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 Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green
FINALNew Mexico State 16, Western Kentucky 35

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Ryan Hawk makes 32-yard field goalVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
WKU WINNING
NMSU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: WKU 77% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 19 PTS

Scoring plays

9 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Ryan Hawk 32 Yd Field Goal

1:00
3-0
Q2
Field Goal Good

Ryan Hawk 27 Yd Field Goal

7:15
6-0
Passing Touchdown

R. Tisdale Jr. pass to M. Henry for 22 yds, for a TD (J. Cannon KICK)

3:39
6-7
Passing Touchdown

Moussa Barry 21 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (John Cannon Kick)

1:14
6-14
Q3
Field Goal Good

Ryan Hawk 50 Yd Field Goal

9:49
9-14
Rushing Touchdown

La'Vell Wright 5 Yd Run (John Cannon Kick)

5:41
9-21
Passing Touchdown

Matthew Henry 11 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (John Cannon Kick)

2:40
9-28
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Jackson West 6 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (John Cannon Kick)

11:12
9-35
Fumble Return Touchdown

Stilton McKelvey 71 Yd Fumble Return (Ryan Hawk Kick)

1:25
16-35

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Tisdale's 4 TD passes lead WKU over New Mexico State 35-16

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- , Rodney Tisdale Jr . threw four touchdown passes to lead Western Kentucky to a 35-16 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday. Tisdale completed 30 of 38 passes for 301 yards. He connected twice with Matthew Henry for scores and threw a touchdown pass each to Moussa Barry and Jackson West . Henry and K.D. Hutchinson made seven catches apiece and combined for 164 yards receiving for Western Kentucky (7-2, 5-1 Conference USA), which has won five of its last six games. The Hilltoppers finished with 429 total yards and held New Mexico State to 179. Ryan Hawk kicked three field goals that included a 50-yarder for New Mexico State (3-5, 1-4), which has lost three straight and five of its last six. Stilton McKelvey recovered a fumbled ball and returned it 71 yards into the end zone for the Aggies with 1:25 left in the game.

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Top performers

NMSU
PASSINGLogan Fife13/39, 112 YDS, 1 INT
RUSHINGIsaiah Rudison7 CAR, 34 YDS
RECEIVINGGavin Harris3 REC, 29 YDS
WKU
PASSINGRodney Tisdale Jr.30/38, 301 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGLa'Vell Wright6 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGK.D. Hutchinson7 REC, 83 YDS

Team stats

NMSU · WKU
178
TOTAL YARDS
429
112
PASSING
301
66
RUSHING
128
14
1ST DOWNS
24
5-18
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-16
1
TURNOVERS
2
7-50
PENALTIES
5-45
26:14
POSSESSION
33:46

HOUCHENS INDUSTRIES-L.T. SMITH STADIUM, BOWLING GREEN · ATTENDANCE 15,023

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