The Marshall Thundering Herd, before the start of Wednesday’s night game, honored seniors Mikel Beyers, Darius George, and Taevion Kinsey with a pregame ceremony. However, at night ends, the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers left the Cam Henderson Center victorious by a final score of 86-72.
In the first five minutes of the game, it was an offensive battle between the Thundering Herd and the Hilltoppers trading baskets. However, the Hilltoppers were able to pull away with the lead in the first half when the team made an adjustment to a 2-3 matchup zone.
Marshall, after the defensive adjustment, was flustered for the remainder of the first half and not able to generate much offense.