Jan. 18, 2014
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WKU Basketball vs. Arkansas State
Postgame Notes
Jan. 18, 2014
E.A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Ky.
FINAL SCORE (2OT): WKU 82, Arkansas State 77
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information
- WKU improved to 11-7 (3-2 in SBC) on the season while Arkansas State fell to 10-7 (3-3 in SBC).
- WKU has won 12 of its last 13 home games versus Arkansas State and holds a 19-2 record against the Red Wolves all-time in Bowling Green.
- The Hilltoppers return home Thurs., Jan. 30 as they host Texas-Arlington for the first-time in program history. 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 is 24-8 at home under Ray Harper
- WKU has scored 80 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time since Feb. 2011 when the Hilltoppers dropped 81 at Louisiana-Lafayette on Feb. 19, 2011 and 80 against FIU on Feb. 24, 2011
- WKU has played in back-to-back overtime games for the first time since Feb. 2010 when the Hilltoppers took it to extras against Arkansas State (02/20/10) and FAU (02/25/10).
- WKU's double-overtime contest against Arkansas State was its first double-overtime game against a Sun Belt Conference opponent since Dec. 3, 1994 when the Hilltoppers went to two overtimes at Jacksonville.
- The Hilltoppers hauled down a season-high 51 rebounds and had its largest rebounding margin (+14) of the season
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- WKU is +50 in rebounding margin in its last eight games
- WKU outscored Arkansas State 25-4 in second-chance points, its highest output and margin (+21) of the season
- WKU sank nine three-pointers, marking the 11th time in the past 12 games WKU has hit at least six triples
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- WKU has hit nine or more three-pointers in four-straight home games
- KEY RUN: The Hilltoppers jumped out to a 10-2 run in the second overtime period to seize control of the game
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- WKU did not allow a field goal in the first overtime period and only surrendered one in the second overtime period. The Hilltoppers held the Red Wolves without a field goal for a 9:44 stretch of both overtimes
- WKU used the starting lineup of T.J. Price, Caden Dickerson, Aleksej Rostov, George Fant and Chris Harrison-Docks for the first time this season
- WKU has made a three-pointer in 826 consecutive games dating back to March 15, 1987
Individual Notes
- Junior guard T.J. Price scored 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting
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- Price has hit double-figures in 26 of his last 29 games
- Price finished the night with three triples made, marking the 11th time this season he has made three or more threes in a game
- Price has made at least one three-pointer in 30 of his last 31 games and hit multiple three-pointers in 25 of his last 31 games
- Junior forward George Fant scored a career-high 27 points in route to eclipsing the 1,000-point mark for his career
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- Fant equaled a career-high with 14 rebounds, a clip he's hit twice this season
- Fant's double-double was the ninth of his career and third in his past six games
- Fant scored 16 of his 27 points in the first half and grabbed 11 of his 14 rebounds in the second-half and overtime periods
- Sophomore forward Aleksej Rostov scored eight points, including seven-straight in a first-half stretch lasting 1:16
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- Rostov has scored 28 points in his last two games after scoring 28 points in the previous 10 games combined
- Redshirt freshman guard Chris Harrison-Docks scored 13 points, his sixth double-digit scoring effort in 10 games this season
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- Harrison-Docks sparked a key 12-0 in the second half with three-straight three-pointers over a span of 1:38 to give WKU a 55-47 lead
- Harrison-Docks made four field goals, marking the fifth time he has hit at least four shots from the field in his 10 games this season
