The Western Kentucky men’s basketball team looked to add another impressive non-conference victory to their resume on Tuesday night when they hosted the Belmont Bruins, a team they had lost to three years in a row. Although the Hilltoppers outscored Belmont 52-20 in the paint, it wasn’t enough to keep up with Belmont’s success from 3-point range. The Bruins hit 14 3-pointers as WKU went just 1-12 from deep, and Belmont held off WKU 75-72 to give them their fourth win over WKU in four years.
Dylan Windler led Belmont with 19 points. Senior forward Justin Johnson, freshman guard Taveion Hollingsworth, and junior guard Lamonte Bearden all scored 16 for WKU.