7,759 fans showed up to watch Western Kentucky lose 66-62 to Middle Tennessee. Now coach Rick Stansbury wants another big attendance number this week when his team hosts Marshall.
The Hilltoppers (14-6 overall, 6-1 Conference USA) and Thundering Herd (14-6, 5-2) will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday in Diddle Arena.
The 7,759 against MTSU marked Diddle Arena’s second-biggest crowd since its 2002 renovation. That number was topped only by the 8,118 who showed up March 11, 2003 to see WKU face the Blue Raiders in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Other post-renovation crowds of 7,500 or more include Feb.