Western Kentucky’s comeback bid came up just short.
After trailing by as many as 21 points in the first half, the Hilltoppers got within a point of Louisiana Tech in the final two minutes, before falling to the Bulldogs 63-58 on Saturday at E.A. Diddle Arena.
“Give Louisiana Tech credit. They showed up the second night and that first eight or 10 minutes they definitely had the better mental preparation,” WKU coach Rick Stansbury said. “ ... I know it’s a 40-minute game, but we dug ourselves such a hole that first 10 or 12 minutes – I’m not for sure exactly what it was.