Dec. 18, 2013
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FINAL SCORE: WKU 68, Southern Miss 65
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information
- WKU improved to 6-4 on the season while Southern Miss fell to 9-2
- WKU now leads the all-time series with Southern Miss 4-1, including a 3-0 mark in E.A. Diddle Arena
- The Hilltoppers return home Sat., Dec. 21 as they host Murray State in the 151st meeting between the two programs. WKU holds a 58-13 over the Racers in Bowling Green. Season tickets for the 2013-14 season start as low as $99 for all 18 games at E.A. Diddle Arena, and single-game tickets are on sale as well. Fans interested in purchasing season or single-game tickets can call the WKU Ticket Office at 1-800-5-BIG RED or 745-5222 locally, or order online at WKUSports.com.
- WKU improved its home record under head coach Ray Harper to 21-5
- WKU has now won 10 consecutive non-conference home games
- WKU has held 12 of its last 15 opponents under 70 points
- Trency Jackson, T.J. Price, George Fant and Chris Harrison-Docks all hit the double-figure scoring plateau, marking the first time WKU has had four players in double-figures since the Hilltoppers achieved the feat against No.1 seed Kansas in the 2013 NCAA Tournament on March 22, 2013.
- WKU recorded a season-best 53.1 percent field goal shooting percentage on 17-of-32 shooting. The Hilltoppers have shot 50 percent or better against Eastern Illinois (.500) and Southern Miss (.531).
- WKU shot 50 percent from the three-point line for the first time this season, draining 8-of-16 attempts behind the arc. The last time the Hilltoppers made 50 percent of their three-pointers was against ULM on March 8, 2013 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
- WKU recorded a season-best 86.7 percentage from the free throw line, sinking 26-of-30 attempts. WKU's 26 made free throws were also a season-high. The Hilltoppers have gotten to the free throw line more than their opponent in all six of their wins this season
- After falling behind 19-14 to start the game, the Hilltoppers used a 14-2 run over a span of 3:54 late in the first half to take a 28-21 lead which they never surrendered. Senior guard Caden Dickerson sparked the run with five unanswered points in a 35 second span.
- WKU used the starting lineup of Trency Jackson, Brandon Harris, Aaron Adeoye, George Fant and T.J. Price for the second-straight game
- WKU has made a three-pointer in 818 consecutive games dating back to March 15, 1987
- Junior guard T.J. Price scored 15 points, marking the 20th time in 22 games he has hit double-figures
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- Price has made at least one three-pointer in 23 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 31, 2013.
- Price has made multiple three-pointers in 19 of his past 24 games
- Junior forward George Fant hit double figures for the 48th time in his career, finishing the night with 15 points
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- Fant hit the 900-point mark for his career with a made free throw at the 2:17 marker of the second half
- Fant equaled a career high with nine free throws made, a mark he has hit on three occasions in his career. He finished the game 9-of-10 at the line
- Redshirt junior guard Trency Jackson scored a career and game-high 16 points in his second start of the season
- Jackson was 3-of-4 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line, which included a pair of made free throws with six seconds remaining to extend WKU's advantage to three points
- Redshirt freshman guard Chris Harrison-Docks scored a career high 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting
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- Harrison-Docks scored all 11 of his points in the second half
- Harrison-Docks has made at least two three-pointers in both of his games played this season
