BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU continues play in the 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off Tuesday night at 6:00 (CT) at Stony Brook on New York’s Long Island.
The Hilltoppers are coming off a heartbreaking one-point loss to Belmont Saturday night, and WKU dropped its first game in the NIT Season Tip-Off last week at Minnesota.
Following the game against Stony Brook, WKU heads to Manhattan where it will play Saint Joseph’s at Madison Square Garden Thanksgiving night at 5:00 (CT) on ESPNU.
Stony Brook advanced to the first round of the College Basketball Invitational last season and finished with a 23-11 record and a 13-3 mark in the America East Conference, which was good for second place. The Seawolves were picked to win the America East this season in the preseason coaches poll, despite not having a senior on the roster, and have advanced to four-straight postseasons.
WKU has only played one other game in its history against a current member of the America East, a 83-52 win over New Hampshire on Dec. 4, 1981, and current WKU assistant coach Lawrence Brenneman spent eight seasons at conference member Binghamton from 2001-08 before coming to WKU prior to the 2008-09 season.
GAME 4
WKU (1-2) at Stony Brook (2-2)
2014 NIT Season Tip-Off
November 25, 2014 | 6:00 PM (CT)
Stony Brook, N.Y. | Stony Brook Arena (4,000)
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QUICK SHOTS
– WKU has outrebounded each of its three opponents this season and seven of its last nine dating back to last season.
– WKU has had a 15-point scorer in seven-straight contests.
-Despite the loss against Belmont in the fashion, WKU is 39-6 under head coach Ray Harper when leading with 5:00 to play in the game.
– The Hilltoppers’ last three-game losing streak came in February at the end of the 2012-13 season.
– WKU is 18-21 all-time at Madison Square Garden, and Thursday’s game will be its first at the venue since 1986-87.
– T.J. Price has recorded double-figure scoring outings in six of his last seven games and 64 in 96 games as a Hilltopper.
– Chris Harrison-Docks has hit multiple three-pointers in 17 of his 27 career games for WKU.
– Chris Harrison-Docks has made 16 of his last 17 free throw attempts dating back to the end of last season, when he finishing third in the nation among freshman from the charity stripe.
– WKU has allowed 76 or fewer points in six-straight games.
– WKU has won seven of its last nine regular-season home games.
– The Hilltoppers have improved on their E.A. Diddle Arena win total each season since 2010-11, winning 13 at home last season following seasons of 11, eight and seven dating back to 2010-11.
BROADCAST
– Listen: Hilltopper IMG Sports Network, TuneIn Radio (free) (Jeff Younglove, pxp | Hal Schmitt, analysis)
– Watch: AmericaEast.tv ($)
– Live Stats: StonyBrookAthletics.com (free)
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