Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ Gonzaga Bulldogs

81–83Final · Mar 21, 2009

WKU 81 GONZ 83 Final

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WKU25-9	37	44	81
GONZ28-5	35	48	83

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Austin Daye made Three Point Jumper.
0–3
A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper.
3–3
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.
6–3
Austin Daye made Two Point Jumper.
6–5
Micah Downs made Three Point Jumper.
6–8
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.
9–8
Austin Daye made Free Throw.
9–9
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Two Point Layup.
11–9
Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper.
11–12
Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup.
11–14
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.
14–14
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter.
17–14
Jeremy Evans made Free Throw.
18–14
Matt Bouldin made Two Point Layup.
18–16
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter.
21–16
Ira Brown made Two Point Jumper.
21–18
A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper.
23–18
Demetri Goodson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Bouldin.
23–20
Micah Downs made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Demetri Goodson.
23–22
A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Dunk Shot.
25–22
Matt Bouldin made Three Point Jumper.
25–25
A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup.
27–25
A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper.
29–25
Jeremy Evans made Two Point Jumper.
31–25
Steven Gray made Two Point Jumper.
31–27
Steven Gray made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Matt Bouldin.
31–29
Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Jumper.
33–29
Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.
33–30
Anthony Sally made Two Point Layup.
35–30
Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Jeremy Pargo.
35–32
Jeremy Evans made Two Point Jumper.
37–32
Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup.
37–34
Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.
37–35
Matt Bouldin made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Josh Heytvelt.
37–37
Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.
37–38
Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper.
37–41
Steffphon Pettigrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Sally.
40–41
Micah Downs made Two Point Dunk Shot.
40–43
Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper.
40–46
Sergio Kerusch made Two Point Jumper.
42–46
Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw.
42–47
Sergio Kerusch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Sally.
45–47
Sergio Kerusch made Two Point Jumper.
47–47
Micah Downs made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Matt Bouldin.
47–49
Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw.
47–50
Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw.
47–51
Steven Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Downs.
47–54
Anthony Sally made Two Point Jumper.
49–54
A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper.
51–54
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Two Point Jumper.
53–54
Matt Bouldin made Three Point Jumper.
53–57
Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.
55–57
Austin Daye made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Steven Gray.
55–59
A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.
58–59
Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup.
60–59
Matt Bouldin made Two Point Jumper.
60–61
Sergio Kerusch made Free Throw.
61–61
Micah Downs made Free Throw.
61–62
Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.
61–63
A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.
64–63
Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Matt Bouldin.
64–65
Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.
64–66
Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.
64–67
Jeremy Evans made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez.
66–67
Matt Bouldin made Three Point Jumper.
66–70
Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Jumper.
68–72
A.J. Slaughter made Free Throw.
67–70
A.J. Slaughter made Free Throw.
68–70
A.J. Slaughter made Free Throw.
69–72
Micah Downs made Free Throw.
69–73
Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Josh Heytvelt.
69–75
Jeremy Pargo made Free Throw.
69–76
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.
72–76
Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Jumper.
72–78
Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw.
72–79
A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper.
74–79
Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.
77–79
Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Dunk Shot.
79–79
Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Tip Shot.
81–79
Demetri Goodson made Two Point Jumper.
81–81

Play-by-play

P1 Jeremy Evans Turnover.
P1 Austin Daye made Three Point Jumper. 0–3
P1 A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. 3–3
P1 Austin Daye missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. 6–3
P1 Austin Daye Turnover.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Turnover.
P1 Austin Daye made Two Point Jumper. 6–5
P1 Foul on Micah Downs
P1 Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.
P1 Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.
P1 Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.
P1 Micah Downs made Three Point Jumper. 6–8
P1 A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Steffphon Pettigrew Offensive Rebound.
P1 Steffphon Pettigrew Turnover.
P1 Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 D.J. Magley Defensive Rebound.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. 9–8
P1 Matt Bouldin missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Micah Downs Offensive Rebound.
P1 Micah Downs missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Micah Downs
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Steffphon Pettigrew missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Josh Heytvelt Block.
P1 Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on D.J. Magley
P1 Austin Daye missed Free Throw.
P1 Austin Daye made Free Throw. 9–9
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Two Point Layup. 11–9
P1 Foul on Orlando Mendez-Valdez
P1 Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper. 11–12
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Steffphon Pettigrew Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Austin Daye
P1 Steffphon Pettigrew missed Free Throw.
P1 Steffphon Pettigrew missed Free Throw.
P1 Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup. 11–14
P1 A.J. Slaughter Turnover.
P1 Jeremy Pargo Steal.
P1 Josh Heytvelt missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.
P1 A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Daye Turnover.
P1 Anthony Sally missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Josh Heytvelt Block.
P1 Western Kentucky Offensive Rebou.
P1 Western Kentucky Full Timeout.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. 14–14
P1 Jeremy Pargo missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Jeremy Evans Block.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter. 17–14
P1 Steven Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Josh Heytvelt
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Jeremy Evans missed Free Throw.
P1 Jeremy Evans made Free Throw. 18–14
P1 Matt Bouldin made Two Point Layup. 18–16
P1 A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Mike Walker Offensive Rebound.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter. 21–16
P1 Ira Brown made Two Point Jumper. 21–18
P1 A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper. 23–18
P1 Foul on A.J. Slaughter
P1 Demetri Goodson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Bouldin. 23–20
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Foul on D.J. Magley
P1 Micah Downs made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Demetri Goodson. 23–22
P1 Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Bouldin Turnover.
P1 Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew
P1 Austin Daye Turnover.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Steal.
P1 A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Dunk Shot. 25–22
P1 Matt Bouldin made Three Point Jumper. 25–25
P1 Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Daye missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.
P1 A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Austin Daye
P1 Austin Daye Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Orlando Mendez-Valdez Turnover.
P1 Josh Heytvelt missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Micah Downs Offensive Rebound.
P1 Micah Downs Turnover.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Steal.
P1 A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup. 27–25
P1 Steven Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper. 29–25
P1 Micah Downs missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jeremy Evans made Two Point Jumper. 31–25
P1 Gonzaga 30 Second Timeout.
P1 Steven Gray made Two Point Jumper. 31–27
P1 Anthony Sally missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Steven Gray missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Demetri Goodson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Steven Gray made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Matt Bouldin. 31–29
P1 Foul on Jeremy Evans
P1 Jeremy Evans Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Jeremy Evans Defensive Rebound.
P1 Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Jumper. 33–29
P1 Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew
P1 Matt Bouldin made Free Throw. 33–30
P1 Matt Bouldin missed Free Throw.
P1 Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.
P1 Anthony Sally made Two Point Layup. 35–30
P1 Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Jeremy Pargo. 35–32
P1 Jeremy Evans made Two Point Jumper. 37–32
P1 Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup. 37–34
P1 Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Steven Gray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jeremy Pargo Turnover.
P1 Western Kentucky 30 Second Timeout.
P1 A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Orlando Mendez-Valdez
P1 Matt Bouldin made Free Throw. 37–35
P1 Matt Bouldin missed Free Throw.
P1 Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Bouldin made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Josh Heytvelt. 37–37
P2 Foul on Orlando Mendez-Valdez
P2 Matt Bouldin made Free Throw. 37–38
P2 A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Jeremy Pargo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper. 37–41
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Sally. 40–41
P2 Micah Downs made Two Point Dunk Shot. 40–43
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper. 40–46
P2 Foul on Austin Daye
P2 Sergio Kerusch made Two Point Jumper. 42–46
P2 Foul on Anthony Sally
P2 Matt Bouldin Turnover.
P2 Jeremy Pargo missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Micah Downs Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sergio Kerusch
P2 Josh Heytvelt missed Free Throw.
P2 Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw. 42–47
P2 Sergio Kerusch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Sally. 45–47
P2 Foul on Matt Bouldin
P2 Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.
P2 Sergio Kerusch Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sergio Kerusch made Two Point Jumper. 47–47
P2 Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Jeremy Evans Block.
P2 Jeremy Evans Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sergio Kerusch
P2 Sergio Kerusch Turnover.
P2 Micah Downs made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Matt Bouldin. 47–49
P2 Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Heytvelt missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.
P2 Anthony Sally missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew
P2 Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw. 47–50
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw. 47–51
P2 Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Downs. 47–54
P2 Western Kentucky 30 Second Timeout.
P2 Anthony Sally missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Anthony Sally Offensive Rebound.
P2 Anthony Sally missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Anthony Sally Offensive Rebound.
P2 Anthony Sally made Two Point Jumper. 49–54
P2 Orlando Mendez-Valdez Steal.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew Turnover.
P2 Josh Heytvelt missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Steven Gray Offensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Gray Steal.
P2 Steven Gray Turnover.
P2 A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper. 51–54
P2 Jeremy Pargo missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Jeremy Pargo Offensive Rebound.
P2 Micah Downs missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Bouldin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Two Point Jumper. 53–54
P2 Matt Bouldin missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Bouldin made Three Point Jumper. 53–57
P2 Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez. 55–57
P2 Foul on Anthony Sally
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Austin Daye made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Steven Gray. 55–59
P2 A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez. 58–59
P2 Austin Daye missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup. 60–59
P2 Austin Daye missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Jeremy Evans Block.
P2 Anthony Sally Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on A.J. Slaughter
P2 A.J. Slaughter Turnover.
P2 Matt Bouldin made Two Point Jumper. 60–61
P2 Foul on Steven Gray
P2 A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Foul on Micah Downs
P2 Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Bouldin Steal.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
P2 Austin Daye missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.
P2 Foul on Austin Daye
P2 Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.
P2 Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.
P2 Sergio Kerusch made Free Throw. 61–61
P2 Matt Bouldin missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jeremy Evans Block.
P2 Matt Bouldin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Foul on A.J. Slaughter
P2 Micah Downs made Free Throw. 61–62
P2 Matt Bouldin made Free Throw. 61–63
P2 A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez. 64–63
P2 Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Matt Bouldin. 64–65
P2 Jeremy Evans missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Bouldin made Free Throw. 64–66
P2 Foul on Sergio Kerusch
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Matt Bouldin made Free Throw. 64–67
P2 Jeremy Evans made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez. 66–67
P2 Matt Bouldin made Three Point Jumper. 66–70
P2 A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Bouldin missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebou.
P2 Jeremy Evans missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Jumper. 68–72
P2 A.J. Slaughter made Free Throw. 67–70
P2 A.J. Slaughter made Free Throw. 68–70
P2 Foul on Steven Gray
P2 A.J. Slaughter made Free Throw. 69–72
P2 Jeremy Pargo missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew Turnover.
P2 Micah Downs Steal.
P2 Foul on Jeremy Evans
P2 Micah Downs made Free Throw. 69–73
P2 Micah Downs missed Free Throw.
P2 Foul on Matt Bouldin
P2 Jeremy Evans missed Free Throw.
P2 Steven Gray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Jeremy Evans Block.
P2 Jeremy Evans Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gonzaga Full Timeout.
P2 Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Josh Heytvelt. 69–75
P2 Foul on A.J. Slaughter
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Jeremy Pargo made Free Throw. 69–76
P2 A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew Offensive Rebound.
P2 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. 72–76
P2 Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Jumper. 72–78
P2 Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew
P2 Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw. 72–79
P2 A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper. 74–79
P2 Steven Gray Turnover.
P2 A.J. Slaughter Steal.
P2 Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. 77–79
P2 Gonzaga 30 Second Timeout.
P2 Matt Bouldin Turnover.
P2 Orlando Mendez-Valdez Steal.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Dunk Shot. 79–79
P2 Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Jeremy Evans Defensive Rebound.
P2 Western Kentucky 30 Second Timeout.
P2 A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew Offensive Rebound.
P2 Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Tip Shot. 81–79
P2 Demetri Goodson made Two Point Jumper. 81–81
P2 End Game

Box score

WKU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Jeremy EvansF	33	11	5-7	0-0	1-3	6	0	2	0	5	1	5	2
Sergio KeruschF	28	8	3-10	1-4	1-6	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	3
Steffphon PettigrewF	32	9	4-6	1-2	0-2	7	0	3	0	0	4	3	4
A.J. SlaughterG	38	24	9-19	3-9	3-3	4	3	3	3	0	0	4	4
Orlando Mendez-ValdezG	34	25	9-12	7-10	0-0	3	7	1	1	0	0	3	3
Mike WalkerF	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
D.J. MagleyF-C	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Anthony SallyG	24	4	2-8	0-0	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	2
Matt MarescaF

GONZ

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Austin DayeF	19	10	4-9	1-2	1-2	3	1	4	0	0	0	3	4
Josh HeytveltF	32	10	3-7	0-1	4-5	6	2	0	0	2	1	5	1
Matt BouldinG	38	20	6-15	3-7	5-7	8	6	3	1	0	2	6	2
Micah DownsG	30	12	4-7	1-2	3-4	7	1	1	1	1	2	5	3
Jeremy PargoG	33	18	7-11	3-4	1-1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
Ira BrownF	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Demetri GoodsonG	14	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steven GrayG	30	7	3-8	1-5	0-0	3	4	2	1	0	1	2	2
Will FosterC
Andrew SorensonG

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