The format of Conference USA Bonus Play set itself up to dismiss the most important game for standings implications from the last one.
Western Kentucky’s loss at North Texas on Sunday secured the Mean Green’s regular-season championship, putting only the final tournament seeding on the outcome of Saturday’s regular-season finale at FIU.
As easy as it would be to write off the lack of importance of Saturday’s 6 p.m. CST tipoff in Miami and look ahead to next week’s C-USA Tournament, it’s far from the outlook of anyone in the Hilltoppers’ locker room.
“I’ve got two more guaranteed games in my college career,” WKU senior Jared Savage said.