The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the UTEP Miners play for the CUSA Championship. Saturday's game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams. The Hilltoppers won the previous matchup 90-80. Western Kentucky is 10-8 against the CUSA, and UTEP is 9-9 against the CUSA.
The Hilltoppers are 10-8 against CUSA opponents and 11-3 in non-conference play. Western Kentucky averages 80.7 points while outscoring opponents by 6.5 points per game.Western Kentucky is shooting 46.8% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 45.1% UTEP allows to opponents. UTEP averages 5.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Western Kentucky allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Don McHenry is scoring 14.9 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Hilltoppers. Brandon Newman is averaging 10.7 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 48.0% over the last 10 games. Tae Hardy is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Miners, while averaging 15.1 points and 1.7 steals. Zid Powell is shooting 43.0% and averaging 11.5 points over the past 10 games.Florida downs No. 19 Alabama 102-88 to reach semifinals of SEC TournamentLAST 10 GAMES: Hilltoppers: 6-4, averaging 80.5 points, 39.2 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.
Miners: 6-4, averaging 71.0 points, 33.4 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 11.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.7 points.
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