The Hilltoppers are coming off their best week of the Rick Stansbury era, having scored wins Thursday against then-No. 18 Purdue and Friday against Southern Methodist at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Those victories came after WKU hung tough with then-No. 5 Villanova in its first game at the tournament.
Now WKU (4-2) must refocus after a week’s worth of pats on the backs and bring the same effort Wednesday when it hosts Eastern Kentucky. Tipoff between the Toppers and Colonels (3-3) is set for 7 p.m. at E.A. Diddle Arena, with the game to be streamed by Stadium Live on Facebook.