FINDING A WAY/Hilltoppers explode for 50 second-half points in 80-70 victory over FIU
WKU’s HANK PLONA: ‘THIS HASN’T BEEN AN EASY STRETCH …’ The Western Kentucky men’s basketball team was teetering, more or […]
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LOST IN THE MUCK/Hilltoppers plow into the abyss in 71-66 loss to Jax State
WKU COACH HANK PLONA: ‘THEY CAME IN HERE TRYING TO BE CUTE AND MANIPULATE’ … Opportunity was knocking again for […]
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ANOTHER GUT PUNCH/Kaden Metheny, precise Liberty offense squelch Hilltoppers’ upset hopes, 75-69
WKU TAKES 11-8 OVERALL RECORD ON THREE-GAME ROAD SWING; LIBERTY REMAINS UNBEATEN IN CONFERENCE USA Hank Plona, the second-year Western […]
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‘HOLD THE LINE’/Balanced scoring, inside strength carry Hilltoppers past Missouri State, 87-72
WKU TAKES 4-2 LEAGUE RECORD INTO SATURDAY’s HOME GAME AGAINST KENNESAW STATE The Western Kentucky men’s basketball team understood what […]
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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS/WKU men’s basketball begins three-game homestand after impressive victory at UTEP
HILLTOPPERS PLAY HOST TO CONFERENCE USA NEWCOMER MISSOURI STATE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT DIDDLE ARENA Hank Plona knows all the […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Hank Plona is taking charge with WKU basketball, and given his team’s dynamics, that’s a good thing …
HILLTOPPERS PLAY HOST TO LOUISIANA TECH ON SUNDAY BEFORE TWO-GAME ROAD SWING IN THE MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE It’s all fluid, […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Nissan Stadium, the home of good vibes, good music and bad football …
It all seemed to make sense. After returning from New Orleans for last week’s R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, in the […]
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ROLLIN’ IN THE QUARTER/Western Kentucky looks for season’s ninth victory against Southern Miss in Tuesday’s New Orleans Bowl
HILLTOPPERS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK FROM TOUGH LOSS AT JAX STATE; GOLDEN EAGLES MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW COACH BLAKE ANDERSON […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Street cred only gets you so far in N’Awlins, but I like the vibe the Tops are generating in the French Quarter …
DIVE BARS, OYSTER BARS, TIME BEHIND BARS, WHERE DOES IT ALL END IN NEW ORLEANS … NEW ORLEANS — I’ve […]
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BARNSTABLE’s BOMB BEATS THE TOPS/Tulsa guard derails WKU upset hopes with buzzer-beating 3-pointer, 82-81
HILLTOPPERS GUARD TEAGAN MOORE: ‘IT SHOULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN TO THAT POINT …’ Hank Plona, Western Kentucky’s second-year head coach, knew […]
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