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Taveion Hollingsworth scores 1,000th career point in regular-season opener

The WKU men's basketball team (1-0) picked up its first win in a regular-season opener since the 2016-17 season on Tuesday night in Diddle Arena, scoring 25 points off turnovers to earn a decisive 76-64 home victory over Tennessee Tech (0-1).

The Hilltoppers shot an even 50% from the field against Tennessee Tech, including a 68% shooting performance from the floor in the second half. WKU led the game for 37:54 minutes, while only being tied with the Golden Eagles for 2:06 of clock time.

Despite being undersized at every position on the court, Tennessee Tech tied WKU with points in the paint at 32-32.