HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Taevion Kinsey scored a career-high 23 points, freshman Jannson Williams blocked five shots and scored 12, including the winning 3-pointer with 21 seconds left, and Marshall rallied to beat Western Kentucky 70-69 on Saturday night to win its third straight.

The Hilltoppers led by as many as 15 and 42-31 at halftime, but Marshall closed to 46-40 on Kinsey's layup early in the second half, then to 65-63 on Jon Elmore's jumper with 5:14 left. Williams' dunk tied it at 67 and his 3 put Marshall up 70-69 and WKU didn't get off another shot.

Elmore scored 21 points and made five assists for Marshall (10-6, 3-0 Conference USA), whose trailed most of the way after Western Kentucky took the lead with 14:16 left in the first half.