SLIDE SHOW: Tops earn sixth straight win after besting Kentucky Wesleyan
Published 11:06 pm Saturday, December 21, 2024
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) celebrates with his teammates on making a three-pointer after tripping up Kentucky Wesleyan fifth year guard Alex Gray (1) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a layup around Kentucky Wesleyan fifth year guard Kennedy Miles (2) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup as Kentucky Wesleyan fifth year guard Alex Gray (1) jumps to block in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a layup around Kentucky Wesleyan senior forward Edward Jones Jr. (12) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup over Kentucky Wesleyan junior forward Terrence Ringo Jr. (34) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Western Kentucky University cheerleaders fly the WKU flags as they run out onto the court at the start of the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona gathers the team in a huddle at the start of their 91-71 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) /jumps to dunk the ball as Kentucky Wesleyan junior guard Logan McIntire (33) reaches to block in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) jumps to pass the ball to senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) around Kentucky Wesleyan junior forward Terrence Ringo Jr. (34) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) reaches to recover a loose ball before Kentucky Wesleyan fifth year guard Kennedy Miles (2) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a layup between Kentucky Wesleyan senior forward Edward Jones Jr. (12) and junior guard Logan McIntire (33) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) trips up Kentucky Wesleyan fifth year guard Alex Gray (1) as he fakes moving around him in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup over Kentucky Wesleyan junior guard Quentin Toles (0) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) tries to hang onto the ball as Kentucky Wesleyan fifth year guards Kaeveon Mitchell (21), Alex Gray (1) and Kennedy Miles (2) try to knock it from his hands in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a layup over Kentucky Wesleyan junior guard Logan McIntire (33) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a layup over Kentucky Wesleyan junior guard Logan McIntire (33) and fifth year guard Kennedy Miles (2) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky sophomore guard Jack Edelen (15) shoots a three-pointer in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona shouts instructions from the sidelines in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) tries to move the ball around Kentucky Wesleyan fifth year guard Alex Gray (1) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) reaches to block Kentucky Wesleyan senior forward Edward Jones Jr. (12) from passing the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a three-pointer over Kentucky Wesleyan junior forward Fatih Huyuk (19) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup over Kentucky Wesleyan junior guard Quentin Toles (0) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Tyler Olden (31) shoots a three-pointer over Kentucky Wesleyan junior guard Carter Bischoff (13) in the Hilltoppers’ 91-71 win over the Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) gives fist bumps to fans after the Hilltoppers won 91-71 over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Hilltoppers won 91-71 over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Don McHenry scored 29 points, followed by Braxton Bayless with 18 and Julius Thedford with 17. WKU will play Michigan next Sunday.
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