Western Kentucky guard Lamonte Bearden (1) goes to the basket defended by Villanova guard Collin Gillespie (2) during an NCAA college basketball game in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017.
Tim Aylen/Bahamas Visual Services via APPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Western Kentucky’s two main ball-handlers turned in markedly different performances Wednesday against No. 5 Villanova.
Graduate senior Darius Thompson was the Hilltoppers’ steadying influence throughout WKU’s Battle 4 Atlantis opener. The Virginia transfer played the entire 40 minutes in the Toppers’ 66-58 loss, and led the team with 16 points and six assists while making just a single turnover.