The WKU men’s basketball team (8-7) took a two-game road trip to the Sunshine State to kick off C-USA play, and picked up a pair of conference wins.
On New Year’s Eve, WKU faced off against the Owls of Florida Atlantic University down in Boca Raton.
The Toppers handed FAU its eighth loss of the season to open up conference play, taking down FAU convincingly with a final score of 69-54. The Tops started off with a 1-0 record in Conference USA and have won their conference opener eight out of the last 10 seasons.
Head Coach Rick Stansbury racked up his 300th career victory with the win over the Owls.