Western Kentucky 67, 
Denver 63
Conference Tournament
Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Arkansas) - Neutral Site
Attendance: 3,708
Officials: Rick Hartzell, Ron Groover, John Heatly
Team Rebounds: Western Kentucky (3) Denver (3)
Technicals: Western Kentucky (1 (Bench)) Denver (0)
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKU (14-18) | 34 | 33 | 67 |
| DEN (22-9) | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 62 | 107.4 | 101.0 |
| DEN | 62 | 101.0 | 107.4 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | .632 | 0.208 | 0.087 | 0.706 |
| DEN | .500 | 0.192 | 0.333 | 0.235 |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Teeng Akol | Starter | C | 11:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| - | Jamal Crook | Starter | PG | 32:00 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| - | George Fant | Starter | PF | 31:00 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| - | Derrick Gordon | Starter | SG | 37:00 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 7-12 | 4.8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| - | T.J. Price | Starter | SF | 30:00 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| - | O'Karo Akamune | Bench | SF | 13:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| - | Kahlil McDonald | Bench | PG | 21:00 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| - | Vinny Zollo | Bench | PF | 25:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 200 | 19-34 | 5-8 | 24-34 | 40.5 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 67 | ||||
| 55.9% | 62.5% | 70.6% |
Denver Pioneers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Rob Lewis | Starter | C | 26:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7.1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| - | Brett Olson | Starter | SG | 38:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | Royce O'Neale | Starter | SF | 37:00 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6.8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| - | Brian Stafford | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| - | Chris Udofia | Starter | PF | 35:00 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4.6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| - | Justin Coughlin | Bench | PF | 09:00 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| - | Blake Foeman | Bench | SF | 04:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Cam Griffin | Bench | SG | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Travis Hallam | Bench | SG | 12:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 23-51 | 5-13 | 12-16 | 28.2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| 45.1% | 38.5% | 75.0% |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Jamal Crook 8.8p, 2.6r, 2.7a |
Derrick Gordon 11.9p, 6.7r, 2.1a |
T.J. Price 8.6p, 4.2r, 1.9a |
George Fant 10.1p, 6r, 0.7a |
Teeng Akol 5.8p, 3.2r, 0.3a |
| Rotation | Kahlil McDonald 8.3p, 2.1r, 1.3a |
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O'Karo Akamune 2.4p, 2.8r, 0.2a |
Vinny Zollo 3.8p, 2.9r, 0.6a |
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Denver Pioneers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Brian Stafford 14.5p, 1.8r, 2.1a |
Brett Olson 7.6p, 2.2r, 2a |
Royce O'Neale 9.9p, 5.8r, 2.1a |
Chris Udofia 14.5p, 5.2r, 2.6a |
Rob Lewis 7.4p, 3.2r, 1.7a |
| Rotation | |
Travis Hallam 2.2p, 0.8r, 1.7a |
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| Lim PT | |
Cam Griffin 0.7p, 0.5r, 0.6a |
Blake Foeman 1.5p, 0.6r, 0.5a |
Justin Coughlin 3.8p, 0.8r, 0.8a |
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