There was an attitude of “complacency” that coach Rick Stansbury said he sensed in the lead-up to the game.
“I talked about it at shootaround, talked about it (Friday) night,” Stansbury said. “We think that winning just happens by showing up, that we’re good enough to show up and beat anybody. That’s not the way it is.”
The Hilltoppers (16-7 overall, 8-2 Conference USA) fell in an early hole Saturday and never recovered. The Roadrunners (13-11, 6-5) led for nearly 39 minutes and cruised to a 74-63 victory at the Convocation Center.
WKU guard Darius Thompson chalked the loss up to the Toppers’ “approach to the game.