Western Kentucky 76-72 Illinois (Mar 19, 2009) Play-by-Play

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

25-8

	1	2	T
WKU	37	39	76
ILL	28	44	72

Illinois Fighting Illini

24-10

TIME		WKU	ILL
19:46	Mike Tisdale Turnover.	0	0
19:44	Jeremy Evans Steal.	0	0
19:36	Steffphon Pettigrew Turnover.	0	0
19:10	Mike Davis made Two Point Jumper.	0	2
18:58	A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup.	2	2
18:39	Demetri McCamey missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:39	Steffphon Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:30	A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:30	Sergio Kerusch Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:25	Sergio Kerusch Turnover.	2	2
18:24	Demetri McCamey Steal.	2	2
18:15	Demetri McCamey missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:15	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:04	Jeremy Evans missed Two Point Jumper.	2	2
18:04	Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:48	Demetri McCamey missed Two Point Layup.	2	2
17:48	Jeremy Evans Block.	2	2
17:46	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:41	Foul on Demetri McCamey	2	2
17:36	Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.	2	2
17:36	Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:17	Demetri McCamey Turnover.	2	2
17:16	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Steal.	2	2
17:07	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Turnover.	2	2
17:05	Trent Meacham Steal.	2	2
16:59	Trent Meacham made Two Point Layup.	2	4
16:31	Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.	2	4
16:31	Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:27	Foul on D.J. Magley	2	4
16:17	Mike Tisdale missed Two Point Jumper.	2	4
16:17	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:09	Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Layup.	4	4
15:58	Alex Legion missed Two Point Jumper.	4	4
15:58	D.J. Magley Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:47	Steffphon Pettigrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Sally.	7	4
15:28	Mike Davis missed Two Point Jumper.	7	4
15:28	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:15	Steffphon Pettigrew missed Two Point Jumper.	7	4
15:15	Trent Meacham Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:08	Trent Meacham missed Two Point Jumper.	7	4
15:08	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:04	Foul on Trent Meacham	7	4
15:04	Official TV Timeout.	7	4
14:47	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
14:47	D.J. Magley Offensive Rebound.	7	4
14:43	D.J. Magley made Two Point Layup.	9	4
14:27	Trent Meacham made Two Point Jumper.	9	6
14:04	A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.	9	6
14:04	Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.	9	6
13:58	Foul on A.J. Slaughter	9	6
13:38	Demetri McCamey made Two Point Layup.	9	8
13:22	Jeremy Evans missed Two Point Layup.	9	8
13:22	Jeff Jordan Defensive Rebound.	9	8
13:13	Mike Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Demetri McCamey.	9	10
13:00	Anthony Sally Turnover.	9	10
12:59	Trent Meacham Steal.	9	10
12:56	Trent Meacham Turnover.	9	10
12:55	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Steal.	9	10
12:50	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter.	12	10
12:33	Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew	12	10
12:33	Jeff Jordan made Free Throw.	12	11
12:33	Jeff Jordan missed Free Throw.	12	11
12:33	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	12	11
12:09	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.	15	11
11:49	Foul on Jeremy Evans	15	11
11:49	Official TV Timeout.	15	11
11:45	Trent Meacham missed Two Point Jumper.	15	11
11:45	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:29	A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper.	15	11
11:29	Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:21	Trent Meacham missed Three Point Jumper.	15	11
11:21	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:12	Sergio Kerusch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.	18	11
10:48	Mike Tisdale missed Two Point Jumper.	18	11
10:48	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	18	11
10:34	Steffphon Pettigrew missed Two Point Layup.	18	11
10:34	Mike Tisdale Block.	18	11
10:32	Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.	18	11
10:27	Calvin Brock made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Demetri McCamey.	18	13
10:05	A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper.	21	13
9:53	Demetri McCamey missed Two Point Layup.	21	13
9:53	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	21	13
9:38	Mike Tisdale missed Two Point Jumper.	21	13
9:38	Matt Maresca Defensive Rebound.	21	13
9:36	Foul on Mike Tisdale	21	13
9:04	Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper.	21	13
9:04	D.J. Magley Offensive Rebound.	21	13
9:00	D.J. Magley made Two Point Tip Shot.	23	13
8:38	Calvin Brock missed Three Point Jumper.	23	13
8:38	Anthony Sally Defensive Rebound.	23	13
8:28	Sergio Kerusch made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Anthony Sally.	25	13
8:28	Illinois 30 Second Timeout.	25	13
8:10	Jeff Jordan Turnover.	25	13
8:08	D.J. Magley Steal.	25	13
8:05	Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Layup.	25	13
8:05	Calvin Brock Block.	25	13
8:03	Matt Maresca Offensive Rebound.	25	13
7:58	Matt Maresca made Two Point Tip Shot.	27	13
7:42	Dominique Keller made Two Point Jumper.	27	15
7:25	A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.	27	15
7:25	Sergio Kerusch Offensive Rebound.	27	15
7:19	Foul on Calvin Brock	27	15
7:19	Official TV Timeout.	27	15
7:19	Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.	27	15
7:19		27	15
7:19	Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.	27	15
7:19	Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound.	27	15
7:00	Mike Davis made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Meacham.	27	17
6:39	Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.	27	17
6:39	Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound.	27	17
6:31	Mike Davis missed Two Point Jumper.	27	17
6:31	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.	27	17
6:23	Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Layup.	29	17
6:09	Trent Meacham missed Three Point Jumper.	29	17
6:09	Anthony Sally Defensive Rebound.	29	17
6:01	Anthony Sally made Two Point Layup.	31	17
5:46	Calvin Brock missed Two Point Jumper.	31	17
5:46	Trent Meacham Offensive Rebound.	31	17
5:41	Trent Meacham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Davis.	31	20
5:09	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.	31	20
5:09	Demetri McCamey Defensive Rebound.	31	20
4:59	Demetri McCamey made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Mike Davis.	31	22
4:55	Western Kentucky 30 Second Timeout.	31	22
4:41	D.J. Magley missed Two Point Jumper.	31	22
4:41	Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.	31	22
4:17	Demetri McCamey missed Three Point Jumper.	31	22
4:17		31	22
4:14	Foul on Mike Tisdale	31	22
3:55	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Two Point Jumper.	31	22
3:55	Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.	31	22
3:43	Foul on D.J. Magley	31	22
3:43	Official TV Timeout.	31	22
3:23	Foul on Dominique Keller	31	22
3:23	Dominique Keller Turnover.	31	22
2:52	A.J. Slaughter Turnover.	31	22
2:50	Dominique Keller Steal.	31	22
2:46	Foul on Calvin Brock	31	22
2:46	Calvin Brock Turnover.	31	22
2:38	Foul on Calvin Brock	31	22
2:38	Steffphon Pettigrew missed Free Throw.	31	22
2:38	Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.	31	22
2:06	Demetri McCamey made Two Point Jumper.	31	24
1:57	A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup.	33	24
1:43	Calvin Brock missed Three Point Jumper.	33	24
1:43	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	33	24
1:33	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Turnover.	33	24
1:25	Mike Davis made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetri McCamey.	33	26
0:59	Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper.	33	26
0:59	Jeremy Evans Offensive Rebound.	33	26
0:53	Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup.	35	26
0:42	Foul on A.J. Slaughter	35	26
0:42	Trent Meacham made Free Throw.	35	27
0:42	Trent Meacham made Free Throw.	35	28
0:10	Foul on Dominique Keller	35	28
0:10	Jeremy Evans made Free Throw.	36	28
0:10	Jeremy Evans made Free Throw.	37	28
0:02	Dominique Keller missed Three Point Jumper.	37	28
0:02	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.	37	28
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	37	28

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Liberty	13-5	-	28-6
Middle Tennessee	12-6	1	22-11
Jacksonville State	12-6	1	22-12
Kennesaw State	10-8	3	19-14
New Mexico State	10-8	3	17-15
Louisiana Tech	9-9	4	20-12
Western Kentucky	8-10	5	17-15
UTEP	7-11	6	18-15
Sam Houston	6-12	7	13-19
Florida International	3-15	10	10-23

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	27-6
Maryland	14-6	3	25-8
Michigan	14-6	3	25-9
Wisconsin	13-7	4	26-9
UCLA	13-7	4	22-10
Purdue	13-7	4	22-11
Oregon	12-8	5	24-9
Illinois	12-8	5	21-12
Indiana	10-10	7	19-13
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-15
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-17
Nebraska	7-13	10	17-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	17-16
Iowa	7-13	10	17-16
USC	7-13	10	16-17
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-17
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

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