E Kentucky (76) vs W Georgia (88) · Jan 3, 2026 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
EKU	37	39	76
WGA	33	55	88

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Yvens Paul	17	2-6	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	2	3	3	4
13Montavious Myrick	36	4-7	0-0	2-6	5	2	0	0	3	3	10
14Austin Ball	21	3-9	1-6	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	7
4Juan Cranford Jr.	27	7-12	6-10	0-0	2	1	3	0	1	5	20
0Turner Buttry	30	2-6	0-4	2-2	2	4	0	0	0	1	6
5Jayden Harris	6	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
8Jalen Cooper	25	5-11	1-5	1-2	7	1	1	1	1	3	12
3MJ Williams	12	3-6	0-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	6
11Jackson Holt	26	3-7	3-5	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2	9
TOTAL	-	30-6844.1%	11-3630.6%	5-1050.0%	29	12	7	3	8	18	76

WEST GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Kenneth Chime	20	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	1	1	3	2
11Kolten Griffin	35	6-8	0-1	4-4	2	2	3	1	0	3	16
4Shelton Williams-Dryden	37	13-22	0-2	6-8	13	0	0	0	3	2	32
1Brady Hardewig	19	2-2	2-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	0	6
23Malcolm Noel	31	4-12	0-3	5-6	4	5	0	0	2	0	13
3Xavier Shegog	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5JaVar Daniel	20	2-4	0-1	0-1	4	1	1	2	0	3	4
6Matija Žužić	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Josh Smith	23	6-13	1-4	2-3	2	1	1	0	0	1	15
TOTAL	-	34-6354.0%	3-1323.1%	17-2277.3%	38	10	6	5	8	12	88

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfekuwga

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by West Georgia.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Kentucky.
(19:37) team shot clock turnover .
(19:14) Montavious Myrick bad pass turnover.
(19:14) Kolten Griffin Steal.
(19:09) Kolten Griffin misses driving layup.
(19:06) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:44) Yvens Paul makes 5-foot hook shot.
20
(18:21) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:19) Juan Cranford Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Foul on Kenneth Chime.
(18:03) Foul on Yvens Paul.
(18:03) Yvens Paul turnover.
(18:02) Shelton Williams-Dryden bad pass turnover.
(18:02) Juan Cranford Jr. Steal.
(18:02) Eastern Kentucky Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Eastern Kentucky charged with a timeout.
(17:54) Yvens Paul misses layup.
(17:51) Kenneth Chime Defensive Rebound.
(17:47) Malcolm Noel misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:43) Shelton Williams-Dryden Offensive Rebound.
(17:43) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
(17:43) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:43) West Georgia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:43) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes free throw 2 of 2.
21
(17:35) Austin Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Malcolm Noel Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(17:09) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:05) Kenneth Chime Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:49) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes layup (Malcolm Noel assists).
23
(16:33) Juan Cranford Jr. misses layup.
(16:33) Kolten Griffin Block.
(16:29) Shelton Williams-Dryden Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Malcolm Noel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:22) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:00) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Turner Buttry assists).
53
(15:37) Foul on Jalen Cooper.
(15:26) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(15:23) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Jalen Cooper bad pass turnover.
(15:16) Kolten Griffin Steal.
(15:10) Malcolm Noel misses layup.
(15:08) Kolten Griffin Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:06) Brady Hardewig makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kolten Griffin assists).
56
+3 (14:45) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Turner Buttry assists).
86
(14:37) Malcolm Noel bad pass turnover.
(14:37) Jackson Holt Steal.
(14:33) Jackson Holt misses 22-foot jumper.
(14:32) West Georgia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Kolten Griffin makes driving layup.
88
(13:56) Jackson Holt misses 14-foot jumper.
(13:56) Brady Hardewig Block.
(13:54) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(13:48) Foul on Kolten Griffin.
(13:39) MJ Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:35) JaVar Daniel Defensive Rebound.
(13:29) JaVar Daniel misses layup.
(13:29) Jalen Cooper Block.
(13:29) West Georgia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:23) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes layup.
810
+2 (13:06) Montavious Myrick makes layup.
1010
(13:06) Foul on JaVar Daniel.
(13:06) Montavious Myrick misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:05) Shelton Williams-Dryden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:51) Josh Smith makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1012
+3 (12:23) Jackson Holt makes 24-foot three point jumper (Montavious Myrick assists).
1312
(12:09) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses layup.
(12:07) Matija Žužić Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:50) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
1314
(11:29) Montavious Myrick misses layup.
(11:24) Jalen Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(11:24) Jalen Cooper misses tip in layup.
(11:22) Shelton Williams-Dryden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:08) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes layup (JaVar Daniel assists).
1316
(10:51) Jalen Cooper misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:48) Brady Hardewig Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Josh Smith misses layup.
(10:28) Shelton Williams-Dryden Offensive Rebound.
(10:27) Shelton Williams-Dryden bad pass turnover.
(10:27) MJ Williams Steal.
+3 (10:11) Jackson Holt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Cooper assists).
1616
(9:42) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:39) MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:34) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:21) MJ Williams makes driving layup.
1816
(9:06) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses 5-foot hook shot.
(9:03) Kenneth Chime Offensive Rebound.
(9:03) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
(8:59) Malcolm Noel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:56) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) MJ Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) Yvens Paul Offensive Rebound.
(8:44) Yvens Paul misses tip in layup.
(8:43) Kenneth Chime Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:29) Kolten Griffin makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
1818
(8:05) Yvens Paul misses layup.
(8:02) Shelton Williams-Dryden Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses 8-foot hook shot.
(7:43) MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) MJ Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) Matija Žužić Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Foul on Yvens Paul.
+1 (7:27) Malcolm Noel makes free throw 1 of 2.
1819
+1 (7:27) Malcolm Noel makes free throw 2 of 2.
1820
(7:08) Jalen Cooper misses layup.
(7:08) Kenneth Chime Block.
(7:03) Jalen Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:03) Jalen Cooper makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2020
(7:03) Foul on Kenneth Chime.
(7:03) Jalen Cooper misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:02) JaVar Daniel Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Malcolm Noel misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:48) Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Jalen Cooper misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:30) Malcolm Noel Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Eastern Kentucky Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Eastern Kentucky retain their timeout.
+2 (6:10) Malcolm Noel makes driving layup.
2022
(5:44) Turner Buttry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) Jayden Harris Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:37) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayden Harris assists).
2322
(5:22) Xavier Shegog bad pass turnover.
(5:22) Juan Cranford Jr. Steal.
+2 (5:17) Jayden Harris makes layup (Juan Cranford Jr. assists).
2522
+2 (4:56) JaVar Daniel makes 6-foot hook shot.
2524
+2 (4:28) Montavious Myrick makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
2724
(4:10) Foul on Juan Cranford Jr..
(4:10) Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:10) West Georgia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:10) Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
2725
(3:47) Montavious Myrick misses layup.
(3:43) Jalen Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:43) Jalen Cooper makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2925
(3:36) Shelton Williams-Dryden misses driving layup.
(3:33) Jalen Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Jayden Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:25) Jalen Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:25) Jalen Cooper makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3125
(3:25) Foul on Kolten Griffin.
+1 (3:25) Jalen Cooper makes free throw 1 of 1.
3225
(3:09) JaVar Daniel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:05) Austin Ball Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:56) Jalen Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Turner Buttry assists).
3525
(2:31) Foul on Jalen Cooper.
+1 (2:31) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes free throw 1 of 2.
3526
+1 (2:31) Shelton Williams-Dryden makes free throw 2 of 2.
3527
(2:16) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(2:01) Josh Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:58) Brady Hardewig Offensive Rebound.
(1:55) Malcolm Noel misses 15-foot jumper.
(1:52) Jalen Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:37) Yvens Paul makes 4-foot dunk (Jackson Holt assists).
3727
(1:30) Josh Smith misses layup.
(1:30) Yvens Paul Block.
(1:27) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(1:23) Austin Ball misses layup.
(1:23) JaVar Daniel Block.
(1:18) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:18) Josh Smith makes driving layup.
3729
(1:18) Foul on Turner Buttry.
+1 (1:18) Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 1.
3730
(0:49) Austin Ball misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:43) Shelton Williams-Dryden Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Brady Hardewig bad pass turnover.
(0:42) Jalen Cooper Steal.
(0:38) Austin Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:34) Turner Buttry Offensive Rebound.
(0:30) Jalen Cooper misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:27) JaVar Daniel Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:05) Josh Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malcolm Noel assists).
3733

2nd half

Team Stats

EKU

WGA

76Points88

30-68(44.1%)Field Goal(%)34-63(54.0%)

11-36(30.6%)3-Point(%)3-13(23.1%)

5-10(50.0%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)42(13)

12Assists10

7Steals6

3Blocks5

9Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

10Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 11:00 AM

The Coliseum · Carrollton, GA

attendance: 714 (12.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EKU -1.5

over/under: 156.5