Recovering from illness, Thompson and Bearden pull through for WKU

Bearden and Thompson were clear from illness Saturday night, and both were key reasons Western Kentucky made a late push to beat Marshall.

Thompson led the Hilltoppers with 20 points and Bearden chipped in 12 points in WKU’s 85-74 win over the Thundering Herd in front of a second-straight sell-out at E.