Louisiana Tech players on the bench celebrate after they tied the game late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse in Syracuse, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. Syracuse won 71-69. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)

WKU AT LOUISIANA TECH

6 p.m. today

Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, La.

Probable starters

WESTERN KENTUCKY (14-5, 7-0)

Chris Harrison-Docks, G, 6-0 r-so. (11.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg); T.J. Price, G, 6-4 sr. (17.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg); Trency Jackson, G, 6-2 r-sr. (9.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg); George Fant, F, 6-6 sr. (13.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg); Aleksej Rostov, F, 6-10 jr. (2.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg).

LOUISIANA TECH (15-5, 6-1)

Kenneth Smith, G, 6-3 sr. (4.5 ppg, 7.5 apg); Raheem Appleby, G, 6-4 sr. (16.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg); Alex Hamilton, G, 6-4 jr. (16.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg); Erik McCree, F, 6-8 so. (12.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg); Michale Kyser, F, 6-10 sr. (7.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg).

Television

CBS Sports Network

Radio

WKLX 100.7-FM

Coaches

Ray Harper (65-31, fourth year; 407-104 overall), Western Kentucky; Michael White (89-36, fourth year; 89-36 overall), Louisiana Tech.

Series record

WKU leads series 15-13 (Louisiana Tech won last meeting 73-72 in overtime Feb. 10, 2001, in Ruston, La.)

Last time out

WKU beat UTSA 83-74 at home Saturday; Louisiana Tech won 58-45 at Rice on Saturday.

— Zach Greenwell