The Hilltoppers celebrate as they win 84-60 against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup beside Tennessee State senior forward Carlous Williams (12) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior forward Babacar Faye (5) shoots a layup as Tennessee State redshirt junior guard Brandon Weston (20) reaches to block in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) jumps to shoot a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky sophomore guard Jack Edelen (15) moves the ball down court in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate guard Braxton Bayless (0) shoots a layup around Tennessee State graduate forward Josh Ogundele (33) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) recovers a loose ball from Tennessee State junior guard Aaron Nkrumah (30) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior guard Don McHenry (2) shoots a layup after moving past Tennessee State junior guard Aaron Nkrumah (30) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) moves past Tennessee State sophomore forward Antoine Lyric III (11) to shoot a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky sophomore guard Jack Edelen (15) shoots a layup around Tennessee State junior guard Justus Jackson (0) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) looks to pass the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a layup over Tennessee State junior guard Justus Jackson (0) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona calls out instructions from the sidelines in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) tries to hang onto the ball as Tennessee State redshirt junior guard Travis Harper II (2) and senior forward Carlous Williams (12) attempt to knock it from his hands in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) recovers a loose ball from Tennessee State junior guard Justus Jackson (0) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a layup as Tennessee State junior guard Justus Jackson (0) pushes him in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior guard Enoch Kalambay (23) shoots the ball over Tennessee State graduate forward Josh Ogundele (33) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior forward Babacar Faye (5) catches a rebounded ball beside Tennessee State graduate forward Ahmir Langlais (25) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) shoots a three-pointer in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate guard Jalen Jackson (3) looks to pass the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky freshman guard Julius Thedford (13) shoots a three-pointer in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr. (24) dunks the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky graduate guard Khristian Lander (4) shoots a three-pointer in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior forward Babacar Faye (5) moves in to shoot a layup between Tennessee State graduate forward Josh Ogundele (33) and senior forward Carlous Williams (12) in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS

Western Kentucky senior forward Babacar Faye (5) shoots a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 84-60 win against the Tennessee State Tigers at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS