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McHenry's 18 lead Western Kentucky over Liberty 70-68 in CUSA opener

AP
Jan 06, 2024

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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1st Half
LIB
Flames
33
WKU
Hilltoppers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:43		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
19:41		Colin Porter defensive rebound
19:31		Zach Cleveland turnover (traveling)
19:04	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	0-3
18:41		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
18:39		Don McHenry defensive rebound
18:36		Joseph Venzant personal foul
18:17		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
18:15		Colin Porter defensive rebound
18:00		Babacar Faye personal foul
17:54		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
17:52		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
17:52		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
17:52		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:52	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-3
17:40		Khristian Lander misses two point layup
17:38		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
17:29	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	4-3
17:22		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
17:20		Colin Porter defensive rebound
17:12		Joseph Venzant offensive foul
17:12		Joseph Venzant turnover (offensive foul)
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		Rodney Howard turnover (Zach Cleveland steals)
16:15		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
16:13		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
16:07	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	6-7
15:51		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
15:49		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
15:42		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
15:40		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
15:34		Brandon Newman personal foul
15:34		TV timeout
15:29		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
15:27		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
15:19		Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
15:17		Flames defensive rebound
14:59		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
14:57		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
14:41		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
14:39		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
14:25		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball)
14:14		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
14:12		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
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		Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass)
13:06	+2	Don McHenry makes two point driving layup	9-11
12:50		Don McHenry personal foul
12:45	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point hook shot	11-11
12:37		Brandon Newman turnover (traveling)
12:29		Zach Cleveland turnover (Brandon Newman steals)
12:22		Brandon Newman misses two point jump shot
12:20		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
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		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
11:27		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
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		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
10:39		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
10:39		Zach Cleveland personal foul
10:39		TV timeout
10:26		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
10:24		Ben Southerland defensive rebound
10:00		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
9:58		Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound
9:57		Don McHenry blocks Brody Peebles's three point jump shot
9:55		Flames offensive rebound
9:43		Kyle Rode turnover (traveling)
9:32		Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass) (Shiloh Robinson steals)
9:08		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
9:06		Don McHenry defensive rebound
9:02		Shiloh Robinson personal foul
8:54		Ben Southerland personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
8:46		Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass)
8:28		Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup
8:26		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
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		Ben Southerland blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point jump shot
7:37		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
7:37		TV timeout
7:27		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
7:25		Brandon Newman offensive rebound
7:23		Hilltoppers turnover (shot clock violation)
7:10	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	22-18
6:58		Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
6:56		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
6:43	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	24-18
6:33		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
6:31		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
6:24		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
6:22		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
6:16	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	24-20
5:55		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
5:53		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
5:46		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
5:44		Colin Porter defensive rebound
5:33		Hilltoppers kicked ball violation
5:22		Kaden Metheny turnover (Enoch Kalambay steals)
5:17		Enoch Kalambay turnover (Gabriel McKay steals)
4:54		Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
4:52		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
4:47		Enoch Kalambay offensive foul
4:47		Enoch Kalambay turnover (offensive foul)
4:33		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
4:33		Kaden Metheny misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:33	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-20
4:24		Shiloh Robinson blocks Khristian Lander's two point jump shot
4:22		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
4:13	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Don McHenry assists)	25-22
3:47		Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
3:45		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
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		Brandon Newman turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Rode steals)
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		Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot
2:08		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
2:08		Kyle Rode personal foul
2:08		TV timeout
1:54	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	31-30
1:31		Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot
1:29		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Don McHenry makes two point floating jump shot	31-32
1:11		Flames 30 second timeout
0:55		Ben Southerland misses three point jump shot
0:53		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
0:45		Ben Southerland personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
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		Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
0:27		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
0:21	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point dunk (Kyle Rode assists)	33-34
0:15		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LIB
Flames
35
WKU
Hilltoppers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)	35-34
19:24		Khristian Lander turnover (Kyle Rode steals)
19:13		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
19:11		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
19:03		Colin Porter personal foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
18:53	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	35-36
18:43	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	37-36
18:43		Don McHenry shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
18:43	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-36
18:33	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup	38-38
18:24		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
18:22		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
18:17		Enoch Kalambay turnover (Kyle Rode steals)
18:05		Zach Cleveland turnover (traveling)
17:54		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
17:52		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
17:43		Khristian Lander misses two point hook shot
17:41		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
17:15		Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
17:13		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
17:08		Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
17:08	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-39
17:08	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-40
16:43		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
16:41		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
16:29		Colin Porter personal foul
16:20		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:18		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
16:02	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	41-40
15:53		Colin Porter shooting foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:53	+1	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-41
15:39		Tyrone Marshall Jr. blocks Joseph Venzant's three point jump shot
15:37		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
15:32		Enoch Kalambay turnover (Kyle Rode steals)
15:28		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
15:26		Kaden Metheny offensive rebound
15:18		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
15:18		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-41
15:04		Kyle Rode kicked ball violation
14:57		Babacar Faye offensive foul
14:57		Babacar Faye turnover (offensive foul)
14:45		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
14:43		Don McHenry defensive rebound
14:24		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
14:22		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
14:22		Rodney Howard personal foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul)
14:08		Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:06		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
13:49	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point driving layup	42-43
13:35		Khristian Lander personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
13:18		Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup
13:16		Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound
13:12		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
13:10		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
13:03		Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
13:03		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:03	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-44
12:40		Dontaie Allen personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
12:39		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
12:37		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
12:37		Brandon Newman shooting foul (Kyle Rode draws the foul)
12:37	+1	Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-44
12:37	+1	Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-44
12:28		Zach Cleveland personal foul
12:26	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Don McHenry assists)	44-46
12:02		Enoch Kalambay blocks Zach Cleveland's two point jump shot
12:00		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
11:48		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
11:46		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
11:44	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup	44-48
11:24		Zach Cleveland turnover (traveling)
11:24		TV timeout
11:14		Rodney Howard offensive foul
11:14		Rodney Howard turnover (offensive foul)
10:56		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
10:54		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
10:54		Shiloh Robinson personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-49
10:54	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-50
10:33		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
10:31		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
10:16	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	44-53
9:49		Shiloh Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Babacar Faye steals)
9:38		Dontaie Allen offensive foul
9:38		Dontaie Allen turnover (offensive foul)
9:17		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
9:15		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
9:02		Khristian Lander turnover (Joseph Venzant steals)
9:02		Khristian Lander personal foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-53
9:02	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-53
8:46	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	46-56
8:24		Colin Porter turnover (lost ball)
8:03	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	46-58
7:50	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point running dunk	48-58
7:50		Flames 30 second timeout
7:50		TV timeout
7:34		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
7:32		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
7:22		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass)
7:22		TV timeout
7:06		Rodney Howard misses two point layup
7:04		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
6:48		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
6:48		Joseph Venzant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:48	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-58
6:40		Zach Cleveland shooting foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 3	49-59
6:40		Dontaie Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 3
6:40	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-60
6:31	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point driving layup	51-60
6:00		Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
5:58		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
5:58		Rodney Howard personal foul (Kyle Rode draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
5:58		Kyle Rode misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:58		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
5:50		Khristian Lander turnover (Colin Porter steals)
5:40		Joseph Venzant misses two point layup
5:38		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
5:38		Dontaie Allen turnover (Joseph Venzant steals)
5:36		Joseph Venzant turnover (Dontaie Allen steals)
5:34		Kyle Rode personal foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
5:34		Dontaie Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:34		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
5:20		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
5:18		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	52-62
4:52		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
4:50		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
4:42	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	52-65
4:32		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
4:32		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:32		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
4:29	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	55-65
4:18		Don McHenry turnover (lost ball)
4:07	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	58-65
3:55		Don McHenry offensive foul
3:55		Don McHenry turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:48		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
3:46		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
3:40	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point driving layup	58-67
3:40		Kyle Rode shooting foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
3:40	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-68
3:33	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	60-68
3:32		Flames 30 second timeout
3:17		Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-69
3:17		Enoch Kalambay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:17		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
3:16		Kaden Metheny turnover (lost ball)
3:15		Brandon Newman turnover (bad pass) (Zach Cleveland steals)
3:11		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
2:55		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:53		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
2:45		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
2:45		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:45		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
2:43		Kyle Rode misses two point layup
2:41		Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound
2:36		Khristian Lander personal foul (Colin Porter draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
2:35	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
2:23		Rodney Howard turnover (Shiloh Robinson steals)
2:21		Flames 60 second timeout
2:02		Zach Cleveland misses two point hook shot
2:00		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
1:36		Dontaie Allen misses two point jump shot
1:34		Colin Porter defensive rebound
1:27		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
1:25		Kaden Metheny offensive rebound
1:19	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	66-69
1:13		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:53		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
0:51		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
0:30		Kyle Rode misses two point layup
0:28		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
0:27		Joseph Venzant personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
0:27		Rodney Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
0:20	+2	Colin Porter makes two point layup	68-70
0:13		Kaden Metheny personal foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
0:13		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Colin Porter defensive rebound
0:05		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
0:03		Kaden Metheny offensive rebound
0:01		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
0:00		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rodney Howard defensive rebound