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McHenry scores 25 to help WKU beat UTEP 78-71, win first C-USA Tournament

AP
Mar 16, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Don McHenry scored 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting with four steals to help No. 3 seed Western Kentucky beat UTEP 78-71 Saturday night and win the Conference USA Tournament for the first time in program history.

Western Kentucky (22-11), which joined the conference in 2014, won its first conference tournament since 2013, the Hilltoppers’ last season in the Sun Belt Conference.

Brandon Newman scored 15 points and Khristian Lander added 11 for Western Kentucky. Babacar Faye grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points, three blocks and three steals.

Zid Powell scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead No. 5 seed UTEP (18-16) with 21 points. Otis Frazier III and Tae Hardy added 11 points apiece.

Powell scored eight points - including a pair of 3-pointers in a 34-second span - as the Miners opened the second half with a 17-6 run that gave them a 53-47 lead with 13 minutes to play. Western Kentucky responded with a 13-0 run, taking the lead for good on layup by Lander with 10:24 left, as UTEP missed eight consecutive shots and committed three turnovers in the next 4-plus minutes.

McHenry made a layup and hit a jumper before Enoch Kalambay made 1-of-2 free throws to push the lead the 10 with about 5 minutes to go and the Miners trailed by at least seven the rest of the way.

UTEP missed 10 consecutive field-goal attempts to open the game.

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1st Half
UTEP
Miners
36
WKU
Hilltoppers
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kevin Kalu vs. Babacar Faye (Zid Powell gains possession)
19:29		Zid Powell misses three point jump shot
19:27		Corey Camper Jr. offensive rebound
19:27		Corey Camper Jr. misses two point layup
19:25		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
19:24		Jump ball. Kevin Kalu vs. Babacar Faye (Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:24		Kevin Kalu turnover (lost ball) (Babacar Faye steals)
18:59	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	0-2
18:42		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
18:40		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
18:26		Brandon Newman misses two point jump shot
18:24		Zid Powell defensive rebound
18:12		Babacar Faye blocks Kevin Kalu's two point layup
18:10		Miners offensive rebound
17:56		Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
17:39	+2	Don McHenry makes two point running jump shot	0-4
17:23		Don McHenry shooting foul (Otis Frazier III draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-4
17:23	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:08		Khristian Lander misses three point stepback jump shot
17:06		Corey Camper Jr. defensive rebound
16:58		Corey Camper Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Khristian Lander steals)
16:51		Khristian Lander turnover (lost ball) (Corey Camper Jr. steals)
16:49		Babacar Faye blocks Otis Frazier III's two point layup
16:47		Don McHenry defensive rebound
16:40		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:38		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
16:15		Corey Camper Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
16:08	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Don McHenry assists)	2-6
15:44		Tyrone Marshall Jr. blocks Tae Hardy's two point pullup jump shot
15:42		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
15:37	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point dunk	2-8
15:17		Zid Powell misses two point driving floating jump shot
15:16		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
15:16		Kevin Kalu personal foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
15:16		TV timeout
15:06	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point driving layup	2-10
14:51		David Terrell Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:50		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
14:24		Teagan Moore misses two point driving floating jump shot
14:22		Teagan Moore offensive rebound
14:17		Teagan Moore turnover (lost ball) (Tae Hardy steals)
14:10		Tae Hardy misses two point pullup jump shot
14:08		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
14:00	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	2-13
13:44		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Derick Hamilton draws the foul)
13:44	+1	Derick Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-13
13:44	+1	Derick Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-13
13:32		Enoch Kalambay misses two point turnaround hook shot
13:30		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
13:19		Calvin Solomon turnover (bad pass)
13:12	+2	Teagan Moore makes two point cutting layup (Enoch Kalambay assists)	4-15
13:10		Miners 30 second timeout
12:53		Zid Powell turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Newman steals)
12:48	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point driving layup	4-17
12:29		Rodney Howard personal foul (Derick Hamilton draws the foul)
12:18		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
12:16		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
12:06		Teagan Moore turnover (bad pass) (Otis Frazier III steals)
12:01	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point dunk	6-17
11:46		Teagan Moore misses three point jump shot
11:44		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
11:32	+3	Trey Horton III makes three point jump shot (David Terrell Jr. assists)	9-17
11:26		Tae Hardy blocks Rodney Howard's two point layup
11:24		Trey Horton III defensive rebound
11:17		Tae Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Khristian Lander steals)
11:12		Brandon Newman turnover (lost ball) (David Terrell Jr. steals)
11:09		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Otis Frazier III draws the foul)
11:09		TV timeout
11:07	+3	Trey Horton III makes three point jump shot (David Terrell Jr. assists)	12-17
10:54		Tae Hardy personal foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
10:45		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
10:43		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point dunk (David Terrell Jr. assists)	14-17
10:18	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	14-19
10:03		Trey Horton III misses three point jump shot
10:01		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
9:44		Rodney Howard turnover (lost ball) (Otis Frazier III steals)
9:38		Otis Frazier III offensive foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul)
9:38		Otis Frazier III turnover (offensive foul)
9:11		Khristian Lander turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals)
9:07	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point layup (Corey Camper Jr. assists)	16-19
9:06		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
8:52		Babacar Faye misses two point turnaround hook shot
8:51		Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
8:51		Tae Hardy personal foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
8:51		Kevin Kalu personal foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
8:50		Babacar Faye turnover (lost ball)
8:39		Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot
8:37		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
8:21	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	16-22
8:01	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point layup	18-22
7:40	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point pullup jump shot	18-24
7:23		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
7:23		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:23		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
7:01		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point driving layup
6:59		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
6:57		Jon Dos Anjos personal foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
6:49		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
6:47		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
6:35		Zid Powell turnover (bad pass) (Khristian Lander steals)
6:28	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Newman assists)	19-26
6:09		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Otis Frazier III draws the foul)
6:09	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
6:09		Otis Frazier III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:09		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
5:57	+2	Babacar Faye makes two point layup (Brandon Newman assists)	20-28
5:57		Zid Powell shooting foul (Babacar Faye draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Babacar Faye makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-29
5:45	+3	Zid Powell makes three point jump shot (David Terrell Jr. assists)	23-29
5:29		Khristian Lander misses two point driving layup
5:27		Zid Powell defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Zid Powell makes two point layup (Calvin Solomon assists)	25-29
4:56		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
4:54		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
4:29	+3	Zid Powell makes three point jump shot (Tae Hardy assists)	28-29
4:22		Don McHenry turnover (bad pass)
4:07		Derick Hamilton misses two point layup
4:05		Derick Hamilton offensive rebound
4:05		Jump ball. (Miners gains possession)
4:04		Tae Hardy turnover (out of bounds)
3:51		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
3:49		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
3:22		Zid Powell misses two point driving layup
3:20		Miners offensive rebound
3:20		TV timeout
3:19		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
3:17		Teagan Moore defensive rebound
3:05		Brandon Newman turnover (lost ball) (Corey Camper Jr. steals)
3:01	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point driving finger roll layup (Corey Camper Jr. assists)	30-29
2:53		Derick Hamilton shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
2:53	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-30
2:53	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-31
2:35	+3	Corey Camper Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zid Powell assists)	33-31
2:17	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point cutting layup (Jack Edelen assists)	33-33
2:01		Otis Frazier III misses two point layup
1:59		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
1:59		Jump ball. (Hilltoppers gains possession)
1:50	+2	Don McHenry makes two point driving layup	33-35
1:50		Corey Camper Jr. shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-36
1:35		Otis Frazier III misses two point jump shot
1:33		Don McHenry defensive rebound
1:13	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	33-38
0:58		Teagan Moore shooting foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
0:58		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:58	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-38
0:46	+2	Teagan Moore makes two point layup (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	34-40
0:19		Brandon Newman personal foul (Otis Frazier III draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-40
0:19	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTEP
Miners
35
WKU
Hilltoppers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point turnaround jump shot	38-40
19:27		Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zid Powell steals)
19:05	+3	Zid Powell makes three point jump shot	41-40
18:51		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:49		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
18:31	+3	Zid Powell makes three point pullup jump shot	44-40
18:17	+2	Don McHenry makes two point driving finger roll layup	44-42
17:56		Corey Camper Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Babacar Faye steals)
17:48		Kevin Kalu shooting foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
17:48		Brandon Newman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:48		Brandon Newman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:48		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
17:26		Calvin Solomon turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
17:23		Otis Frazier III personal foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
17:12		Brandon Newman misses two point driving layup
17:10		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
17:06		Tae Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Khristian Lander steals)
17:00		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:58		Khristian Lander offensive rebound
16:51		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:49		Corey Camper Jr. defensive rebound
16:29		Tae Hardy misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:27		Calvin Solomon offensive rebound
16:23		Tyrone Marshall Jr. blocks Calvin Solomon's two point layup
16:21		Calvin Solomon offensive rebound
16:21		Jump ball. Calvin Solomon vs. Babacar Faye (Hilltoppers gains possession)
16:21		Calvin Solomon turnover (lost ball) (Babacar Faye steals)
16:05		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
16:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
16:01		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
16:01		Babacar Faye misses two point layup
16:00		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
16:00		Babacar Faye personal foul (Calvin Solomon draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
15:45		Babacar Faye shooting foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
15:45	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-42
15:45	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-42
15:27	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point driving reverse layup	46-44
15:09	+2	Derick Hamilton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Zid Powell assists)	48-44
15:09		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Derick Hamilton draws the foul)
15:09	+1	Derick Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-44
15:02		Don McHenry turnover (traveling)
14:47	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point pullup jump shot	51-44
14:25	+3	Don McHenry makes three point pullup jump shot	51-47
13:54		Zid Powell misses three point running pullup jump shot
13:52		Corey Camper Jr. offensive rebound
13:50	+2	Corey Camper Jr. makes two point putback layup	53-47
13:35		Calvin Solomon personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
13:21		Enoch Kalambay misses two point driving finger roll layup
13:19		Derick Hamilton defensive rebound
13:15		Brandon Newman personal foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
13:04		Corey Camper Jr. misses two point running jump shot
13:02		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
12:53		Khristian Lander misses two point driving layup
12:51		Enoch Kalambay offensive rebound
12:51		Derick Hamilton shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-48
12:51	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-49
12:40		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
12:38		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
12:30		Teagan Moore offensive foul (David Terrell Jr. draws the foul)
12:30		Teagan Moore turnover (offensive foul)
12:14		Otis Frazier III misses two point turnaround hook shot
12:12		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
11:50	+2	Don McHenry makes two point driving layup	53-51
11:31		Derick Hamilton misses two point cutting layup
11:29		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
11:20		Derick Hamilton shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
11:20		TV timeout
11:20	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-52
11:20	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-53
11:09		David Terrell Jr. misses two point driving layup
11:07		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
10:51		Don McHenry misses three point stepback jump shot
10:49		Corey Camper Jr. defensive rebound
10:30		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
10:28		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point driving layup	53-55
10:01		Zid Powell misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:59		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
9:43		Kevin Kalu shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul)
9:43	+1	Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-56
9:43		Teagan Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:43		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
9:29		Khristian Lander personal foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
9:23		Tae Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Newman steals)
9:11	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point dunk (Enoch Kalambay assists)	53-58
9:09		Miners 30 second timeout
9:09		TV timeout
8:58		Calvin Solomon misses two point layup
8:56		Calvin Solomon offensive rebound
8:55		Calvin Solomon turnover (bad pass) (Teagan Moore steals)
8:51		Trey Horton III shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
8:51	+1	Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
8:24		Jump ball. Zid Powell vs. Rodney Howard (Miners gains possession)
8:21	+2	Derick Hamilton makes two point turnaround hook shot	55-60
8:06	+2	Don McHenry makes two point pullup jump shot	55-62
7:47	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point driving layup	57-62
7:35	+2	Don McHenry makes two point driving layup	57-64
7:14		Corey Camper Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:12		Zid Powell offensive rebound
6:59		Derick Hamilton turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
6:46		Rodney Howard offensive foul (Corey Camper Jr. draws the foul)
6:46		Rodney Howard turnover (offensive foul)
6:46		TV timeout
6:38		Babacar Faye blocks Tae Hardy's two point layup
6:36		Miners offensive rebound
6:22		Zid Powell misses three point jump shot
6:20		Don McHenry defensive rebound
6:06		Khristian Lander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
6:04		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
6:02		Babacar Faye misses two point layup
6:01		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
6:01		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Otis Frazier III draws the foul)
6:01		Otis Frazier III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:01		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
5:48		Calvin Solomon personal foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
5:48		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:48		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
5:33		Tae Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
5:29		Calvin Solomon blocks Brandon Newman's two point driving layup
5:27		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
5:15	+2	Don McHenry makes two point driving floating jump shot	57-66
5:03		David Terrell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
4:59		Tae Hardy shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
4:59		Enoch Kalambay misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:59	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-67
4:52		Brandon Newman personal foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-67
4:52	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-67
4:39		Corey Camper Jr. personal foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-68
4:39	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-69
4:22		Don McHenry shooting foul (David Terrell Jr. draws the foul)
4:22	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-69
4:22		David Terrell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:22		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
3:58		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
3:56		Zid Powell defensive rebound
3:51		Zid Powell misses two point driving layup
3:49		Don McHenry defensive rebound
3:31		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
3:31		TV timeout
3:26		Calvin Solomon blocks Khristian Lander's two point driving layup
3:24		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
3:15	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point layup	62-69
2:54		Teagan Moore turnover (lost ball) (Zid Powell steals)
2:47		Brandon Newman blocks Zid Powell's two point driving layup
2:45		Babacar Faye defensive rebound
2:40		Don McHenry misses two point driving layup
2:38		Babacar Faye offensive rebound
2:38		Babacar Faye turnover (traveling)
2:20		Corey Camper Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
2:18		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
2:11		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
2:07		Teagan Moore offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point driving layup	62-71
1:33		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
1:31		Teagan Moore defensive rebound
1:21		Zid Powell personal foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-72
1:21	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-73
1:09		Brandon Newman personal foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
1:09		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:09	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-73
0:58		David Terrell Jr. personal foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-74
0:58	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-75
0:45	+3	Tae Hardy makes three point jump shot (Otis Frazier III assists)	66-75
0:44		Miners 30 second timeout
0:44		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:40		Otis Frazier III personal foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-76
0:40		Khristian Lander misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
0:35		Tae Hardy misses three point pullup jump shot
0:33		Miners offensive rebound
0:30	+3	Corey Camper Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tae Hardy assists)	69-76
0:27		Calvin Solomon personal foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
0:27	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
0:20	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point driving layup (Calvin Solomon assists)	71-78
0:20		Miners 60 second timeout
0:19		Don McHenry turnover (out of bounds)
0:14		Tae Hardy misses three point pullup jump shot
0:12		Don McHenry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Don McHenry defensive rebound