HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — WKU at No. 12 Xavier
Published 8:00 am Saturday, December 5, 2015
- Xavier guard Edmond Sumner (4) drives to the basket on Dayton forward Sam Miller, second from left, and guard Darrell Davis (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)
WKU (4-3) at No. 12 Xavier (7-0)
7:30 p.m. CST Saturday, Cintas Center, Cincinnati
Probable starters
WESTERN KENTUCKY
Chris McNeal, G, 6-0 fr. (5.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg); Aaron Cosby, G, 6-3 gr-sr. (12.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg); Chris Harrison-Docks, G, 6-0 r-jr. (9 ppg, 0.9 rpg); Justin Johnson, F, 6-7 so. (16.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg); Nigel Snipes, F, 6-6 r-sr. (13.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg).
XAVIER
Trevon Bluiett, G, 6-6 so. (14.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg); Myles Davis, G, 6-2 jr. (10.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg); Remy Abell, G, 6-4 sr. (7.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg); Edmond Sumner, G, 6-6 fr. (11.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg); Jalen Reynolds, F, 6-10 jr. (10.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg).
Television
Fox Sports 1
Radio
WKLX 100.7-FM
Coaches
Ray Harper (75-51, fifth year; 417-114 overall), WKU; Chris Mack (141-71, seventh year; 148-71 overall), Xavier
Series record
WKU leads 13-12 (Xavier won last meeting 93-60 on Dec. 6, 1997, in Bowling Green)
Last time out
WKU beat Eastern Kentucky 86-84 at home Tuesday; Xavier beat Dayton 90-61 on Sunday in Orlando, Fla.
— Zach Greenwell
