SLIDE SHOW: Tops drop home game against Jax State
Published 5:18 am Friday, January 10, 2025
The Hilltoppers fall 73-67 to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State sophomore forward Iaroslav Niagu (99) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) tries to move the ball around Jacksonville State senior forward Marcellus Brigham Jr. (4) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a layup between Jacksonville State sophomore forward Iaroslav Niagu (99) and redshirt senior guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (5) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State sophomore forward Iaroslav Niagu (99) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona gathers the team in a huddle at the start of their 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) dunks the ball in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State redshirt junior center Mason Nicholson (50) reaches to block in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup around Jacksonville State redshirt junior center Mason Nicholson (50) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State sophomore forward Iaroslav Niagu (99) reaches to block in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) moves the ball around Jacksonville State redshirt senior guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (5) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky redshirt senior forward Blaise Keita (1) communicates with his teammates in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a three-pointer in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State redshirt junior center Mason Nicholson (50) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State freshman guard Quel’Ron House (2) reaches to block in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup over Jacksonville State senior forward Marcellus Brigham Jr. (4) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a three-pointer over Jacksonville State redshirt sophomore guard Jao Ituka (10) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a three-pointer in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a three-pointer over Jacksonville State senior forward Marcellus Brigham Jr. (4) in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State sophomore forward Iaroslav Niagu (99) and senior forward Michael Hogue (6) jump to block in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a layup in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) shoots a layup as Jacksonville State redshirt junior center Mason Nicholson (50) reaches to block in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona communicates with his players in the Tops’ 73-67 loss to the Jax State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Hilltoppers lost 73-67 to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. WKU drops to 1-2 in conference play.
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