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Cottle scores 30 as Kennesaw State takes down Western Kentucky 76-69

AP
Feb 06, 2025

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Simeon Cottle's 30 points led Kennesaw State over Western Kentucky 76-69 on Thursday night.

Cottle added five rebounds for the Owls (14-9, 6-4 Conference USA). Adrian Wooley scored 23 points while going 7 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 6 for 7 from the line and added 11 rebounds. Frankquon Sherman had 10 points and shot 3 of 6 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Don McHenry finished with 30 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Hilltoppers (14-9, 5-5). Western Kentucky also got 13 points and six rebounds from Khristian Lander. Braxton Bayless finished with 10 points.

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Both teams next play Saturday. Kennesaw State hosts Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky goes on the road to play Jacksonville State.

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1st Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
25
KNSW
Owls
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Owls gains possession)
19:45	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:29		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
19:27		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
19:08		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
19:06		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
19:01		Braedan Lue shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
19:01	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
19:01	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
18:37		Jamil Miller misses three point jump shot
18:35		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
18:35		Enoch Kalambay personal foul
18:30	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Rongie Gordon assists)	2-5
18:12		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
18:10		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
18:02		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
18:00		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
17:43		Tyrone Marshall Jr. blocks Braedan Lue's two point jump shot
17:41		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
17:25		Blaise Keita misses two point jump shot
17:23		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
17:15		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-6
17:15	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
17:00		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:58		Owls defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Adrian Wooley makes three point jump shot (Rongie Gordon assists)	2-10
16:46		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
16:34		Braedan Lue blocks Khristian Lander's two point layup
16:32		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
16:20		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
16:18		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
16:11		Rongie Gordon misses two point layup
16:09		Jamil Miller offensive rebound
16:07	+2	Jamil Miller makes two point layup	2-12
15:59		TV timeout
15:47		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
15:45		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
15:30		Braxton Bayless shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
15:30		Adrian Wooley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:30	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-13
15:13		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
15:11		Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
15:07		Khristian Lander turnover (lost ball) (Simeon Cottle steals)
14:53	+3	Adrian Wooley makes three point jump shot	2-16
14:51		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
14:24	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	5-16
13:58	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup	5-18
13:42	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot	8-18
13:08		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
13:06		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
13:00		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
12:58		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
12:48		Frankquon Sherman turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
12:28		Enoch Kalambay turnover (lost ball)
12:12		Ramone Seals turnover (bad pass)
11:59		Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Frankquon Sherman steals)
11:49		Delaney Heard misses three point jump shot
11:47		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
11:43		Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (Adrian Wooley steals)
11:38	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point dunk	8-20
11:37		Owls 30 second timeout
11:37		TV timeout
11:22		Blaise Keita misses two point layup
11:20		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	8-22
10:38		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:36		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
10:28	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point jump shot	10-22
10:10		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul
10:06	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	10-24
9:45	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot	13-24
9:30		Jamil Miller turnover (bad pass)
9:17		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
9:15		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
9:00		Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball)
8:50	+3	Jalen Jackson makes three point jump shot	16-24
8:31	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point layup (Delaney Heard assists)	16-26
8:20		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
8:18		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
8:03		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Delaney Heard draws the foul)
8:03		Delaney Heard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:03		Delaney Heard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:03		Don McHenry defensive rebound
7:38		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
7:36		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
7:28	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Delaney Heard assists)	16-29
7:12		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
7:10		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
7:04	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup (Adrian Wooley assists)	16-31
6:49		Adrian Wooley personal foul
6:49		TV timeout
6:34		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
6:32		Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
6:17		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
6:15		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
6:01		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Adrian Wooley's two point layup
5:59		Don McHenry defensive rebound
5:53		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:51		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
5:34		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
5:32		Don McHenry defensive rebound
5:17		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
5:15		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
5:09		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
5:07		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
5:03		Simeon Cottle personal foul
4:56		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
4:54		Owls defensive rebound
4:42		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Ramone Seals draws the foul)
4:42		Ramone Seals misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:42		Ramone Seals misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:42		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
4:38		Frankquon Sherman misses three point jump shot
4:36		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
4:28		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
4:26		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
4:15		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-31
4:15		Braxton Bayless misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:15		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
4:04		Adrian Wooley misses two point jump shot
4:02		Adrian Wooley offensive rebound
3:54		Ramone Seals turnover (lost ball)
3:54		TV timeout
3:31	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	19-31
3:11		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
3:09		Don McHenry defensive rebound
2:50		Don McHenry turnover (lost ball) (Delaney Heard steals)
2:24		Braedan Lue turnover (bad pass)
2:05	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	21-31
1:41		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Adrian Wooley's two point layup
1:39		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
1:32		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
1:30		Owls defensive rebound
1:13		Rongie Gordon misses two point jump shot
1:11		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
1:00		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
0:45	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	23-31
0:15		Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
0:13		Don McHenry defensive rebound
0:01		Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-31
0:01	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
44
KNSW
Owls
45

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Blaise Keita personal foul
19:43		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
19:41		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
19:41		Blaise Keita personal foul
19:35		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
19:33		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
19:26		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
19:26	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-31
19:26		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:26		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
19:13		Adrian Wooley misses two point jump shot
19:11		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
19:07		Braedan Lue blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point layup
19:05		Khristian Lander offensive rebound
19:00	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	28-31
18:58	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot	28-34
18:43		Jamil Miller shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
18:43	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-34
18:43	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-34
18:32	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point layup (Delaney Heard assists)	30-36
18:32		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul)
18:32		Braedan Lue misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:32		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
18:29		Khristian Lander blocks Rongie Gordon's two point layup
18:27		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
18:13		Adrian Wooley misses two point jump shot
18:11		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
18:00		Don McHenry misses two point layup
17:58		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
17:46		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
17:44		Owls defensive rebound
17:28		Delaney Heard misses three point jump shot
17:26		Don McHenry defensive rebound
17:09		Braedan Lue blocks Khristian Lander's two point layup
17:07		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
17:03		Braedan Lue turnover (bad pass)
16:48		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:46		Khristian Lander offensive rebound
16:35	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	32-36
16:23	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Rongie Gordon assists)	32-39
16:13		Delaney Heard personal foul
16:06		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
16:04		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
16:00		TV timeout
15:58		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
15:56		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup	32-41
15:18		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
15:16		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Frankquon Sherman makes two point jump shot	32-43
14:28		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
14:26		Owls defensive rebound
14:16	+3	Rongie Gordon makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists)	32-46
14:12		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
13:56	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	34-46
13:41		Adrian Wooley turnover (bad pass) (Don McHenry steals)
13:24		Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
13:24	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-46
13:11		Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
13:09		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
12:53		Don McHenry turnover (lost ball)
12:40	+2	Frankquon Sherman makes two point dunk (Simeon Cottle assists)	36-48
12:28	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	39-48
12:09		Rongie Gordon turnover (lost ball)
11:45		Frankquon Sherman personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:40	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot	42-48
11:17		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
11:15		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
11:08		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
11:06		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
10:55		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-49
10:55	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-50
10:32		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:30		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
10:14		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
10:12		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
10:10		Khristian Lander personal foul
10:07	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point jump shot	42-52
10:07		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
10:07	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-53
9:48	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point jump shot	44-53
9:48		Braedan Lue shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
9:48		Braxton Bayless misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:48		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
9:29		Owls 30 second timeout
9:29		TV timeout
9:27		Khristian Lander personal foul
9:27	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-54
9:27	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-55
9:14	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	46-55
8:46	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point layup	46-57
8:35		Braedan Lue shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-57
8:35		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:35		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
8:23		Rongie Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
8:17	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point dunk	49-57
8:00		Jalen Jackson personal foul
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-58
8:00	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-59
7:42		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
7:42		Jalen Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:42	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
7:27	+3	Adrian Wooley makes three point jump shot (Rongie Gordon assists)	50-62
7:13		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
7:11		Jaylen Dorsey offensive rebound
7:07	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Dorsey assists)	53-62
6:36		Jaylen Dorsey shooting foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul)
6:36	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-63
6:36	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-64
6:29		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:27		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
6:22	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup	53-66
6:06	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	55-66
5:45		Adrian Wooley turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Bayless steals)
5:38		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:36		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
5:18		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
5:16		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
5:03		Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
5:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:03		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
4:38		Khristian Lander shooting foul
4:38		Simeon Cottle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:38	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-67
4:16	+3	Braxton Bayless makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	58-67
3:49		Simeon Cottle turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
3:44		Don McHenry misses two point layup
3:42		Jaylen Dorsey offensive rebound
3:37		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
3:35		Owls defensive rebound
3:31		TV timeout
3:21		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-68
3:21	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-69
3:11		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
3:09		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Frankquon Sherman makes two point dunk (Simeon Cottle assists)	58-71
2:47		Rongie Gordon blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point layup
2:45		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
2:23	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	58-73
2:03		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
2:01		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
1:44		Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
1:42		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
1:40		Frankquon Sherman misses two point layup
1:38		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
1:35		Tyrone Marshall Jr. blocks Frankquon Sherman's two point layup
1:33		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
1:19		Jaylen Dorsey personal foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-74
1:19		Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Jaylen Dorsey defensive rebound
1:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Simeon Cottle steals)
0:59		Jamil Miller misses two point layup
0:57		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
0:49	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot	61-74
0:42		Jamil Miller turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Jackson steals)
0:39		Frankquon Sherman personal foul
0:39	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-74
0:39	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-74
0:34		Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
0:32	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	65-74
0:32		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:32		Owls 30 second timeout
0:29		Braedan Lue turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals)
0:22		Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
0:22	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-74
0:15		Jalen Jackson personal foul
0:15	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-75
0:15		Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:15		Jaylen Dorsey defensive rebound
0:10		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
0:08		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
0:07		Leeroy Odiahi personal foul
0:07		Simeon Cottle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
0:02	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	69-76
0:00		End of period

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Don McHenry makes two point layup