Dec. 28, 2013
WKU Basketball vs. Murray State
Postgame Notes
Dec. 28, 2013
E.A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Ky.
FINAL SCORE: WKU 103, Brescia 65
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information
- WKU improved to 8-4 on the season while Brescia fell to 5-6
- WKU now leads the all-time series with Brescia 2-0, outscoring the Bearcats by 66 in the two meetings
- The Hilltoppers return home Mon., Dec. 30 as they host Ole Miss in their non-conference finale. 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.
Team Notes
- WKU improved its home record under head coach Ray Harper to 23-5
- WKU has now won 12 consecutive non-conference home games
- WKU has held 14 of its last 17 opponents under 70 points
- WKU has now won three-straight games, its second three-game winning streak of the season
- WKU's 103 points scored were the most points scored by the Hilltoppers since Jan. 31, 2007 when they scored 103 points against ULM. It marked the first time WKU hit the 100-point plateau since scoring 101 in an overtime win over Drake on March 21, 2008 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- WKU shot a season-best 56.9 percent from the field. The Hilltoppers are shooting 50 percent over their last three games, all wins.
- All 14 Hilltoppers who saw action against the Bearcats scored.
- WKU received 38 points from its bench players, the highest total since recording 37 bench points against FIU on Dec. 27, 2012
- George Fant, T.J. Price and Trency Jackson have all scored at least 14 points in each of the past three games.
- WKU made eight three-pointers against the Bearcats, marking the sixth-straight game the Hilltoppers have hit at least six three-pointers.
- The Hilltoppers tallied a season-high 15 steals and forced a season-high 24 turnovers. WKU's 24 forced turnovers were the most forced since turning FAU over 24 times on Jan. 12, 2013.
- WKU dished out a season-high 20 assists, assisting on 20 of the Hilltoppers season-best 33 made field goals. WKU's 20 assists were the most since recording 20 at FIU on Feb. 16, 2013.
- WKU outscored Brescia 33-13 on points off turnovers, the fourth time this season WKU has scored at least 20 points off turnovers.
- WKU has outscored Brescia 88-32 in the paint in the two all-time meetings
- KEY RUN: After the Bearcats tied the game up at 10-10 in the first half, WKU used a 14-2 run over 4:09 to open up a 24-12 lead. The Hilltoppers never let Brescia closer than 10 points after the spurt
- WKU used the starting lineup of Trency Jackson, T.J. Price, George Fant, Aaron Adeoye and Brandon Harris for the fourth consecutive game. The Hilltoppers are 3-1 in that stretch.
- WKU has made a three-pointer in 820 consecutive games dating back to March 15, 1987
Individual Notes
- Junior guard T.J. Price scored 19 points, marking the 22nd time in the past 24 games he has hit double-figures
- Price has made at least one three-pointer in 26 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 31, 2013
- Price has made multiple three-pointers in 21 of his past 26 games
- Junior forward George Fant hit double figures for the 50thtime in his career, finishing the night with 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting
- Fant scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the first half
- Fant hit the 20-point plateau for the fifth time in his career and second time this season despite playing just 21 minutes
- Fant has scored 121 points in seven home games this season, an average of 17.2 points per game
- Fant ripped down a game-high seven rebounds, marking the 36th time in his career he has led WKU in rebounding
- Fant recorded a career high three assists
- Redshirt-junior guard Trency Jackson scored a career high 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting
- Jackson has scored 49 points in his first three career games in Diddle Arena, an average of 16.3 ppg
- Redshirt-senior guard Caden Dickerson hit the 500 career point marker with a made jumper at the 14:54 mark of the second half
- Dickerson finished the game with eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and now has 503 career points
- Sophomore center Daoudo Soumaoro scored a career-high four points on four made free throws
- Soumaoro saw action for the first time in his career in Diddle Arena and for the first time since WKU's season opener at No. 16 Wichita State.
