The WKU men’s basketball team (11-6, 4-1 C-USA) lost a heartbreaker to Old Dominion (6-11, 2-2 C-USA) in the 2019 Conference USA Tournament championship game, but the Hilltoppers reversed their fortunes in the 2020 edition in Diddle Arena on Thursday night.
ODU held a 64-52 lead with 3:30 left to play in the contest, but the Hilltoppers built a 19-5 run and captured their second double-digit comeback in conference play, 71-69.
The Monarchs had won three of their last four after an eight-game losing streak, but head coach Rick Stansbury said WKU had a “next guy up” approach, especially after graduate guard Camron Justice was forced to sit out for the second straight game.