The biggest home crowd in 15 years showed up at E.A. Diddle Arena on Saturday night hoping to see Western Kentucky knock off Conference USA’s two-time defending champ.
WKU turned the ball over 15 times, hit only one 3-pointer, gave up 28 points to Middle Tennessee forward Nick King and fell 66-62 in front of a sold-out Diddle Arena.
The Toppers (14-6 overall, 6-1 C-USA) never got in rhythm offensively against the Blue Raiders’ zone defense. They were able to get to the free-throw line, shooting 25-of-31 (80.6 percent) from the foul stripe, but finished with just 41 field-goal attempts to MTSU’s 54.