| Game 24Â vs. Florida Atlantic Thursday, Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. CT | E.A. Diddle Arena Presented by Service One Credit Union |
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| Records |  WKU (12-11, 4-6 C-USA) • Florida Atlantic (15-9, 8-3 C-USA) | ||||
| Listen |  Randy Lee (play-by-play) | Hal Schmitt (analysis)  Hilltopper Sports Network (WKLX 100.7 FM flagship); C-USA.tv Audio; Varsity Network; The Hill at Home |
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| Watch |  Graham Doty (play-by-play) | Jay Walton (analysis)  ESPN+ |
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| Live Stats | Â WKU Stats | ||||
| Tickets | Â Single-Game Tickets | ||||
| Game Notes |  WKU Game Notes | Florida Atlantic Game Notes | ||||
| Pregame Video | Â Coach Stansbury | Anderson/Hamilton | ||||
| Social Media | Â @WKUBasketball  | @WKUBasketball  | Facebook  | YouTube  |
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball breaks up a string of four road games in five outings with a home game against Florida Atlantic at 7 p.m. CT Thursday. The game will air on ESPN+.
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The Hilltoppers snapped a five-game slide last week with a pair of dominant road wins, most recently routing Old Dominion 77-60 on Saturday. Florida Atlantic earned its 10th straight home win Tuesday with an 81-62 win over ODU.
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WKU is 16-7 all-time against Florida Atlantic after dropping a 78-69 decision in Boca Raton on Jan. 20. The Hilltoppers led that game by five with seven minutes left. WKU head coach Rick Stansbury is 4-3 all-time against the Owls.
TOP STORYLINES
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• As of Tuesday, WKU leads the country in fewest fouls per game (12.0) and ranks seventh in total blocks (135), ninth in blocks per game (5.9), 28th in total steals (198), 31st in field-goal percentage (47.6%), 35th in steals per game (8.6) and 54th in total assists (348).
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• Last month, junior center Jamarion Sharp was named to the watch list for the Naismith Men's National Defensive Player of the Year. This is the second straight year WKU has put a player on the list, with Charles Bassey making the semifinals for the award last season. WKU is one of just four schools – along with Baylor, Tennessee and Richmond – to have a player on the watch list the last two seasons.
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• Jamarion Sharp is the tallest player in college basketball at 7 feet, 5 inches. He's also the tallest player in the history of the Hilltopper program. Sharp leads the nation in total blocks (101), blocks per game (4.4) and dunks (60), and is second in block percentage (17.2%).
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• Jamarion Sharp has more blocks himself this season (101) than 300 Division I programs have as a team, which is 86% of all D-I teams. He now holds the WKU record for most blocks in a season.
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• Sophomore guard Dayvion McKnight is the only player in the country averaging at least 15 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals per game this year. He ranks sixth nationally in total assists (145) and seventh in assists per game (6.3).
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• After making 1 of 19 3-pointers (11%) in the first three games of the season, redshirt senior guard Luke Frampton has made 49 of 107 3s (45.8%) in the last 20 games.
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LAST GAME AGAINST FLORIDA ATLANTIC: JANUARY 20, 2022
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WKU faltered down the stretch at Florida Atlantic on Thursday night, suffering a 78-69 road loss.
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The Hilltoppers led 57-52 with 7:18 to play, but the Owls answered with a massive 18-4 run to go up 70-61 with 3:37 left.
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WKU cut it to one with 2:08 to play and had the ball with a chance to take the lead, but Florida Atlantic scored the final eight points to pull away.
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Sophomore guard Dayvion McKnight scored 22 points and added nine rebounds and four assists to lead the Hilltoppers. Graduate senior guard Camron Justice added 18 points and five assists.
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