The Western Kentucky men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish start to pull away from UT Martin 81-66 on Saturday at E.A. Diddle Arena.
WKU (3-3) trailed at halftime, but closed with a 29-9 run to take control and climb back to .500 on the season.
“Give UT Martin credit, I thought they were really energetic for that 12 o’clock game and we weren’t quite as excited as they were,” WKU coach Rick Stansbury said. “You just have to find ways to win when you are not at your best and I thought we did that.”
Jairus Hamilton, one of four Hilltoppers to finish in double figures, said it took a while to get going.