SLIDE SHOW: Tops bounce back for 85-69 win over Kennesaw State
Published 5:10 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025
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The Hilltoppers celebrate astray win 85-69 against the Kennesaw State Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup over Kennesaw State fifth year forward Rongie Gordon (25) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) moves the ball around Kennesaw State freshman guard Adrian Wooley (14) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup as Kennesaw State freshman guard Jamil Miller (10) and fifth year guard Delaney Heard (11) reach to block in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona shouts instructions from the sidelines in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Kennesaw State Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup between Kennesaw State freshman guard Jamil Miller (10) and fifth year guard Delaney Heard (11) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup beside Kennesaw State freshman forward Braedan Lue (13) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a layup around Kennesaw State fifth year forward Rongie Gordon (25) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots the ball over Kennesaw State fifth year guard Ricardo Wright (1) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Kennesaw State sophomore forward Frankquon Sherman (6) reaches to block a layup by Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) shoots a free throw in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Kennesaw State Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) shoots a layup over Kennesaw State fifth year forward Rongie Gordon (25) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) shoots a layup as Kennesaw State senior center Andre Weir (3) reaches to block in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona shouts instructions from the sidelines in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Kennesaw State Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) moves in to shoot a layup between Kennesaw State fifth year forward Rongie Gordon (25) and fifth year guard Delaney Heard (11) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup beside Kennesaw State fifth year forward Rongie Gordon (25) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a three-pointer over Kennesaw State freshman guard Jamil Miller (10) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a layup beside Kennesaw State freshman guard Adrian Wooley (14) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Kennesaw State Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) looks to pass the ball around Kennesaw State junior guard Simeon Cottle (5) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup in front of Kennesaw State junior guard Simeon Cottle (5) in the Hilltoppers’ 85-69 win against the Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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The Hilltoppers celebrate astray win 85-69 against the Kennesaw State Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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The Hilltoppers won 85-69 against the Kennesaw State Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
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