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SMU next up for shorthanded Hilltoppers

SMU guard Jimmy Whitt (31) drives to the basket against Arizona during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas.

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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – A shorthanded Western Kentucky squad has fought in consecutive days at the Battle 4 Atlantis against two teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.

Will the Hilltoppers have enough gas left in the tank Friday night against Southern Methodist?

“It’ll be a challenge for us, now, with limited numbers on the third day,” WKU coach Rick Stansbury said Thursday.