HILLTOPPER FOCUS: Gameday — Old Dominion vs. WKU, C-USA semifinals
Published 6:30 am Friday, March 11, 2016
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers forward Anton Waters (42) grabs a rebound before UAB Blazers forward Tosin Mehinti (21) during WKU's 88-77 win over UAB on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala. (Austin Anthony / photo@bgdailynews.com)
No. 5 Old Dominion (21-12) vs. No. 8 WKU (18-15)
3 p.m. Friday, Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Ala.
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Conference USA Tournament semifinals
Probable starters
OLD DOMINION
Trey Freeman, G, 6-2 r-sr. (21.8 ppg, 4 rpg); Aaron Bacote, G, 6-4 sr. (12.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg); Brandon Stith, F, 6-7 r-so. (10.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg); Zoran Talley, F, 6-7 r-fr. (8.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg); Denzell Taylor, F, 6-7 jr. (4.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg).
WESTERN KENTUCKY
Aaron Cosby, G, 6-3 gr-sr. (13.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg); Fredrick Edmond, G, 6-4 jr. (12.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg); Chris McNeal, G, 6-0 fr. (5.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg); Anton Waters, F, 6-7 jr. (4.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg); Justin Johnson, F, 6-7 so. (15 ppg, 8 rpg).
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Television
CBS Sports Network
Radio
WKLX 100.7-FM
Coaches
Jeff Jones (66-38, third year; 423-324 overall), ODU; Ray Harper (89-63, fifth year; 431-126 overall), WKU
Series record
WKU leads 16-15 (ODU won last meeting 59-56 on Feb. 18 in Bowling Green)
Last time out
ODU beat Louisiana Tech 68-52 in the C-USA Tournament on Thursday; WKU beat UAB 88-77 in the C-USA Tournament on Thursday.
— Zach Greenwell