Western Kentucky's Moustapha Diagne (right) battles Middle Tennessee's Nick King for a rebound Saturday, January 20, 2018, during Western Kentucky's 66-62 loss at E.A. Diddle Arena. (Bac Totrong/photo@bgdailynews.com)
Bac Totrong/Daily NewsMiddle Tennessee’s top player was the best of anyone on the floor and there wasn’t anything WKU could do stop him in the paint or behind the arc.
King led all scorers with 28 points and extinguished any ounce of energy the Hilltoppers thought they had in front of a raucous crowd of 7,759 at E.A. Diddle Arena.
King shot 11-of-21 (.