Don McHenry scored 20 points off of the bench to lead the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over the Sam Houston Bearkats 75-66.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Western Kentucky Lady Toppers NCAAW game to be played on January 25, 2025 on ESPN.

Western ntucky had a two-point lead at half time, and the Bearkats fought back to take a 49-46 lead on a layup by Dorian Finister. The Hilltoppers managed to claw back and take a 58-53 advantage around the seven-minute mark, WKU’s biggest lead of the game.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11-8, 2-4 CUSA) will attempt to stop a three-game road slide when they take on the Sam Houston Bearkats (8-12, 1-6 CUSA) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Bernard

Sam Houston heads into a matchup against Western Kentucky after losing three road games in a row. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

Turnovers: 9 (Boykin 4, Wilkerson 3, Burns, Sakho). Steals: 6 (Boykin 2, Burns, Finister, Hammons, Huefner). Technical Fouls: None.

Marshall 3-9 2-4 9, Keita 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Kalambay 3-6 5-6 13, Lander 5-12 0-0 10, McHenry 6-17 6-6 20, Bayless 6-9 2-2 16, Edelen 1-1 0-0 3, Odiahi 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-59 15-18 75.

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WKU (14-5, 5-2 CUSA) led Sam Houston (8-10, 1-7 CUSA) wire-to-wire in the dominant 33-point win. It was the first time the Lady Toppers have beaten a CUSA team by 30 or more points since beating FAU 81-50 on Jan. 19, 2019. It was the largest margin of victory over a Conference USA foe since notching a 101-47 win against FIU on Jan. 11, 2018.

Western Kentucky visits the Sam Houston Bearkats after Don McHenry scored 21 points in the Hilltoppers' 77-67 loss to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.