The WKU men’s basketball team (18-9, 11-4 C-USA) opened Conference USA Bonus Play with a crushing loss on Saturday night, as the Hilltoppers dropped a 72-70 heartbreaker against Charlotte (15-11, 9-6 C-USA) for their first league loss in Diddle Arena this season.
The Hilltoppers trailed for 36:38 of clock time in their loss to the 49ers, but WKU battled back and had the game knotted at 70-70 with 11 ticks left on the game clock.
Redshirt junior guard Jordan Shepherd took the game into his own hands on the final possession, as the Asheville, North Carolina, native scored a right-handed layup with two seconds left and handed WKU its first loss in three weeks.