HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — Florida International at WKU

Published 7:30 am Thursday, January 7, 2016

Western Kentucky's Fredrick Edmond (right) gets tangled up with Brescia's Jermain Langley Monday, December 28, 2015, during Western Kentucky's 93-66 win at E.A. Diddle Arena. (Bac Totrong/photo@bgdailynews.com)

Florida International (7-7, 1-0) at WKU (8-6, 0-1)

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

Probable starters

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

Kimar Williams, G, 6-1 fr. (5.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg); Jason Boswell, G, 6-6 jr. (7 ppg, 2.7 rpg); Donte McGill, G, 6-3 jr. (15.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg); Daviyon Draper, F, 6-7 sr. (13.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg); Adrian Diaz, C, 6-11 sr. (15.7 ppg, 9.5 rpg).

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WESTERN KENTUCKY

Chris McNeal, G, 6-0 fr. (5.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg); Aaron Cosby, G, 6-3 r-sr. (11.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg); Fredrick Edmond, G, 6-4 jr. (10.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg); Justin Johnson, F, 6-7 so. (17 ppg, 8.2 rpg); Ben Lawson, F, 7-1 jr. (5.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg).

Television

Fox College Sports (WKU-PBS)

Radio

WKLX 100.7-FM

Coaches

Anthony Evans (137-134 overall; 38-40 third year), FIU; Ray Harper (421-117 overall; 79-54, fifth year), WKU.

Series record

WKU leads 32-6 (WKU won last meeting 77-61 on Feb. 28 in Bowling Green).

Last time out

FIU beat Florida Atlantic 76-59 at home Sunday; WKU lost 94-76 at Marshall on Sunday.

— Zach Greenwell