WKU Game Notes | Florida Atlantic Game Notes
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball continues a three-game homestand over five days against Florida Atlantic at 2 p.m. CT Saturday at E.A. Diddle Arena. The game will air on Stadium on Facebook.
WKU has lost three straight C-USA games by five total points, most recently falling 77-76 to FIU on Thursday.
Florida Atlantic has lost two straight games after beating Old Dominion and Middle Tennessee. WKU is 15-5 against the Owls all-time, including a 7-3 mark at home. Hilltopper head coach Rick Stansbury is 3-1 in his career against Florida Atlantic.
GAME 18
Florida Atlantic (11-7, 2-3 C-USA) at WKU (8-9, 1-3 C-USA)
January 19, 2019 | 2 p.m. CT
E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green, Ky.
BROADCAST
Listen: Hilltopper IMG Sports Network (WKLX 100.7 FM flagship), WKUSports.tv (free), TuneIn Radio (Randy Lee, pxp | Hal Schmitt, analysis)
Watch: Stadium on Facebook (Josh Appel, pxp | Tim Scarborough, analysis | Kristen Balboni, sideline)
Live Stats: WKU Stats
QUICK SHOTS
• WKU has lost its last three games by a combined five points and held a lead of at least 15 points in each of those outings. The Hilltoppers have consecutive one-point losses for the first time since 1929-30.
• In the Hilltoppers' nine losses, they've led six of them at halftime – and four by at least seven points. In the team's nine losses, it's outscored its opponents by a combined 319-297 in the first half and been outscored 384-296 in the second half.
• WKU started this season with 11 of 16 games away from home, its most over a 16-game span to start a season since 2002-03, when it also started with 11 of 16 away from home.
• WKU finished non-conference play with the 19th-best strength of schedule in the nation, according to the Sagarin Ratings, and the 33rd-best non-conference slate per Ken Pomeroy.
• WKU is one of the youngest teams in the country, ranking 334th of 353 in experience, per Ken Pomeroy.
• The Hilltoppers have made a 3-pointer in 993 straight games dating back to March 15, 1987. WKU entered the season tied with Arkansas for the fourth-longest streak in the nation of consecutive games with a made 3. Only UNLV (1,039), Vanderbilt (1,031) and Duke (1,021) had longer streaks to start the year.
• WKU ranks 12th in the country in total blocks and 15th in blocked shots per game, and 14th in percentage of opponents' shots blocked, according to Ken Pomeroy. Its average of 5.4 blocks per game would be its highest on record. Charles Bassey ranks second in C-USA in blocks per game (2.5).
• WKU freshman center Charles Bassey has more blocks himself (42) this year than 62 Division I teams.
• As of Friday, Charles Bassey was tied for second in the nation among freshmen in total blocks (42), ranked fourth in field-goal percentage (64.7 percent) and seventh for rebounds per game (8.8).
• As of Friday, Charles Bassey ranked in the top 50 nationally in double-doubles (47th), field-goal percentage (15th), blocks per game (14th), total blocks (12th) and rebounds per game (47th).
TICKETS
WKU Ticket Office: Single-game tickets for the Florida Atlantic game remain available in person at the WKU Ticket Office, by phone at 1-800-5-BIGRED or online at WKUTickets.com.
PROMOTIONS
• Ninth piece of 16-piece 100th season commemorative poster (Matt Horton/Ralph Crosthwaite) for first 3,000 fans
• Critter Classic (Adopt a Pet Day)
• WKU Football head coach Tyson Helton introduction at halftime
• Baby Crawl halftime contest
LAST GAME AGAINST FLORIDA ATLANTIC: FEBRUARY 8, 2018
WKU held Florida Atlantic to 29.6 shooting in the second half and used a 14-5 run to end the game to pull out a 75-63 win at E.A. Diddle Arena. Taveion Hollingsworth scored a team-high 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. Dwight Coleby added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Justin Johnson had 12 points and nine rebounds.
MED CENTER HEALTH
The 2018-19 WKU Basketball season is presented by Med Center Health. With The Medical Center at its core, Med Center Health has served Southcentral Kentucky for more than 90 years, and its system of care includes six acute care hospitals, a complete network of immediate to emergency services and services in dozens of specialties. Whether it is emergency treatment for heart attack victims or preventative programs to improve the health of the communities it serves, Med Center Health is committed to providing the highest level of care and service.
How to follow the Hilltoppers: For complete information on WKU Hilltopper Basketball, follow the team's social media channels, @WKUBasketball on Twitter, @WKUBasketball on Instagram, and WKU Basketball on Facebook.
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