Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ USC Trojans
NIT - 2nd ROUND
26-10, 8-5 Away
79
26-10, 8-5 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WKU | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 79 |
USC | 23 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 75 |
24-12, 13-5 Home
75
24-12, 13-5 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
54% (30-56)
Field Goal %
47% (29-62)
33% (3-9)
Three Point %
38% (9-24)
94% (16-17)
Free Throw %
42% (8-19)
12
Turnovers
8
32
Rebounds
27
7
Largest Lead
7
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
ESPN2
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:D.G. Nelson
Referee:David Hall
Probabilities & Game Flow
100%
--WKU
0%
--USC
According to ESPN Analytics
Shot Chart
- Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Victor Uyaelunmo made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Justin Johnson made Jumper.
- Jonah Mathews made Layup.
- Dwight Coleby made Layup.
- Victor Uyaelunmo missed Layup.
- Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
- Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Darius Thompson missed Dunk.
- Elijah Stewart missed Layup.
- Elijah Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
- Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby made Jumper.
- Nick Rakocevic missed Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jonah Mathews made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Elijah Stewart made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Justin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Jonah Mathews missed Layup.
- Jonah Mathews missed Jumper.
- Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonah Mathews.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Derryck Thornton made Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby missed Jumper.
- Taveion Hollingsworth made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
- Justin Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
- Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
- Nick Rakocevic missed Layup.
- Nick Rakocevic made Layup. Assisted by Derryck Thornton.
- Josh Anderson made Layup.
- Derryck Thornton missed Layup.
- Derryck Thornton missed Layup.
- Elijah Stewart made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Josh Anderson made Layup.
- Nick Rakocevic missed Free Throw.
- Nick Rakocevic made Free Throw.
- Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
- Marek Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Jake Ohmer.
- Derryck Thornton made Layup. Assisted by Shaqquan Aaron.
- Jake Ohmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Victor Uyaelunmo made Free Throw.
- Victor Uyaelunmo made Free Throw.
- Dwight Coleby made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Ohmer.
- Jordan Usher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Jake Ohmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
- Jonah Mathews missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jake Ohmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Usher missed Layup.
- Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
- Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Free Throw.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Free Throw.
- Darius Thompson made Layup.
- Derryck Thornton missed Jumper.
- Jake Ohmer made Free Throw.
- Jake Ohmer made Free Throw.
- Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derryck Thornton.
- Dwight Coleby missed Dunk.
- Justin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Elijah Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shaqquan Aaron made Free Throw.
- Shaqquan Aaron missed Free Throw.
- Darius Thompson missed Jumper.
- Justin Johnson missed Layup.
- Jordan Usher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Layup.
- Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
- Elijah Stewart missed Layup.
- Nick Rakocevic made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.
- Jordan Usher made Layup.
- Jordan Usher made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Victor Uyaelunmo missed Free Throw.
- Victor Uyaelunmo missed Free Throw.
- Darius Thompson made Jumper.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jonah Mathews missed Jumper.
- Victor Uyaelunmo missed Free Throw.
- Victor Uyaelunmo made Free Throw.
- Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Layup.
- Josh Anderson made Layup.
- Nick Rakocevic made Jumper. Assisted by Jonah Mathews.
- Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Layup.
- Justin Johnson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
- Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
- Shaqquan Aaron missed Layup.
- Josh Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
- Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
- Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
- Jonah Mathews made Free Throw.
- Jonah Mathews missed Free Throw.
- Jonah Mathews made Jumper.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Layup.
- Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
- Elijah Stewart made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Josh Anderson missed Layup.
- Josh Anderson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Nick Rakocevic missed Free Throw.
- Nick Rakocevic missed Free Throw.
- Nick Rakocevic made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Jake Ohmer missed Jumper.
- Jonah Mathews missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
- Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper.
- Darius Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
- Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Darius Thompson missed Jumper.
- Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jonah Mathews missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan McLaughlin made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Layup.
- Dwight Coleby made Layup.
- Dwight Coleby made Free Throw.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Jumper.
- Justin Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
- Jonah Mathews missed Jumper.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby made Layup.
- Jordan Usher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
- Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
- Jordan McLaughlin made Jumper.
- Darius Thompson made Free Throw.
- Darius Thompson made Free Throw.
- Jordan Usher missed Free Throw.
- Jordan Usher made Free Throw.
- Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Johnson made Jumper.
- Nick Rakocevic made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
- Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
- Jordan Usher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby made Dunk. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Jordan McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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