SLIDE SHOW: Hilltoppers prevail in overtime thriller against Murray State
Published 10:49 pm Saturday, December 14, 2024
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) celebrates as the Hilltoppers win 81-76 over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior forward Babacar Faye (5) shoots a layup over Murray State junior forward KyeRon Lindsay (2) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup as Murray State senior guard AJ Ferguson (7) tries to block in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup as Murray State senior guard AJ Ferguson (7) jumps to block in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a layup as Murray State senior guard Terence Harcum (9) reaches to block in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) watches the clock as he runs the ball down the court before the end of regulation in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 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 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots the ball over Murray State senior guard JaCobi Wood (24) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) defends the ball against Murray State senior guard Terence Harcum (9) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup over Murray State senior guard AJ Ferguson (7) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup over Murray State junior forward Alden Applewhite (13) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) passes the ball to senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) around Murray State junior forward KyeRon Lindsay (2) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) shoots a layup over Murray State junior forward Alden Applewhite (13) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona calls out instructions from the sidelines in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup over Murray State senior guard AJ Ferguson (7) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup as Murray State senior guard JaCobi Wood (24), senior forward Nick Ellington (23) and senior guard Kylen Milton (0) defend in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) tries to move the ball around Murray State senior guard AJ Ferguson (7) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a layup over Murray State senior guard AJ Ferguson (7) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) shoots a layup over Murray State junior guard Justin Morgan (11) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a three-pointer in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Hilltoppers celebrate a three-pointer made by Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior forward Babacar Faye (5) shoots a layup as Murray State senior guard JaCobi Wood (24) jumps to block in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a three-pointer in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup around Murray State junior forward KyeRon Lindsay (2) in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) celebrates with graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) as the Hilltoppers win 81-76 over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky fans cheer as the Hilltoppers win 81-76 over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona gives graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) a high-five as he comes off the court in the Hilltoppers’ 81-76 win over the Murray State Racers in overtime at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won 81-76 in overtime against the Murray State Racers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, earning their fourth straight win.
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