The limited Hilltoppers couldn’t get the run they needed in a 72-62 loss at UAB on Thursday night at Bartow Arena. WKU (9-6 overall, 2-1 Conference USA) cut a 13-point deficit to a one-point game with just over five minutes left before the Blazers (10-6, 1-2) closed the deal with a 9-0 run the Hilltoppers couldn’t come back from.
Hollingsworth scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half where WKU played its thinnest lineup. The Hilltoppers had zero points from their bench, which contributed a combined 16 minutes in the loss.
The Hilltoppers were 9-of-29 from the 3-point line, the most shots they’ve attempted behind the arc all season.