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West Records First Double-Double in Loss at WKU
1/25/2020 10:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
West scored 15 points and had a career-high 11 assists
Box Score
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball (9-12, 3-5) nearly made up a 14-point deficit, but fell in Bowling Green to the WKU Hilltoppers, 91-84, on Saturday night at E.A. Diddle Arena.
"It was a good ballgame and I commend WKU for a great atmosphere," Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the loss. "I'm proud of their fans. They're good basketball fans. They present a great atmosphere and its fun. They're to be congratulated. Coach (Stansbury) does a great job. It's funny the two teams have flipped. Years past they slowed it up to go inside. Now they're firing threes and running and we're playing the way they played before."
With 15 points and a career-high 11 assists, junior Jarrod West recorded the first double-double of his career. West also had a team-high six rebounds in the contest, went 4-for-9 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Freshman Marko Sarenac scored a career-high 15 points on a 6-for-9 shooting night, including two makes from beyond-the-arc. The forward added three rebounds to his stat line.
Taevion Kinsey led the Herd with 16 points as he made six of his 14 shots from the field. The sophomore guard also had five rebounds and five assists in the loss.
Andrew Taylor rounded out four Marshall student-athletes in double-figure scoring with 15 points, going 50 percent (4-of-8) on three-point attempts, with four rebounds.
After giving up an opening layup to the Hilltoppers, freshman Goran Miladinovic had a layup and Taylor made a jumper to give the Herd its first lead, 4-2, at the 17:44 mark. Marshall led 12-9 at the first media timeout and made five of its first eight attempts from the field.
The two squads tussled for nearly the rest of the half as WKU led 39-35 at the final media break of the period after Taylor nailed a three for Marshall. The Hilltoppers, however, went on a 9-0 run out of the break before Sarenac answered with a 4-0 run for the Herd. Marshall trailed by a 10-point margin, 50-40, at the half.
MU shot 43 percent (15-of-35) from the field in the opening half as WKU finished the half with 54 percent shooting percentage (21-of-39).
The Hilltoppers scored the first four points of the half to take its largest lead of the game 14 points, 54-40, but the Herd wasn't ready to give up yet. Marshall went on a 15-2 run, culminating with a three by Taylor to cut the deficit to 58-53 with 13:09 left in the game.
The Herd kept the game tight before junior Darius George scored four quick points and cut the score to a three-point game, 74-71, with 5:57 remaining. WKU ended the run and hung on to defeat MU.
NOTES
Sarenac collected his third game of 10 or more points as it was also Taylor's third such game this season.
West joins Kinsey as the lone Herd players to have 10 assists in a game this season.
West joins Kinsey and Iran Bennett as players on the Marshall roster to record double-doubles this season.
MU outrebounded WKU 40-32 in the loss.
UP NEXT
The Herd stays on the road as it heads to Florida to take on FIU Thursday night in Miami.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball (9-12, 3-5) nearly made up a 14-point deficit, but fell in Bowling Green to the WKU Hilltoppers, 91-84, on Saturday night at E.A. Diddle Arena.
"It was a good ballgame and I commend WKU for a great atmosphere," Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the loss. "I'm proud of their fans. They're good basketball fans. They present a great atmosphere and its fun. They're to be congratulated. Coach (Stansbury) does a great job. It's funny the two teams have flipped. Years past they slowed it up to go inside. Now they're firing threes and running and we're playing the way they played before."
With 15 points and a career-high 11 assists, junior Jarrod West recorded the first double-double of his career. West also had a team-high six rebounds in the contest, went 4-for-9 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Freshman Marko Sarenac scored a career-high 15 points on a 6-for-9 shooting night, including two makes from beyond-the-arc. The forward added three rebounds to his stat line.
Taevion Kinsey led the Herd with 16 points as he made six of his 14 shots from the field. The sophomore guard also had five rebounds and five assists in the loss.
Andrew Taylor rounded out four Marshall student-athletes in double-figure scoring with 15 points, going 50 percent (4-of-8) on three-point attempts, with four rebounds.
After giving up an opening layup to the Hilltoppers, freshman Goran Miladinovic had a layup and Taylor made a jumper to give the Herd its first lead, 4-2, at the 17:44 mark. Marshall led 12-9 at the first media timeout and made five of its first eight attempts from the field.
The two squads tussled for nearly the rest of the half as WKU led 39-35 at the final media break of the period after Taylor nailed a three for Marshall. The Hilltoppers, however, went on a 9-0 run out of the break before Sarenac answered with a 4-0 run for the Herd. Marshall trailed by a 10-point margin, 50-40, at the half.
MU shot 43 percent (15-of-35) from the field in the opening half as WKU finished the half with 54 percent shooting percentage (21-of-39).
The Hilltoppers scored the first four points of the half to take its largest lead of the game 14 points, 54-40, but the Herd wasn't ready to give up yet. Marshall went on a 15-2 run, culminating with a three by Taylor to cut the deficit to 58-53 with 13:09 left in the game.
The Herd kept the game tight before junior Darius George scored four quick points and cut the score to a three-point game, 74-71, with 5:57 remaining. WKU ended the run and hung on to defeat MU.
NOTES
Sarenac collected his third game of 10 or more points as it was also Taylor's third such game this season.
West joins Kinsey as the lone Herd players to have 10 assists in a game this season.
West joins Kinsey and Iran Bennett as players on the Marshall roster to record double-doubles this season.
MU outrebounded WKU 40-32 in the loss.
UP NEXT
The Herd stays on the road as it heads to Florida to take on FIU Thursday night in Miami.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
Team Stats
Marsh
WestKy
FG%
.470
.508
3FG%
.357
.435
FT%
.750
.773
RB
40
32
TO
16
10
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
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/ Men's BasketballG/F
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