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Western Kentucky (19-9, 12-4) at North Texas (19-10, 3-3) – 2:00 PM EST (CBS Sports Network)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Denton, Texas for another round of C-USA Bonus Play as the Mean Green of North Texas host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. North Texas has a one-game lead over the Hilltoppers and can wrap up the overall regular season title outright and subsequent #1 seed in the C-USA Tournament with a win today. North Texas is 1-1 so far in “bonus play” with a home loss to Louisiana Tech along with a win at FIU in their last outing. Both Umoja Gibson (14.9 PPG) and Javion Hamlet (14.2 PPG/4.7 APG) lead the way for the Mean Green.
Western Kentucky won the first meeting between both teams after coming back from a 15-point deficit early in the second half to come away with a 93-84 victory at E.A. Diddle Arena back in January. A win today would put the Tops in a tie with North Texas and give them the tiebreaker edge for the #1 seed in the C-USA Tournament should the teams end the regular season tied for first place. In “bonus play” Western Kentucky started with a loss at home to Charlotte and then beat Louisiana Tech at home on Senior Day. After today’s game, their last remaining game will be at FIU. Taveion Hollingsworth has averaged 16.3 points a game during the season for WKU.