Western Kentucky Hilltoppers NCAA Basketball News

J.P. Prince scored a season-high 17 points, and No. 9 Tennessee showed off its depth in beating Middle Tennessee, 75-54, last night in the first game of the Sun Belt Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

A.J. Slaughter scored 27 points as Western Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 76-69 Friday night in the second game of the Sun Belt Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

A.J. Slaughter paced Western Kentucky with 27 points Friday and the Hilltoppers held on down the stretch to defeat No.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers first made themselves at home in Music City. Then they pulled off a win coach Ken McDonald expects will count pretty strong come March.

Former Hunters Lane player Jeremiah Crutcher hit a jumper with 25 seconds left to rally Tennessee State to a 70-69 victory over host Detroit on Tuesday night.

Steffphon Pettigrew recorded a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Western Kentucky to a 63-57 victory over Evansville on Tuesday night.

Evansville hopes to get a greater contribution from its centers, Bryan Bouchie, Pieter van Tongeren and Clint Hopf when the Aces play at Western Kentucky tonight ON THE RADIO What: Evansville at Western Kentucky .

Steffphon Pettigrew scored a season-high 19 points to help Western Kentucky to a 62-48 victory over Tulane on Sunday.

David Booker arrived at Fogelman Arena for a light practice Thursday afternoon exhausted.

It will be not just a basketball game but a reunion. When Western Kentucky University upset Louisville last year, A.J. Slaughter received a congratulatory text message from Darrin Horn.

Devan Downey scored 15 points to lead five South Carolina players in double figures as the Gamecocks defeated Western Kentucky 74-56 on Wednesday night.

Six years ago, Western Kentucky athletics director Wood Selig figured his men's basketball coach, Dennis Felton, was a short-timer. So Selig decided to get something out of the situation, inserting a clause in Felton's contract that required the team that hired him to play WKU in each of four seasons .

Rashad Reed hit one of two free throws with .1 seconds left on the clock to give Indiana State a 64-63 win over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night.

Anthony Sally hit one of two free throws with 4.7 seconds left in the game to help Western Kentucky defeat California State-Northridge 68-67 on Monday night.

Anthony Sally hit one of two free throws with 4.7 seconds left in the game to help Western Kentucky defeat California State-Northridge 68-67 on Monday night.

AJ Slaughter made his senior debut a memorable one, scoring a career-high 30 points and joining Western Kentucky University's illustrious 1,000-point club in leading the Hilltoppers to a 69-65 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the opening round of the 25th Dick's Sporting Good NIT Season Tip-Off at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, ...

A.J. Slaughter scored a career-high 30 points to lead Western Kentucky to a 69-65 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.

Tuesday, November 17th, 8:00 p.m. FACTS & STATS: Site: Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE - Frank Sinatra made a surprising appearance at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Tuesday night.

Bo Spencer scored a career-high 28 points and made a tie-breaking 3-pointer as LSU defeated Western Kentucky 71-60 on Tuesday night.