Scores

Final

Arkansas St 68

(14-10, 9-4 Sun Belt)

W Kentucky 79

(14-12, 7-6 Sun Belt)

8:00 PM ET, February 11, 2010

E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, KY

1 2 T
ARST 32 3668
WKU 40 3979

Top Performers

Arkansas State: B. Reed 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast

Western Kentucky: S. Kerusch 21 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

W. Kentucky 79, Arkansas St. 68

Associated Press

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- A.J. Slaughter and Sergio Kerusch each scored 21 points to lead Western Kentucky to a 79-68 victory over Arkansas State on Thursday night.

Western Kentucky (14-12, 7-6 Sun Belt Conference) led 40-32 after the first half.

The Red Wolves (14-10, 9-4) battled throughout the second half, but were unable to cut the Hilltoppers' lead to less than eight.

Slaughter scored 15 of his points in the second half and added a game-high seven assists. Jeremy Evans had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Steffphon Pettigrew added 11 points.

The Hilltoppers shot 51.8 percent from the field (29-for-56), compared to Arkansas State's 42.2 percent (27-for-64).

Western Kentucky led by as many as 15 points.

The Red Wolves' bench outscored the Hilltoppers' bench 27-7.

Brandon Reed led Arkansas State with 20 points and Daniel Bryant contributed 15 off the bench.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ARST
WKU
Points 68 79
FG Made-Attempted 27-64 (.422) 29-56 (.518)
3P Made-Attempted 5-20 (.250) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 9-9 (1.000) 15-22 (.682)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 13

Game Leaders

 
ARST
WKU
PointsB. Reed 20S. Kerusch 21
ReboundsB. Peterson 13J. Evans 9
AssistsR. Allison 6A. Slaughter 7
StealsJ. Brown 2S. Pettigrew 2
BlocksB. Peterson 1S. Pettigrew 1
Team Stats: Arkansas State | W. Kentucky

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 11, 2010 @WKU 79, ARST 68Recap
Feb 20, 2010 WKU 78, @ARST 76Recap
Mar 7, 2010 @WKU 65, ARST 64Recap

Next 5 Games

ARST
WKU
02/15 ULM 8:05pm
02/18 @ULL 8:05pm
02/20 WKU 8:05pm
02/25 UNO 8:05pm
02/27 TROY 8:05pm
 02/13 @UALR 8:00pm
02/18 USA 8:00pm
02/20 @ARST 8:05pm
02/25 @FAU 7:00pm
02/27 @FIU 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Arkansas State | W. Kentucky