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

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).

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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

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