Western Kentucky held North Texas to 16 first half points and floored the Mean Green 67-51. Tavieon Hollingsworth led the Hilltoppers with 23 points. WKU faces Southern Miss in semifinal action at 3 this afternoon, with pregame at 2:30 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.
Meanwhile, WKU’s Lady Toppers are also in the semifinals as they defeated Old Dominion Thursday 74-60. The Lady Toppers face top seed Rice at 5:30 this evening in semifinal action.