In talking about the win, guard Taveion Hollingsworth pointed back to Stansbury’s directives following Wednesday’s 80-74 defeat at Belmont.
Josh Anderson (18 points), Hollingsworth (16), Jared Savage (12) and Dalano Banton (11) led a balanced Hilltopper attack in the victory. Each of those players shot at least 50 percent from the floor, passing up contested shots and finding better looks for teammates.
Stansbury is 48-34 in his third season at WKU and 341-200 overall in his coaching career. … The Hilltoppers’ and Saint Mary’s all-time series is tied 1-1. … Savage’s 3-pointer with 18:14 left in the first half stretched WKU’s streak of consecutive games with at least one made 3 to 988 dating to March 15, 1987.