Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
WESTERN KENTUCKY defeated MISSOURI STATE 87-72 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. WESTERN KENTUCKY won by a 15-point margin. Keith Palek Iii led all scorers with 24 points. WESTERN KENTUCKY shot 50.9% from the field while MISSOURI STATE managed 42.1%. WESTERN KENTUCKY collected 31 rebounds and MISSOURI STATE grabbed 26. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
WESTERN KENTUCKY
87 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | * Ryan Myers | 29:00 | 8 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 30 | * Teagan Moore | 28:00 | 20 | 6/9 | 6/7 | 0/2 | 8/8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | * Terrion Murdix | 26:00 | 9 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | * Armelo Boone | 25:00 | 11 | 5/13 | 4/10 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | * Noah Boyde | 19:00 | 6 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Grant Newell | 29:00 | 14 | 5/11 | 2/6 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | L.j. Hackman | 18:00 | 11 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 1 | Blaise Keita | 12:00 | 4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Leeroy Odiahi | 08:00 | 4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Cameron Haffner | 06:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 87 | 28/55 | 21/39 | 7/16 | 24/29 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 103 | |
MISSOURI STATE
72 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | * Kobi Williams | 37:00 | 6 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | * Keith Palek Iii | 34:00 | 24 | 9/17 | 8/12 | 1/5 | 5/7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | * Trey Williams, Jr. | 32:00 | 12 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | * Antwan Burnett | 30:00 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | * Michael Osei-Bonsu | 24:00 | 13 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Zaxton King | 22:00 | 5 | 2/7 | 1/1 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Darrion Sutton | 17:00 | 7 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Cameron Boone | 04:00 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 72 | 24/57 | 15/22 | 9/35 | 15/20 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 74 | |