BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — For the third straight year, WKU Hilltopper Basketball will offer fans a sneak peek of the season to come with an open scrimmage at 2 p.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 20 at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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The scrimmage is expected to last about two hours and is free to the public. Doors will open at 1 p.m.
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With WKU Football hosting Old Dominion at 6:30 p.m. that evening, those with football parking passes are encouraged to park in their assigned spots. Free parking for the basketball scrimmage will also be available in Parking Structure 1, Adams Street Lot, Kentucky Street Lot and the Alumni Square Garage. All other surface lots and PS2 will be reserved for WKU Football.
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The open scrimmage comes two days after WKU's annual basketball tip-off event, Hilltopper Hysteria, which is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18.
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Hilltopper Basketball went 27-11 in 2017-18, their most wins in 10 seasons and the most in the state of Kentucky last year, while advancing to the semifinals of the NIT for the first time since 1954. WKU ranks third in NCAA history in regular-season league titles (42), seventh in 20-win seasons (44), eighth in all-time winning percentage (.661) and 17th in all-time wins (1,775).
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