The WKU men’s basketball team (15-8, 8-3 C-USA) hosted a key game in the Conference USA standings on Thursday night, and the Hilltoppers used a stellar defensive effort to lead for 39:25 of clock time in a 65-54 home win against Louisiana Tech (17-6, 8-3 C-USA) in Diddle Arena.
WKU entered the game on a two-game losing streak after a strenuous road skid in Florida, but the Hilltoppers used the 5,769 fans in attendance to rebound in a big way.
The Hilltoppers’ blackout game, which was also nationally televised on CBS Sports Network, saw WKU don black uniforms at home for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign.