SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Western Kentucky was in a position to win its first in-season tournament since claiming to NABC Classic title in 2001.
But after the Hilltoppers went up by 10 points in the second half against No. 15 West Virginia in the championship game of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon on Friday, the Mountaineers used a 26-7 run to take the lead and held on for a 70-64 victory.
"They present so many problems through 40 minutes of the game, and through 40 minutes they were better," WKU head coach Rick Stansbury said.