Belt game 1,830 · March 21, 2008 · postseason
Western Kentucky take the belt
Western Kentucky beat Drake 101–99 on a neutral floor to start reign 526 of the College Basketball belt, the 1st for the program.
Drake had held it since March 9, 2008, with 0 defenses over 12 days.
Western Kentucky held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to UCLA on March 27, 2008.
526Reign number
1Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Western Kentucky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Brazelton | 38 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11-20 | 6-10 | 5-6 |
| Courtney Lee | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Ty Rogers | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| A.J. Slaughter | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jeremy Evans | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| D.J. Magley | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Boris Siakam | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Orlando Mendez-Valdez | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1-2 |
| Steffphon Pettigrew | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Drake
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Cox | 39 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 4-6 | 9-10 |
| Klayton Korver | 37 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 6-14 | 1-2 |
| Josh Young | 40 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-15 | 4-14 | 4-4 |
| Leonard Houston | 38 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 6-10 |
| Adam Emmenecker | 44 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0-10 | 0-0 | 11-12 |
| Jacob Baryenbruch | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Brent Heemskerk | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Michael Hall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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