Skip to main content

Myers scores 27 off the bench, Western Kentucky defeats Evansville 80-79

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Ryan Myers’ 27 points off of the bench helped lead Western Kentucky to an 80-79 victory against Evansville on Saturday.

Myers went 9 of 16 from the field (7 for 10 from 3-point range) for the Hilltoppers (6-2). Teagan Moore scored 15 points while shooting 4 of 8 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line. LJ Hackman shot 4 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points, while adding five rebounds and four steals.

Leif Moeller led the Purple Aces (4-6) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and four assists. Connor Turnbull added 19 points, eight rebounds and nine blocks for Evansville. Alex Hemenway had 14 points.

Western Kentucky used a 12-1 run in the second half to build a 16-point lead at 54-38 with 13:18 left in the half before finishing off the win.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story

Related News

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

UNC-Wilmington women’s basketball coach says she’s fortunate to be alive after nearly drowning

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson stays in the NBA draft after 2 seasons with Red Raiders