WKU Hilltopper Basketball stormed back from an eight-point halftime deficit at Arkansas, holding on for the 78-77 upset road victory at Bud Walton Arena. The victory snapped Arkansas’ 28-game nonconference home winning streak – the longest active streak in the SEC – and gave WKU a victory over a team from every Power 5 conference since Nov. 23, 2017, of last season.
Freshman Charles Bassey led WKU with 21 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five blocks. Jared Savage had 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, and sophomore guard Taveion Hollingsworth added 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. The Hilltoppers will host Troy next Saturday at 2 pm in Diddle Arena.