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Hilltoppers, Monarchs set for early C-USA showdown

WKU (8-6 overall, 1-0 C-USA) takes a three-game winning streak into Saturday night’s game at Old Dominion (10-4, 0-1). Tipoff from the Ted Constant Center is set for 6 p.m. CST, with Stadium to stream the game on Facebook.

It’s a showdown of the top two teams in C-USA, per Ken Pomeroy ratings. The Monarchs are ranked 78th nationally by that metric, best in the league, while WKU checks in at No. 108.

The Hilltoppers are 4-3 vs. KenPom top-100 squads and 1-2 against such opponents in road games.

“It’s going to be really, really tough,” WKU forward Moustapha Diagne told the Daily News of ODU after his team’s 68-50 win at Charlotte.