The Hilltoppers (13-5 overall, 5-0 Conference USA) ground out a 73-63 victory Saturday against Charlotte (5-11, 1-4). WKU overcame a subpar shooting night (25-of-64, 39.1 percent) by locking down the 49ers on the other end (20-of-58, 34.5 percent).
“We stay with it no matter how we’re playing,” said guard Taveion Hollingsworth, who scored 10 points. “Even if everybody’s off, we keep playing hard on defense. That’s all coach talks about is defense, and that’s what we had to do.”
The win was the sixth straight overall for the Toppers, fifth straight to start C-USA play and fourth straight on the road.