BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Isaiah Green threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Tyre Brady with 1:44 left and gave Marshall a 20-17 win over Western Kentucky in a conference opener Saturday night.
Green threw for 288 yards and two scores — both to Brady — for the Thundering Herd (3-1, 1-0 Conference USA). Brady had eight receptions for 162 yards.
Green connected with Brady early on a 40-yard touchdown on first down after a slow start for both teams. Justin Rohrwasser kicked a 35-yard field goal late in the first half to make it 10-10 at halftime.
That score stood until Rohrwasser’s 21-yard field goal in the fourth quarter moved Marshall in front, 13-10, with 8:39 to play. The Hilltoppers (1-4, 0-1) took a 17-13 lead on an 11-yard Steven Duncan touchdown pass with 6:50 remaining.
Duncan finished with 263 yards and a touchdown passing for Western Kentucky.

Marshall stats
Marshall 7 3 0 10 = 20
W. Kentucky 3 7 0 7 = 17
First Quarter
MSH—Brady 40 pass from I.Green (Rohrwasser kick), 9:48
WKY—FG Nuss 23, :05
Second Quarter
WKY—Duncan 3 run (Nuss kick), 4:38
MSH—FG Rohrwasser 35, :36
Fourth Quarter
MSH—FG Rohrwasser 21, 8:39
WKY—Deane 11 pass from Duncan (Nuss kick), 6:50
MSH—Brady 32 pass from I.Green (Rohrwasser kick), 1:44
A—20,811.
MSH WKY
First downs 17 17
Rushes-yards 33-113 32-61
Passing 288 263
Comp-Att-Int 18-39-3 24-39-1
Return Yards 104 27
Punts-Avg. 7-38.85 8-38.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2
Penalties-Yards 6-70 6-43
Time of Possession 30:12 29:48
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Marshall, K.Davis 16-65, T.King 8-42, I.Green 6-19, Anderson 1-2, (Team) 1-(minus 2), W.Johnson 1-(minus 13). W. Kentucky, Samuel 10-43, Duncan 15-12, Deane 2-5, Pearson 1-4, Appleberry 3-(minus 1), (Team) 1-(minus 2).
PASSING—Marshall, I.Green 18-39-3-288. W. Kentucky, Duncan 24-39-1-263.
RECEIVING—Marshall, Brady 8-162, Obialo 4-80, K.Davis 2-8, M.Williams 2-5, Levias 1-35, W.Johnson 1-(minus 2). W. Kentucky, L.Jackson 5-41, Jernighan 5-39, Fourtenbary 5-33, Sloan 4-87, Deane 3-64, LaFrance 2-(minus 1).
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Marshall, Rohrwasser 33.