The WKU men’s basketball team won a thriller over the Rice Owls on Thursday night, 92-85, a game that took the Hilltoppers not one, but two overtimes to finish off the Owls.
The Hilltoppers were forced to make a comeback late in the second half, and were without head coach Rick Stansbury, who was unable to coach due to a back issue. WKU was instead led by assistant coach Mark Hsu.
“I think it just takes grit,” senior guard Lamonte Bearden said after the game. “We got to go out and play together. Like you said, we were down 13 in the second half but we never gave up on each other.