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

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).

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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

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