BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A new season and new era began Tuesday night for the WKU men’s basketball program, as the Hilltoppers opened the 2016-17 campaign with an 87-79 exhibition victory over Campbellsville at E.A. Diddle Arena.
WKU improved to 54-4 all-time in preseason exhibition games with the win over Campbellsville, which is first-year Hilltopper head coach Rick Stansbury’s alma mater.
The victory was WKU’s 22nd straight in exhibition tune-ups dating back to a 2002-03 loss to the Harlem Globetrotters.
The Hilltoppers shot 48.3 percent from the field and netted 26 of 32 free throws.