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	3-0
17:02		Kaden Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Don McHenry steals)
16:55		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
16:53		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
16:50		Kaden Cooper personal foul
16:49		Enoch Kalambay turnover (bad pass)
16:22		Kaden Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals)
16:02		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:00		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point jump shot (Kaden Cooper assists)	3-2
15:28		Blaise Keita misses two point layup
15:26		Don McHenry offensive rebound
15:25	+3	Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	6-2
15:11		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Jackson steals)
15:06		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
15:04		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
14:46		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
14:44		Don McHenry defensive rebound
14:37		Daniel Batcho shooting foul
14:37		TV timeout
14:37	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-2
14:37	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-2
14:27		Al Green misses three point jump shot
14:25		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
14:14		Will Allen personal foul
14:05		Blaise Keita offensive foul
14:05		Blaise Keita turnover (offensive foul)
13:55	+2	Devin Ree makes two point layup (Al Green assists)	8-4
13:29		Leeroy Odiahi turnover (lost ball) (Will Allen steals)
13:17		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
13:15		Will Allen offensive rebound
13:15		Khristian Lander personal foul
13:01		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul
12:46	+2	Will Allen makes two point layup (Al Green assists)	8-6
12:46		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul
12:46		Will Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:46		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
12:23		Devin Ree blocks Khristian Lander's two point layup
12:21		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
12:21		Jump ball. (Hilltoppers gains possession)
12:17		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
12:15		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
11:58		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
11:56		Al Green defensive rebound
11:49		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
11:47		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
11:37		Jump ball. Sean Newman Jr. vs. Khristian Lander (Bulldogs gains possession)
11:37		Khristian Lander turnover (Sean Newman Jr. steals)
11:37		TV timeout
11:17		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Devin Ree draws the foul)
11:17		Devin Ree misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:17	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
10:53		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:51		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
10:35		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
10:33		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Blaise Keita makes two point jump shot (Jack Edelen assists)	10-7
9:52	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Daniel Batcho assists)	10-10
9:44		Sean Newman Jr. personal foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
9:39	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup	12-10
9:27		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals)
9:21	+2	Jack Edelen makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists)	14-10
9:08		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals)
9:01	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists)	16-10
8:46	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	16-13
8:22		Jack Edelen misses three point jump shot
8:20		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Al Green makes two point layup	16-15
7:37		Don McHenry turnover (lost ball) (Kaden Cooper steals)
7:33	+2	AJ Bates makes two point layup (Kaden Cooper assists)	16-17
7:33		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
7:33		TV timeout
7:19	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup	18-17
6:59		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
6:55		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:53		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
6:36		Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (AJ Bates steals)
6:30		Kaden Cooper misses two point layup
6:28		Jaylen Dorsey defensive rebound
6:10		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
6:08		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
5:56	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (AJ Bates assists)	18-19
5:38		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:36		AJ Bates defensive rebound
5:21	+3	AJ Bates makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	18-22
4:59	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup	20-22
4:59		Kaden Cooper shooting foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
4:59	+1	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-22
4:49		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Devin Ree draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-23
4:49	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
4:34		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
4:32		Devin Ree defensive rebound
4:17		Leeroy Odiahi personal foul (Will Allen draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Will Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-25
4:17	+1	Will Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
3:58		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
3:57		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
3:57		Will Allen personal foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57		Blaise Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:57		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
3:41		AJ Bates turnover (traveling)
3:22		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
3:20		Will Allen defensive rebound
3:12		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
3:10		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
3:04		Amaree Abram personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
3:04		Enoch Kalambay misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:04		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
2:48		Khristian Lander turnover (out of bounds)
2:31	+3	Devin Ree makes three point jump shot (AJ Bates assists)	21-29
2:22		Devin Ree shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	22-29
2:22	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	23-29
2:22	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	24-29
1:59		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Amaree Abram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-30
1:59	+1	Amaree Abram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-31
1:45		AJ Bates shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-31
1:45	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-31
1:26		Jump ball. Daniel Batcho vs. Braxton Bayless (Hilltoppers gains possession)
1:26		Daniel Batcho turnover (lost ball) (Braxton Bayless steals)
1:10	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	28-31
0:38		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Sean Newman Jr. draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-32
0:38	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-33
0:19		Braxton Bayless misses two point layup
0:17		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
0:15		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:03		Kaden Cooper misses two point jump shot
0:01		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
39
LT
Bulldogs
44

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
19:31		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point jump shot	30-33
18:58		Daniel Batcho turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Jackson steals)
18:49		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
18:47		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
18:28		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
18:28		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:28	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-34
18:15		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
18:13		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
18:00		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
17:58		Devin Ree offensive rebound
17:56	+2	Devin Ree makes two point layup	30-36
17:43		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
17:41		Devin Ree defensive rebound
17:22		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
17:22	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-37
17:22		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:22		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
17:10		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
17:08		Jack Edelen offensive rebound
17:04		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
17:02		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
16:56		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-38
16:56		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:56		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
16:50	+3	Jack Edelen makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	33-38
16:32	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	33-41
16:17	+2	Blaise Keita makes two point layup	35-41
15:49		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Devin Ree draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-42
15:49	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-43
15:25		Kaden Cooper personal foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
15:11	+2	Blaise Keita makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	37-43
14:55		Blaise Keita personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
14:47		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Sean Newman Jr. draws the foul)
14:38		Braxton Bayless personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
14:38		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:38		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
14:30		Jack Edelen misses three point jump shot
14:28		Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
14:28		Devin Ree personal foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
14:25		Devin Ree shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
14:25	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-43
14:25		Enoch Kalambay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:25		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
14:22		Kaden Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals)
14:14	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	40-43
14:14		AJ Bates shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
14:14	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-43
13:48		Al Green misses three point jump shot
13:46		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
13:41		Daniel Batcho blocks Braxton Bayless's two point layup
13:39		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
13:33		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
13:33		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:33	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-44
13:18		Braxton Bayless misses two point layup
13:16		AJ Bates defensive rebound
13:08	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	41-47
12:55	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point jump shot	43-47
12:36		Jalen Jackson blocks Sean Newman Jr.'s two point jump shot
12:34		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
12:28		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
12:26		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
12:03		Kaden Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
11:56		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:54		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:40		AJ Bates misses two point layup
11:38		Don McHenry defensive rebound
11:33		Devin Ree blocks Khristian Lander's two point layup
11:31		Will Allen defensive rebound
11:27		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul (Sean Newman Jr. draws the foul)
11:27	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	45-47
11:27	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-48
11:27	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-49
11:13	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	46-49
10:41		AJ Bates misses three point jump shot
10:39		Jordan Crawford offensive rebound
10:38	+2	Jordan Crawford makes two point layup	46-51
10:38		Don McHenry shooting foul (Jordan Crawford draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Jordan Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-52
10:38		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
10:38		TV timeout
10:38	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	48-52
10:18		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:16		Jordan Crawford offensive rebound
10:16		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Sean Newman Jr. draws the foul)
10:07	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-53
10:07	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-54
9:53		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
9:51		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
9:47	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	51-54
9:30		Al Green misses three point jump shot
9:28		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
9:14		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
9:13		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
9:13		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
9:13		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:13	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
8:56		AJ Bates personal foul
8:42		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
8:40		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
8:23		Daniel Batcho misses two point layup
8:21		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
8:07		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
8:07		Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
8:07		Leeroy Odiahi personal foul (Jordan Crawford draws the foul)
8:07		Jordan Crawford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:07		Jordan Crawford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:07		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
7:59		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
7:57		Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
7:44		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
7:42		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup	51-57
7:18		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
7:16		Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
7:07	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Jordan Crawford assists)	51-59
7:07		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
7:07		TV timeout
7:07	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-60
6:54		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
6:52		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
6:48		Devin Ree personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
6:41	+2	Blaise Keita makes two point layup (Don McHenry assists)	53-60
6:21		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:19		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
6:08		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
6:06		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
5:59		Kaden Cooper blocks Don McHenry's three point jump shot
5:57		Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point dunk (Jordan Crawford assists)	53-62
5:18		Jump ball. Tyrone Marshall Jr. vs. Kaden Cooper (Hilltoppers gains possession)
5:04	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	55-62
4:41	+3	Jordan Crawford makes three point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	55-65
4:15		Daniel Batcho shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-65
4:15	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-65
3:54	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	57-67
3:44	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	60-67
3:10		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
3:08		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
3:02		Sean Newman Jr. shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
3:02		TV timeout
3:02	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-67
3:02	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-67
2:41		Jalen Jackson flagrant 1 (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Daniel Batcho makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	62-68
2:41	+1	Daniel Batcho makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	62-69
2:38		Jordan Crawford misses two point layup
2:36		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
2:25		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
2:23		Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
2:15		Don McHenry personal foul (Jordan Crawford draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Jordan Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
2:15		Jordan Crawford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:15		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
2:02		Kaden Cooper personal foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
2:02		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:02		Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
1:41		Don McHenry personal foul (Jordan Crawford draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Jordan Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-71
1:41		Jordan Crawford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:41		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	65-71
1:32		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
1:03	+3	Jordan Crawford makes three point jump shot (Daniel Batcho assists)	65-74
0:51		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
0:49		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
0:39		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
0:37		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:26		Don McHenry personal foul (AJ Bates draws the foul)
0:26	+1	AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-75
0:26		AJ Bates misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:26		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
0:19		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
0:13		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Sean Newman Jr. draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-76
0:13	+1	Sean Newman Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-77
0:08		Jordan Crawford shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-77
0:08	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-77
0:00		End of period

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Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2