HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday – WKU at Charlotte

Published 8:00 am Thursday, March 5, 2015

Western Kentucky defeated Charlotte 74-66 on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky. (Austin Anthony / Daily News)

WKU AT CHARLOTTE

6 p.m. CST today, Halton Arena, Charlotte, N.C.

Probable starters

WESTERN KENTUCKY (18-10, 11-5)

Chris Harrison-Docks, G, 6-0 so. (10.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg); T.J. Price, G, 6-4 sr. (17.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg); Trency Jackson, G, 6-2 r-sr. (10.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg); Nigel Snipes, F, 6-6 jr. (2 ppg, 2.3 rpg); George Fant, F, 6-6 sr. (13.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg).

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CHARLOTTE (13-16, 6-10)

Pierria Henry, G, 6-5 sr. (9.9 ppg, 5 rpg); Terrence Williams, G, 6-5 sr. (9.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg); Torin Dorn, G, 6-5 fr. (12 ppg, 3.7 rpg); Braxton Ogbueze, G, 6-1 so. (9.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg); Mike Thorne Jr., F, 6-11 jr. (10 ppg, 7.3 rpg).

Television

Fox College Sports (WKU-PBS locally)

Radio

WKLX 100.7-FM

Coaches

Ray Harper (69-36, fourth year; 411-109 overall), Western Kentucky; Ryan Odom (7-9, interim; N/A,), Charlotte.

Series record

WKU leads series 14-8 (WKU won last meeting 74-66 on Jan. 8 in Bowling Green).

Last time out

WKU beat Florida International 77-61 at home Saturday; Charlotte won 77-76 at Rice on Saturday.

— Zach Greenwell