HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — Charlotte at WKU

Published 9:17 am Thursday, January 8, 2015

Charlotte's Pierria Henry, front, drives to the basket against Miami's Tonye Jekiri, back, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

CHARLOTTE AT WKU

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

Probable starters

CHARLOTTE (6-7, 0-1)

Pierria Henry, G, 6-5 sr. (10.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg); Terrence Williams, G, 6-5 sr. (7.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg); Braxton Ogbueze, G, 6-1 so. (11.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg); Willie Clayton, F, 6-8 jr. (8.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg); Mike Thorne Jr., C, 6-11 jr. (9.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg).

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WESTERN KENTUCKY (8-5, 1-0)

Chris Harrison-Docks, G, 6-0 r-so. (10.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg); T.J. Price, G, 6-4 sr. (17.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg); Trency Jackson, G, 6-2 r-sr. (9.8 ppg, 3 rpg); George Fant, F, 6-6 sr. (11.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg); Alejsej Rostov, F, 6-10 jr. (2.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg).

Television

HSSN (WKU-PBS in Bowling Green)

Radio

WKLX 100.7-FM

Coaches

Ryan Odom (0-0 interim; 0-0 overall), Charlotte; Ray Harper (59-31, fourth year; 401-104 overall), Western Kentucky.

Series record

WKU leads series 13-8 (Charlotte won last meeting 91-77 on Feb. 14, 1991, in Charlotte).

Last time out

Charlotte lost 61-54 at home against Old Dominion on Sunday; WKU beat Marshall 81-62 at home Sunday.

— Zach Greenwell