HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — UTEP at WKU
Published 7:30 am Thursday, January 22, 2015
- UTEP's Omega Harris is defended by Louisiana Tech's Qiydar Davis as he drives to the basket during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan., 8, 2015 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/The El Paso Times, Mark Lambie) EL DIARIO OUT; JUAREZ MEXICO OUT
UTEP AT WKU
8 p.m. today, E.A. Diddle Arena
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Probable starters
UTEP (12-5, 4-1)
Earvin Morris, G, 6-4 jr. (10.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg); Julian Washburn, G, 6-8 sr. (9.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg); Omega Harris, G, 6-2 fr. (6.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg); Vince Hunter, F, 6-8 so. (16.1 ppg, 10 rpg); Cedrick Lang, F, 6-10 sr. (10.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg).
WESTERN KENTUCKY (12-5, 5-0)
Chris Harrison-Docks, G, 6-0 r-so. (11.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg); T.J. Price, G, 6-4 sr. (17.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg); Trency Jackson, G, 6-2 r-sr. (9.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg); George Fant, F, 6-6 sr. (13.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg); Alejsej Rostov, F, 6-10 jr. (2.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg).
Television
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FSN
Radio
WKLX 100.7-FM
Coaches
Tim Floyd (93-57, fifth year; 421-237 overall), UTEP; Ray Harper (63-31, fourth year; 405-104 overall), Western Kentucky.
Series record
WKU leads series 1-0 (WKU won last meeting 78-59 on Dec. 19, 1969, in Lawrence, Kan.)
Last time out
UTEP won 73-55 at UTSA on Saturday; WKU won 65-58 at Florida International on Saturday.
— Zach Greenwell