1:33 pm
November 27

Western Kentucky v. #15 West Virginia

Who will WIN this championship?

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-0)

#15 West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0)

 

Current odds:

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: (TBD)

West Virginia Mountaineers: (TBD)

 

• The line for this game is

• One week ago, Western Kentucky wasn’t even involved in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, S.D. Now, the Hilltoppers (2-0) could win the tournament on Friday with a victory in the championship game against No. 15 West Virginia (2-0). Western Kentucky gained entry into the tournament after Creighton bowed out due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests.

• The Hilltoppers made the most of their new-found opportunity, posting a 93-87 win over Northern Iowa on Wednesday before notching a 75-69 victory over Memphis the following day. Despite his team’s early good fortune, Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury isn’t getting ahead of himself.

• Preseason All-Conference USA selection Taveion Hollingsworth followed his 26-point performance versus the UNI with 18 points against the Tigers. Junior center Charles Bassey turned it up a notch after recording 11 points and eight rebounds in the opener by finishing with 21 and 14 against Memphis. He had a career-high seven blocks while playing in his second contest since sustaining a season-ending leg injury last December. Bassey is no stranger to West Virginia. He had 13 points and 15 rebounds in the Hilltoppers’ 63-57 victory over the Mountaineers on Nov. 16, 2018. On Thursday, fellow big man Carson Williams added 14 points and nine rebounds for Western Kentucky, which outrebounded Memphis, 44-32.

• Culver collected 23 points and 15 rebounds and Tshiebwe had 11 and 16 in West Virginia’s 78-66 victory over Virginia Commonwealth.

• Against VCU, Sean McNeil scored 16 points to match his career-high set on Wednesday in the Mountaineers’ 79-71 win over South Dakota State. Miles McBride scored 12 against VCU, following his career-high 23-point performance of Wednesday.

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