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Herd hoops healthy for the Hilltoppers, hostile environment

After defeating Middle Tennessee State and UAB at home last week, the Marshall men’s basketball team has its sight set on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Marshall (14-6, 5-2 C-USA) will take to the road for a Saturday night rematch with the Hilltoppers (14-6, 6-1 C-USA)—but this time in a sold-out Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

“You’ve got to prepare,” Marshall head coach Dan D’Antoni said after an 86-78 win over UAB in the Herd’s latest game. “If things take away from your preparation, a day or two, and you’re not quite right, you might beat some teams, but you won’t beat these high-caliber teams.