Drake Bulldogs vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST REGION - 1ST ROUND AT TAMPA FL

Western Kentucky HilltoppersWestern KYWKU

28-6

101

28-6

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
Western KY WKU	47	41	13	101
Drake DRKE	38	50	11	99

Drake BulldogsDrakeDRKE

28-5

TIME		WKU	DRKE
19:57	Courtney Lee missed Two Point Layup.	0	0
19:57	Jeremy Evans Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:52	Jeremy Evans made Two Point Dunk Shot.	2	0
19:38	Leonard Houston missed Two Point Layup.	2	0
19:38	Jeremy Evans Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:07	Courtney Lee made Two Point Layup.	4	0
18:40	Leonard Houston missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:40	Adam Emmenecker Offensive Rebound.	4	0
17:53	Foul on Tyrone Brazelton	4	0
17:37	Jonathan Cox made Two Point Layup.	4	2
17:28	Foul on Adam Emmenecker	4	2
17:14	Courtney Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:14	Drake Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:05	Josh Young missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:05	D.J. Magley Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:48	D.J. Magley made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Courtney Lee.	6	2
16:29	Foul on D.J. Magley	6	2
16:29	Adam Emmenecker made Free Throw.	6	3
16:29	Adam Emmenecker made Free Throw.	6	4
16:14	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.	6	4
16:14	D.J. Magley Offensive Rebound.	6	4
16:10	D.J. Magley made Two Point Jumper.	8	4
15:58	Klayton Korver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Baryenbruch.	8	7
15:49	Official TV Timeout.	8	7
15:39	Leonard Houston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Young.	8	10
15:08	Ty Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.	8	10
15:05	Leonard Houston Defensive Rebound.	8	10
15:03	Leonard Houston missed Two Point Layup.	8	10
15:03	Leonard Houston Offensive Rebound.	8	10
14:59	Leonard Houston made Two Point Layup.	8	12
14:21	Jonathan Cox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Emmenecker.	8	15
14:06	D.J. Magley made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Brazelton.	10	15
13:40	Foul on D.J. Magley	10	15
13:40	Leonard Houston missed Free Throw.	10	15
13:40		10	15
13:40	Leonard Houston missed Free Throw.	10	15
13:40	Drake Offensive Rebound.	10	15
13:39	Foul on Courtney Lee	10	15
13:36	Foul on Leonard Houston	10	15
13:05	Tyrone Brazelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.	13	15
12:53	Klayton Korver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Emmenecker.	13	18
12:45	Tyrone Brazelton made Three Point Jumper.	16	18
12:22	Adam Emmenecker missed Two Point Layup.	16	18
12:21	Drake Offensive Rebound.	16	18
12:20	Leonard Houston made Two Point Layup.	16	20
12:01	Ty Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.	16	20
12:01	Leonard Houston Defensive Rebound.	16	20
11:50	Klayton Korver missed Three Point Jumper.	16	20
11:50	Drake Offensive Rebound.	16	20
11:47	Foul on Ty Rogers	16	20
11:47	Official TV Timeout.	16	20
11:35	Josh Young missed Three Point Jumper.	16	20
11:35	Courtney Lee Defensive Rebound.	16	20
11:05	Courtney Lee missed Two Point Jumper.	16	20
11:05	A.J. Slaughter Offensive Rebound.	16	20
11:05	A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup.	18	20
10:53	Foul on Ty Rogers	18	20
10:49	Josh Young missed Three Point Jumper.	18	20
10:49	Courtney Lee Defensive Rebound.	18	20
10:41	Courtney Lee missed Two Point Layup.	18	20
10:41	Leonard Houston Defensive Rebound.	18	20
10:28	Foul on Klayton Korver	18	20
10:11	Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Brazelton.	20	20
9:35	Josh Young missed Three Point Jumper.	20	20
9:35	Drake Offensive Rebound.	20	20
9:30	Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew	20	20
9:30	Leonard Houston made Free Throw.	20	21
9:30	Leonard Houston made Free Throw.	20	22
9:14	Tyrone Brazelton missed Three Point Jumper.	20	22
9:14	Jeremy Evans Offensive Rebound.	20	22
9:08	Jeremy Evans made Two Point Tip Shot.	22	22
9:05	Josh Young made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Adam Emmenecker.	22	24
8:36	Courtney Lee made Two Point Jumper.	24	24
8:09	Foul on Jeremy Evans	24	24
8:09	Adam Emmenecker made Free Throw.	24	25
8:09	Adam Emmenecker made Free Throw.	24	26
8:03	Foul on Orlando Mendez-Valdez	24	26
8:02	Leonard Houston made Free Throw.	24	27
8:02	Leonard Houston made Free Throw.	24	28
7:50	Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.	26	28
7:44	Official TV Timeout.	26	28
7:03	Courtney Lee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter.	29	28
6:54	Klayton Korver missed Three Point Jumper.	29	28
6:54	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	29	28
6:45	Foul on Josh Young	29	28
6:18	Leonard Houston missed Three Point Jumper.	29	28
6:18	Jonathan Cox Offensive Rebound.	29	28
6:13	Foul on Jeremy Evans	29	28
6:13	Jonathan Cox made Free Throw.	29	29
6:13	Jonathan Cox made Free Throw.	29	30
5:47	A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Lee.	32	30
5:18	Josh Young missed Three Point Jumper.	32	30
5:18	Jonathan Cox Offensive Rebound.	32	30
5:13	Jonathan Cox made Two Point Layup.	32	32
5:03	Courtney Lee made Two Point Layup.	34	32
4:43	A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Layup.	34	32
4:41	Adam Emmenecker Defensive Rebound.	34	32
4:36	Josh Young missed Three Point Jumper.	34	32
4:36	Courtney Lee Defensive Rebound.	34	32
4:26	Foul on Courtney Lee	34	32
3:56	Foul on A.J. Slaughter	34	32
3:56	Official TV Timeout.	34	32
3:56	Josh Young made Free Throw.	34	33
3:56	Josh Young made Free Throw.	34	34
3:30	Ty Rogers made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.	36	34
3:20	Leonard Houston missed Three Point Jumper.	36	34
3:20	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	36	34
3:11	Tyrone Brazelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter.	39	34
2:37	Leonard Houston missed Two Point Layup.	39	34
2:37	Jonathan Cox Offensive Rebound.	39	34
2:34	Jonathan Cox missed Two Point Tip Shot.	39	34
2:34	Tyrone Brazelton Defensive Rebound.	39	34
2:28	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.	39	34
2:28	Brent Heemskerk Defensive Rebound.	39	34
2:14	Foul on Leonard Houston	39	34
2:05	Foul on Josh Young	39	34
1:48	A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.	39	34
1:48	Jonathan Cox Defensive Rebound.	39	34
1:40	Jacob Baryenbruch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Emmenecker.	39	37
1:29	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.	42	37
1:06	Foul on Orlando Mendez-Valdez	42	37
1:06	Jonathan Cox missed Free Throw.	42	37
1:06		42	37
1:06	Jonathan Cox made Free Throw.	42	38
1:02	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.	42	38
1:02	Boris Siakam Offensive Rebound.	42	38
0:49	A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.	45	38
0:42	Klayton Korver missed Three Point Jumper.	45	38
0:42	Tyrone Brazelton Defensive Rebound.	45	38
0:24	Boris Siakam made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Brazelton.	47	38
0:08	Adam Emmenecker missed Two Point Layup.	47	38
0:08	Western Kentucky Defensive Rebou.	47	38
0:04	Western Kentucky Full Timeout.	47	38
0:04	Tyrone Brazelton missed Three Point Jumper.	47	38
0:04		47	38
0:02	Drake Full Timeout.	47	38
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	47	38

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12:30 PM, March 21, 2008

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Liberty	0-0	-	3-0
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	2-0
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	2-0
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	2-0
Missouri State	0-0	-	2-0
UTEP	0-0	-	2-0
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	2-0
New Mexico State	0-0	-	1-0
Florida International	0-0	-	1-1
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	1-1
Sam Houston	0-0	-	1-1
Delaware	0-0	-	0-2

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	0-0	-	2-0
Murray State	0-0	-	2-0
Northern Iowa	0-0	-	2-0
Southern Illinois	0-0	-	2-0
Drake	0-0	-	2-1
Evansville	0-0	-	2-1
Indiana State	0-0	-	2-1
Bradley	0-0	-	1-1
Illinois State	0-0	-	1-1
UIC	0-0	-	1-1
Valparaiso	0-0	-	1-1

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