Western Kentucky guard Darius Thompson (15) is defended by Purdue guard Dakota Mathias (31) during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Tim Aylen/Bahamas Visual Services Photo via APPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Western Kentucky outhustled, outsmarted, outtoughed and outplayed the nation’s No. 18 team Thursday night in Imperial Arena.
WKU led 18th-ranked Purdue for nearly the entire game Thursday, fended off the Boilermakers’ second-half comeback attempts and earned a 77-73 win in a second-round consolation game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.