SLIDE SHOW: Tops win final home game of regular season
Published 3:47 pm Saturday, February 28, 2026
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Western Kentucky redshirt sophomore guard Teagan Moore (30) celebrates as the Hilltoppers win 97-65 over the UTEP Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky senior forward Grant Newell (8) shoots a three-pointer past UTEP junior guard Caleb Blackwell (4) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky redshirt sophomore guard Teagan Moore (30) shoots a layup as UTEP junior center Mouhamed Mbaye (25) jumps to block in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky junior guard LJ Hackman (2) shoots a layup around UTEP sophomore guard KJ Thomas (1) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona shouts instructions from the sidelines in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the UTEP Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Terrion Murdix (11) shoots a layup between UTEP junior guards Caleb Blackwell (4) and Trey Horton III (11) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky senior forward Grant Newell (8) dunks the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Ryan Myers (4) shoots a three-pointer in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky junior guard LJ Hackman (2) shoots a layup over UTEP sophomore guard KJ Thomas (1) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky redshirt sophomore guard Teagan Moore (30) shoots a layup as UTEP sophomore guard KJ Thomas (1) reaches to block in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky graduate forward center Blaise Keita (1) looks to shoot a layup beside UTEP senior forward Jamal West Jr. (15) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky senior forward Grant Newell (8) shoots a three-pointer past UTEP junior forward Elijah Jones (33) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky freshman guard Armelo Boone (12) shoots a layup over UTEP freshman guard Bobby Montgomery Jr. (3) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky graduate guard Ryan Myers (4) moves the ball around UTEP sophomore guard KJ Thomas (1) to shoot a layup in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Basketball Coach Hank Plona gives instructions at the start of the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the UTEP Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky senior forward Grant Newell (8) dunks the ball in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky redshirt sophomore guard Teagan Moore (30) shoots a layup over UTEP senior forward Jamal West Jr. (15) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
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Western Kentucky junior guard LJ Hackman (2) shoots a layup between UTEP sophomore guard KJ Thomas (1) and junior forward Elijah Jones (33) in the Hilltoppers’ 97-65 win over the Miners for their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (GRACE McDOWELL / The Daily News)
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won 97-65 win over the UTEP Miners in their final home game of the regular season at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. WKU is on the road for two more games at Missouri State and FIU next week before the start of the CUSA Tournament.
