HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — Marshall at WKU

Published 8:00 am Sunday, January 4, 2015

MARSHALL AT WKU

2 p.m. today, E.A. Diddle Arena

Probable starters

MARSHALL (4-9)

Austin Loop, G, 6-4 so. (10.3 ppg, 2 rpg); Justin Edmonds, G, 6-4 jr. (7.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg); Aleksa Nikolic, G, 6-5 fr. (3.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg); Ryan Taylor, F, 6-5 so. (14.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg); Cheikh Sane, F, 6-9 sr. (6.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg).

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WESTERN KENTUCKY (7-5)

Chris Harrison-Docks, G, 6-0 r-so. (11.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg); T.J. Price, G, 6-4 sr. (16.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg); Trency Jackson, G, 6-2 r-sr. (9.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg); George Fant, F, 6-6 sr. (11.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg); Alejsej Rostov, F, 6-10 jr. (2.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg).

Television

HSSN (WKU-PBS in Bowling Green)

Radio

WKLX 100.7-FM

Coaches

Dan D’Antoni (4-9 first year; 4-9 overall), Marshall; Ray Harper (58-31, fourth year; 400-104 overall), Western Kentucky.

Series record

WKU leads series 11-5 (Marshall won last meeting 74-64 on Nov. 26, 2013, in Huntington, W.Va.).

Last time out

Marshall lost 70-63 at Akron on Tuesday; WKU beat Alice Lloyd 104-62 at home Monday.

— Zach Greenwell