Utah Utes vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
NIT - SEMIFINAL
64
27-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WKU | 19 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 64 |
UTAH | 11 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 69 |
23-11
69
23-11
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- David Collette missed Dunk.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- David Collette missed Layup.
- Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby missed Jumper.
- Justin Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Tyler Rawson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby missed Jumper.
- Tyler Rawson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Layup.
- Tyler Rawson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
- Gabe Bealer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sedrick Barefield.
- Dwight Coleby made Layup.
- David Collette missed Jumper.
- Darius Thompson made Free Throw.
- Darius Thompson made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
- Tyler Rawson made Layup.
- Dwight Coleby missed Jumper.
- Darius Thompson made Jumper.
- Chris Seeley missed Layup.
- Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Rawson missed Jumper.
- Donnie Tillman missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
- Donnie Tillman missed Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Donnie Tillman made Layup.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby missed Dunk.
- Dwight Coleby missed Layup.
- Darius Thompson missed Jumper.
- Jake Ohmer missed Layup.
- Donnie Tillman made Layup.
- Donnie Tillman missed Free Throw.
- Josh Anderson missed Free Throw.
- Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
- David Collette made Jumper.
- Jake Ohmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Rawson made Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Justin Bibbins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Bibbins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sedrick Barefield.
- Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- David Collette made Jumper.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- David Collette missed Jumper.
- Josh Anderson missed Jumper.
- Justin Bibbins missed Jumper.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
- Justin Bibbins made Layup.
- Jake Ohmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield made Jumper.
- Taveion Hollingsworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
- Donnie Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Rawson.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield made Free Throw.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Free Throw.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Jumper.
- Justin Bibbins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Lamonte Bearden made Layup. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
- David Collette made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Rawson.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden made Dunk. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Darius Thompson missed Jumper.
- Tyler Rawson made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield made Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Free Throw.
- Sedrick Barefield made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Layup.
- Justin Bibbins made Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Layup.
- Justin Bibbins missed Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Jumper.
- Darius Thompson missed Layup.
- Dwight Coleby made Layup.
- Sedrick Barefield made Jumper. Assisted by David Collette.
- Jake Ohmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taveion Hollingsworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwight Coleby.
- David Collette made Layup.
- Justin Johnson made Jumper.
- Donnie Tillman made Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Jumper.
- Chris Seeley missed Dunk.
- Jake Ohmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield made Jumper.
- Josh Anderson missed Free Throw.
- Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Jumper.
- David Collette made Layup.
- Josh Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- David Collette missed Free Throw.
- David Collette made Free Throw.
- Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
- Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
- Tyler Rawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- Justin Bibbins missed Jumper.
- Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
- David Collette missed Dunk.
- Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Jumper.
- Tyler Rawson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Dwight Coleby made Free Throw.
- Dwight Coleby made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- David Collette made Free Throw.
- David Collette made Free Throw.
- Tyler Rawson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Layup.
- Lamonte Bearden missed Jumper.
- Dwight Coleby made Free Throw.
- Dwight Coleby made Free Throw.
- Darius Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Darius Thompson.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Rawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sedrick Barefield missed Free Throw.
- Sedrick Barefield made Free Throw.
- Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: WKU, 61.6
Win %: WKU, 59.8
Win %: WKU, 61.5
Win %: WKU, 59.1
Win %: WKU, 60.8
Win %: WKU, 59
Win %: WKU, 61.4
Win %: WKU, 61.4
Win %: WKU, 59.6
Win %: WKU, 59
Win %: WKU, 60.8
Win %: WKU, 58.9
Win %: WKU, 58.7
Win %: WKU, 61
Win %: WKU, 66.7
Win %: WKU, 68.7
Win %: WKU, 68.7
Win %: WKU, 67.1
Win %: WKU, 68.6
Win %: WKU, 67.1
Win %: WKU, 68.6
Win %: WKU, 71.5
Win %: WKU, 73.3
Win %: WKU, 74
Win %: WKU, 72.1
WKU vs UTAH Videos
Rawson drains go-ahead 3 late
Bearden throws it down before the buzzer
Bibbins bolts downcourt for fast-break score
Game Information
New York, NY
ESPN
Referee:Ed Corbett
Referee:Tim Clougherty
Referee:Earl Walton
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 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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