WKU (19-6) played their first game in the Conference USA postseason since March 16, 2019, when they took to the court Thursday night against UTSA (15-11) at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
The Hilltoppers defeated the Roadrunners in dominating fashion with a final score of 80-67 to advance to the semi-final of the C-USA tournament. Now WKU will face UAB (22-6) tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. The Blazers took down Rice 73-60 leading up to their date with Hilltoppers.
“That one’s behind us, we have a quick turn around at 11 o’clock against a [UAB] team that we haven’t faced yet,” head coach Rick Stansbury said.