Jan. 29, 2014
Following a second-straight road sweep, WKU returns home on Thursday at 7:00 PM (CT) to host Sun Belt Conference newcomer UT Arlington.
With wins at ULM and Louisiana-Lafayette last week WKU improved to 13-7 overall for the first time since the 2008-09 season, and its current 5-2 conference mark is the best since that 2008-09 squad opened league play with a 6-1 record.
UT Arlington spent last season in the Western Athletic Conference, where it went 11-7 and finished fourth en route to a 19-14 overall mark, and the Mavericks were a member of the Southland Conference for the 49 years before that dating back to 1963-64.
UT Arlington is led by reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week Reger Dowell, who leads the league and ranks 14th nationally in scoring at 21.6 points per game.
Thursday's game will be televised by the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network, airing nationally on ESPN3 and ESPN Full Court and regionally on WKU PBS in the Bowling Green area and WBNA in Louisville. It will be broadcast on the radio on the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network, airing locally in Bowling Green on WKLX-FM Sam 100.7, with Randy Lee and Hal Schmitt on the call.
WKU welcomes Texas State to E.A. Diddle Arena on Saturday at 7:00 PM (CT) to conclude the week.
Single-game tickets for the 2013-14 season and various multiple-game packages are on sale now. Fans interested in purchasing single-game tickets or multiple-game packages can call the WKU Ticket Office at 1-800-5-BIG RED or 745-5222 locally, or order online at WKUSports.com.
GAME 21
WKU (13-7, 5-2 SBC) vs. UT Arlington (9-10, 4-3 SBC)
January 30, 2014 // 7:00 PM (CT)
Bowling Green, Ky. // E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326)
Radio: Hilltopper IMG Sports Network • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis)
Television: ESPN3 / ESPN Full Court / WKU PBS / WBNA • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis)
QUICK SHOTS
• A win on Thursday would give WKU its first four-game winning streak of the season.
• After going 2-6 in January last year and 2-5 in 2011-12, WKU is 5-2 in January so far this season.
• WKU leads the Sun Belt Conference in average home attendance in 2013-14 (4,604 per game).
• WKU has outrebounded each of its last 10 opponents, and the margin has been an average of 6.4 boards per contest.
• WKU is tied for 13th in the nation in rebounding in conference games.
• In all 12 of its regulation wins this season, WKU has kept the opponent at or under 70 points.
• George Fant has started 50-straight games.
• George Fant has made 24-of-38 shots in the last three games (.632).
• T.J. Price has scored in double figures in 27 of his last 31 games.
• T.J. Price has made at least one three-pointer in 31 of his last 33 games and multiple threes in 26 of the 33 contests.
• Chris Harrison-Docks has scored at least 10 points in three of the last four games.
• WKU has won five-straight Sun Belt Conference road games, dating back to the end of last season.
• Should the 2013-14 Hilltoppers advance to the NCAA Tournament, it would mark the third time in WKU history the program has advanced to three-straight tournaments (1993-95; 2001-03).
• A Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship would give WKU two of the three instances of three-straight tournament titles in league history (UAB, 1982-84; WKU, 2001-03).
PROMOTION INFORMATION
• On Thrifty Thursday, fans can purchase two reserved bleacher seats for $15.00 or four reserved bleacher seats for $30.00.
• The Hilltopper Express Deal will also be offered by Centerplate and features one hot dog, one bag of chips and one bottle of Coke for $7.00.
