SLIDE SHOW: Liberty shuts down WKU in final home game of season
Published 4:57 pm Saturday, March 8, 2025
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Liberty junior forward Owen Aquino (8) and senior guard Jayvon Maughmer (32) block a layup by Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona shows frustration on the sidelines in their 90-61 loss to the Liberty Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup over Liberty redshirt junior Zander Yates (11) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup around Liberty redshirt senior guard Jayvon Maughmer (32) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) shoots a layup between Liberty redshirt senior guard Jayvon Maughmer (32) and junior guard Colin Porter (0) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Liberty junior forward Zach Cleveland (25) knocks Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) in the mouth as he goes up for a layup in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup between Liberty redshirt senior guards Jayvon Maughmer (32) and Taelon Peter (2) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) shoots a layup as he jumps over Liberty redshirt senior guard Taelon Peter (2) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) shoots a layup over Liberty freshman forward Will Gibson (15) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona gathers the team in a huddle before the start of their 90-61 loss to the Liberty Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup around Liberty redshirt senior guard Taelon Peter (2) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup over Liberty junior forward Zach Cleveland (25) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) goes up for a layup as Liberty junior forward Owen Aquino (8) knocks it from his hands in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a layup around Liberty junior guard Colin Porter (0) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) shoots a layup over Liberty redshirt senior guard Kaden Metheny (3) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) pushes past Liberty redshirt senior guard Jayvon Maughmer (32) to shoot a layup in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) shoots a layup over Liberty redshirt senior guard Taelon Peter (2) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Tyler Olden (31) shoots a three-pointer over Liberty redshirt sophomore guard JC Shirer Jr. (10) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky redshirt senior forward Blaise Keita (1) shoots a layup beside Liberty junior forward Owen Aquino (8) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup as Liberty redshirt junior forward Bryson Spell (5) reaches to block in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Jaylen Dorsey (22) shoots a three-pointer past Liberty redshirt junior forward Bryson Spell (5) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) shoots a layup between Liberty redshirt senior guards Kaden Metheny (3) and Jayvon Maughmer (32) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a three-pointer over Liberty junior guard Colin Porter (0) in the Tops’ 90-61 loss to the Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona gathers the team in a huddle during a timeout in their 90-61 loss to the Liberty Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers lost 90-61 to the Liberty Flames in the final home game of the season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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