HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — Marshall at WKU
Published 8:00 am Saturday, February 13, 2016
- Marshall guard Jon Elmore (33), right, drives the ball past Maryland guard Rasheed Sulaimon (0) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Matt Hazlett)
Marshall (12-12, 8-3) at WKU (12-12, 4-7)
7 p.m. Saturday, E.A. Diddle Arena
Trending
Probable starters
MARSHALL
Austin Loop, G, 6-4 jr. (9.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg); Jon Elmore, G, 6-3 so. (14.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg); Stevie Browning, G, 6-3 jr. (12.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg); Ryan Taylor, F, 6-5 jr. (14.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg); James Kelly, F, 6-8 sr. (20.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg).
WESTERN KENTUCKY
Aaron Cosby, G, 6-3 gr-sr. (12.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg); Fredrick Edmond, G, 6-4 jr. (11.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg); Nigel Snipes, F, 6-6 r-sr. (8.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg); Justin Johnson, F, 6-7 so. (16 ppg, 7.8 rpg); Ben Lawson, C, 7-1 jr. (5.3 ppg, 4 rpg).
Television
Trending
FCS (WKU-PBS in Bowling Green)
Radio
WKLX 100.7-FM
Coaches
Dan D’Antoni (23-33, second year; 23-33 overall), Marshall; Ray Harper (83-60, fifth year; 425-123 overall), WKU.
Series record
WKU leads 13-7 (Marshall won last meeting 94-76 on Jan. 3 in Huntington, W.Va.).
Last time out
Marshall won 109-91 at UTSA on Saturday; WKU lost 93-89 in overtime at UTEP on Saturday.
— Zach Greenwell