The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are another them “off the beaten path” of NCAA cities but this is a top 10 mid-major program and WKY is not to be taken lightly.
Western Kentucky rolls into this game with SIU with a 7-1 record- their only loss coming to defending national champion Florida.
The Hilltoppers are in the same boat as SIU when it comes to scheduling- none of the big boys want to play. So the Hilltoppers went on the road to Georgia and hung a 70-67 loss on the Bulldogs.
One other thing about WKY- They LOVE to shoot the 3 ball. These guys can hit the three, and are very good on the free throw line as well. A dangerous combination.
Head Coach Darren Horn after WKY’s win against rival Eastern Kentucky-”You have a chance to play pretty well when you make 15 threes, but what I’m most proud of and pleased with is that we did it by following our game plan and staying in an attacking mentality, which is tough to do”
SIU has the second best defense in the nation allowing opponents only 49.1 points per game. On the other end of the spectrum, Western Kentucky is averaging 81.8 points per game at home this year. Something’s got to give. Southern should actually have a slight size advantage over WKY something that we're not used to having.
It should be a little higher scoring game than usual for Southern. This game could easily go right down to the wire. Hopefully I'm wrong but SIU might not have the firepower to win this one. Official Saluki Hoops prediction SIU 68 - WKY 72.
Saluki hoops will be live blogging during the game (Sat 7pm, MediaCom channel 22). Check back right after the game for the wrap up and your Saluki Hoops player of the game.
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