Khristian Lander’s 15 points off of the bench led the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to a 79-62 victory against the Jackson State Tigers. Don McHenry scored 13 points for the Hilltoppers. Tamarion Hoover led the way for the Tigers with 18 points. The Hilltoppers improved to 3-2 with the victory and the Tigers fell to 0-5.
Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts.BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Khristian Lander ’s 15 points off of the bench led Western Kentucky to a 79-62 victory against Jackson State on Wednesday night.
Lander shot 5 for 7, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Hilltoppers . Don McHenry scored 13 points while shooting 6 for 17, including 1 for 7 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds and five steals. Julius Thedford went 5 of 8 from the field to finish with 12 points. Tamarion Hoover led the way for the Tigers with 18 points. Dorian McMillian added 16 points for Jackson State. Jayme Mitchell also had nine points and seven rebounds.
Western Kentucky took the lead with 18:09 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 40-28 at halftime, with Jack Edelen racking up eight points. Western Kentucky pulled away with a 13-2 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 22 points. They outscored Jackson State by five points in the final half, as Lander led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.
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