And it’s been their senior season that has probably produced the most palpable growth as individuals and increased their value for the 2020 Hilltoppers (18-9, 11-4).
Savage’s consistency and evolution as a basketball player and Justice’s body – simple as that may sound – have each been crucial in WKU’s opportunity at a Conference USA regular-season championship with three games remaining. With the last two contests coming on the road, the final game at Diddle Arena comes Thursday night at 7 p.m. against Louisiana Tech (20-7, 11-4).
“This year has been full of hurdles,” Savage said. “Everybody had to adjust their role coming in and midway through the season, everybody flipped their script and are playing for the team now.