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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Florida International Golden Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 5, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Florida International (10-5)	38	32	70
#1 Western Kentucky (16-1)	41	52	93

Florida International Golden Panthers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pearson	24	4-6	2-3	0-0	0	2	3	0	7	10
Rose	22	8-14	2-5	2-2	1	3	1	0	5	20
Tucker	20	6-9	2-2	1-1	6	2	1	0	3	15
McCollom	21	4-8	0-1	0-0	8	2	1	1	1	8
Schultz	21	1-5	0-1	4-4	6	1	1	2	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Attaway	12	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	4
Lindeman	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Valencia	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chadwick	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Olsen	10	2-5	0-2	1-2	0	5	0	0	5	5
Santiago	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Gerlach	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-53	6-15	8-9	26	17	7	5	22	70
TEAM TOTALS		28-53	6-15	8-9	26	17	7	5	22	70

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	22	5-7	1-1	0-0	0	3	2	0	2	11
Lewis	22	6-14	3-9	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	15
Li	22	6-16	4-13	0-0	1	1	6	0	0	16
Jack	22	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	3	2	1	0	6
Shehan	10	4-10	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	3	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Suotamo	16	10-12	0-0	4-4	12	5	1	0	0	24
Pawlak	6	3-6	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	7
Camper	6	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Jordan	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Capel	6	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	3	2	0	1	2
Merriex	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Flores	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		40-76	9-28	4-4	28	22	18	1	8	93

Tovarich: I'm not sure how realistic it is to be frustrated by a 23 point win, although like a few recent games, a lot of that came at the end. We pressed until the very end. This is the new Denver, but this one's one the players remember for running it up on us. Too bad Capel missed the 3 at the end there, but oh well.

Reporter: What was frustrating coach?

Tovarich: Apart from not pulling away until the final 5 minutes, there were just some very bizarre things I can't help but notice. Not one single 3 we made was assisted by a point guard. It was a curse to receive the ball from them. All 6 assists the point guards had, which is a low number for a game where you score 93, were to the big guys only. All 5 of Suotamo's assists were on 3's, both of Shehan's too. Then Jack and Pawlak each had one. Bizarre stuff.

Reporter: Is there a conundrum about who to start at center again? You pulled Shehan pretty quick.

Tovarich: I wish I had quicker. HOW DOES A 7 FOOT 2 INCH TALL MAN JUMP FROM RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOOP AND HE CAN'T GET IT OVER THE RIM? TWICE in one possession he finger rolls it off his hand and it lands on the front of the rim and falls backward. Apart from the usual frustration of everyone's refusal to dunk, I remain baffled by what apparent curses are involved that prevent a center from missing a shot that way. Shehan even managed to get blocked by a PG at one point. Suotamo was money. Our team unity is less with Suotamo starting, but it may be worth it. We've got some weak opponents coming up here. We go to Arkansas State in a few weeks who are obviously the second best team, but until then we should have a handful of easy wins no matter what our team unity is, so we'll see about making that change before we go to South Alabama and their wonderful halfcourt trap that frustrates us every time.

Reporter: Anything else you'd like to rant about coach?

Tovarich: No, I think I got it all out for now.

Reporter: Do you think being ranked #1 had anything to do with any struggles?

Tovarich: Not at home, I don't think. Maybe. FIU's a decent team. But we'll find out in a road game. South Alabama will likely treat it like their super bowl. I don't know where all we have and haven't been when ranked #1 off the top of my head but it's a big deal for the other teams when we got there I'm sure.

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HOW DOES A 7 FOOT 2 INCH TALL MAN JUMP FROM RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOOP AND HE CAN'T GET IT OVER THE RIM? TWICE

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Mitchell Center
Mobile, AL

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at South Alabama Jaguars
Jan 8, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#1 Western Kentucky (17-1)	44	50	94
South Alabama (8-11)	36	50	86

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	21	0-2	0-0	4-4	0	8	1	0	1	4
Lewis	21	6-7	3-4	2-2	2	2	2	0	0	17
Li	21	6-8	5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	17
Jack	18	2-6	0-0	0-0	6	4	2	0	0	4
Suotamo	18	11-19	0-0	6-6	8	3	0	1	2	28
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	10	8-9	0-0	4-6	3	0	0	0	1	20
Pawlak	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	4
Camper	7	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jordan	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Capel	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0
Merriex	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Flores	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		35-58	8-12	16-18	23	20	8	1	6	94

South Alabama Jaguars
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Okotie	23	2-7	2-6	3-3	0	10	1	0	2	9
Largent	16	5-11	2-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	12
Ellerbee	21	8-16	5-11	2-2	8	1	0	0	2	23
Queen	18	7-8	1-2	2-2	8	4	1	2	2	17
Lindsey	22	4-6	0-1	2-4	3	2	1	0	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mbanugo	14	5-5	1-1	0-0	0	2	3	0	0	11
Doss	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Flores	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Valsin	9	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	4
Markusovic	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Thomson	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Nutter	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33-61	11-32	9-11	24	27	6	2	9	86

Tovarich: Luckily we shot 3's really well. We didn't defend much. I don't know how the definition of tight is questionable, but when I say stay tight on the 3 point shooters, because they shoot even more than us, I mean stay tight so they're not standing wide open for 3's all the time. Even the big men were out there firing them.

Reporter: The long passes over the halfcourt trap seems to be your plan every possession?

Tovarich: Yeah, we figured that out last year and it worked really well. They snagged a few of them, but we've got a SR PG who doesn't turn it over a lot and I can trust him to make those long passes. The big guys did a good job getting behind everyone and actually dunking the ball for once in their lives.

Reporter: Shehan was 8/9 while Suotamo missed quite a few point blank shots. Do you make the change back?

Tovarich: No idea. Flip a coin with those two. Suotamo did rebound better, and that's important too.

Reporter: Other than Shehan, the bench only scored 4 points. What can you do to get them going more on offense?

Tovarich: It's really random with them. Jordan is one of the better 3 point shooters this year statistically, and then some games he disappears. They're still young.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

North Texas Mean Green at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 10, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
North Texas (5-12)	37	45	82
#1 Western Kentucky (18-1)	41	50	91

North Texas Mean Green
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hardy	21	10-14	5-9	2-2	0	65	1	1	8	27
Daniel	23	3-7	1-4	3-4	2	3	2	0	5	10
Midgley	24	3-8	2-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	8
Cripe, L	19	6-11	1-2	1-1	8	1	1	3	1	14
Galloway	22	1-3	0-0	0-0	10	3	1	1	2	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Cripe, C	11	2-7	0-3	1-2	2	2	1	0	2	5
Crandle	7	2-4	1-2	3-3	1	2	0	0	0	8
Powers	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4
Doellman	2	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Hehn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Zimmerman	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Hoskin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-58	10-23	12-14	29	16	7	5	18	82
TEAM TOTALS		30-58	10-23	12-14	29	16	7	5	18	82

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	21	2-2	0-0	1-2	1	4	2	0	2	5
Lewis	21	5-10	2-6	2-2	2	4	1	0	0	14
Li	21	1-7	0-5	0-0	1	6	1	0	0	2
Jack	19	5-8	1-1	4-4	3	1	5	1	1	15
Suotamo	15	12-16	0-0	2-2	8	3	0	0	0	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	11	4-8	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	1	0	10
Pawlak	7	5-7	1-2	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	13
Camper	7	2-5	0-1	0-1	1	0	2	0	1	4
Jordan	7	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	2	0	1	1
Capel	7	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	1	1
Merriex	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flores	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		36-66	4-15	15-19	23	22	16	2	6	91

Tovarich: Can't have an easy game apparently. I thought up 22 with 4 minutes to go we could probably get the freshmen in and give them some minutes. Boom. 14-0 run in 2 minutes by them, shooting 5-5. 4-4 from 3 and we get all 3 of our shots blocked. Wonderful to sub the starters back in at the end and actually end up getting fouled because our lead vanished almost. Luckily we went 5/6 there at the line at the end.

Reporter: Still no solution to rebounding?

Tovarich: Less and less every game I coach.

Reporter: Is this really the #1 team in the country?

Tovarich: Of course not. We should blow out teams like this if we were and we're in for a struggled in almost every conference game. Either we let them back in like today, or we make it look comfortable in the last 2 minutes when it wasn't. We obviously need to be better. I expect that to be given to someone else soon.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Denver Pioneers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 15, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Denver (7-8)	32	34	66
#1 Western Kentucky (19-1)	42	46	88

Denver Pioneers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Vianney	23	4-10	0-4	0-0	0	6	0	0	0	8
McLaughlin	21	7-12	4-7	3-3	1	1	0	1	1	21
Slattery	21	3-7	2-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	8
Bolton	22	3-8	1-3	0-0	4	3	2	2	2	7
Pilgrim	23	4-9	0-1	1-2	7	3	0	2	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bender	11	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	4
Blake	11	3-5	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	7
Warren	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	2
Graves	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Radford	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Pardon	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Sarchet	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-55	7-21	5-7	17	19	4	5	8	66
TEAM TOTALS		27-55	7-21	5-7	17	19	4	5	8	66

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	7	1	0	2	0
Lewis	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Li	16	4-9	3-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	11
Jack	15	3-6	0-2	2-2	2	1	1	1	0	8
Suotamo	15	7-12	0-0	1-1	6	0	1	1	1	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	10	7-8	0-0	0-1	5	2	0	0	0	14
Pawlak	10	5-5	2-2	2-2	5	1	2	0	0	14
Camper	11	5-7	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	13
Jordan	11	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	5
Capel	11	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	5	1	0	3	2
Merriex	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	4
Flores	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		35-57	7-13	11-12	26	22	8	3	6	88

Tovarich: Finally! A nice routine win with no drama and no stress, some minutes for the backups. +9 in rebounds in a conference game? That might be a record, I'm not sure. The bench was terrific in everything, scoring, rebounding etc. I know Lewis didn't score and was kind of a non-factor, but all in all, I don't think anyone really had a bad game.

Reporter: What about when you benched Capel late in the game?

Tovarich: OK, yes, 3 turnovers is pretty bad and I was not happy about it. He's a SR. I know the FR are playing with him, but he missed 2 passes against the press extremely badly and that's why he never started here.

Reporter: Shehan outperformed Suotamo again. Still happy with it or is another change coming?

Tovarich: We're about to play 0-19 New Orleans, so I could start the FR if I wanted to and I don't think it would matter. We'll leave it alone for now. But of course it's a road game, so I bet somehow they'll play their asses off and make it close.

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Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at New Orleans Privateers
Jan 17, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#1 Western Kentucky (20-1)	48	43	91
New Orleans (0-20)	23	47	70

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	4
Lewis	13	4-5	3-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	11
Li	10	1-7	1-5	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	3
Jack	10	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	5
Suotamo	14	5-8	0-0	1-1	9	3	1	0	0	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	11	4-5	0-0	6-7	5	3	0	0	1	14
Pawlak	11	7-8	1-1	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	15
Camper	9	2-3	1-2	4-4	0	1	0	0	0	9
Jordan	13	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	3
Capel	13	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	6	4
Merriex	10	4-5	0-0	4-5	5	2	0	0	0	12
Flores	11	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34-55	8-13	15-17	30	20	8	0	8	91

New Orleans Privateers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jones	21	4-7	3-5	0-0	0	7	2	0	4	11
Kounkorgo	22	0-5	0-1	0-0	0	5	2	0	1	0
Dillon	24	6-10	5-8	3-4	1	3	1	0	1	20
Rios	24	3-7	0-2	0-0	7	2	1	0	1	6
Benzel	13	6-9	0-1	3-3	3	1	1	1	0	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Maye	17	4-6	0-0	1-4	8	2	1	1	1	9
Ogunride	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Valsin	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Kruger	7	2-8	1-7	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	5
Boone	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Frazier	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Abram	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-56	9-25	7-11	19	21	8	2	9	70

Tovarich: That was a quality C- performance. Luckily you only need a C- oerformance to beat an 0-19 team by 21. It was a low energy game. The crowd was 90% empty. Doesn't anyone want to see the #1 team in the country? Maybe there was a Pelicans game tonight, or the Saints are in the playoffs, or there was someone painting a wall somewhere everyone could watch dry.

Reporter: Were there any positives or do you just want to dwell on the negatives?

Tovarich: They're ranked #1, they need to be kept humble. Li had a real off night shooting. We try to get everyone in the scoring column but getting Flores a basket is a real chore. Capel....6 turnovers?? LOL. I know he get tossed out there with the freshmen but Galbreath doesn't do this. At this point Capel is purely only when Galbreath is too tired. Capel's a senior, so it's not like I need to try and develop him for the future. I know it was all against the press, but again, Galbreath doesn't do it. Brutal. I can't watch any more of it.

Reporter: Why no press lately?

Tovarich: We only used to press Denver to embarrass the coach. There's no need. We can beat them straight up, not even an occasional press. Today it was really unnecessary. I know the backups had a lackluster second half for the most part but still not needed. We only need to break that out when we're losing.

Reporter: Does being +11 in rebounds mean anything?

Tovarich: Not particularly. We rebound a little better with Suotamo in than Shehan, but Shehan scores better. That's the tradeoff. Neither defended Benzel really, who had 8 points in 2 minutes to start the game. We were fortunate to get him in foul trouble so he didn't score 40.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 19, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Western Kentucky	20-1
2	2	Boston College	18-1
3	5	Georgia Tech	17-2
4	9	Air Force	14-1
5	3	Cincinnati	18-1
6	6	Michigan State	13-4
7	4	Duke	14-3
8	14	Syracuse	15-3
9	17	Illinois	14-3
10	20	Houston	16-2
11	13	Louisville	16-2
12	NR	Notre Dame	12-2
13	19	Oklahoma State	14-2
14	8	Southern California	14-4
15	NR	Arizona State	13-4
16	NR	Vanderbilt	12-3
17	15	Gonzaga	15-3
18	22	Washington State	14-4
19	21	Texas A&M	16-2
20	18	Fresno State	16-2
21	NR	Clemson	15-3
22	7	West Virginia	13-6
23	25	North Carolina State	15-5
24	16	La Salle	13-2
25	23	Charlotte	13-4

Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 19, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Western Kentucky	20-1	.952	7-0	-
Florida Atlantic	16-2	.888	6-0	.5
Arkansas State	13-2	.866	4-2	2.5
Florida International	13-6	.684	4-3	3
Arkansas-Little Rock	9-9	.500	4-3	3
South Alabama	9-13	.409	4-4	3.5
Louisiana Lafayette	7-9	.437	3-4	4
Louisiana Monroe	7-10	.411	3-4	4
North Texas	6-12	.333	3-4	4
Middle Tennessee	5-11	.312	3-4	4
Troy	3-14	.176	2-4	4.5
Denver	7-9	.437	2-5	5
New Orleans	0-20	.000	0-8	7.5

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Bowling Green, KY

Texas-Pan American Broncs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 20, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Texas-Pan American (6-15)	27	33	60
#1 Western Kentucky (21-1)	34	48	82

Texas-Pan American Broncs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murray	21	2-7	1-5	0-0	0	5	1	0	2	5
Barlett	22	4-16	2-12	2-2	0	5	1	0	2	12
Marsh	21	6-12	1-6	0-0	6	1	0	0	2	13
McCully	19	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	4
Capel	21	4-11	0-0	2-4	12	1	0	3	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
McCarthy	9	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	4
Desilos	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	4
Gamble	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sanchez	7	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Schiffner	9	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Mulholland	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Webber	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		24-61	6-28	6-8	31	18	2	3	9	60
TEAM TOTALS		24-61	6-28	6-8	31	18	2	3	9	60

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	2
Lewis	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	3
Li	11	3-10	3-10	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	10
Jack	11	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	4
Suotamo	11	5-7	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	17	5-9	0-0	3-4	10	2	0	1	0	13
Pawlak	13	4-8	0-1	1-2	7	0	0	0	0	9
Camper	17	3-6	2-4	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	8
Jordan	13	6-8	5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	17
Capel	17	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	6	3	0	1	2
Merriex	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Flores	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		33-62	11-26	5-8	29	18	9	3	2	82

Tovarich: Lazy, sad, weak, pitiful, uninspiring. Get your thesaurus out and pick any of the other 22 words that sound like that.

Reporter: Uh, coach, you won by 22?

Tovarich: So? We should win by 42. We got outrebounded by some nobody hyphenated independent school with no players who could even walk on here. We're allegedly the #1 team in the country. The standard for that is a bit higher. You still have to go play well just because you're playing some overmatched overgrown high school.

Reporter: Why was this game even being played?

Tovarich: Someone snuck it down in the middle of conference season and no one seemed to notice until it was too late.

Reporter: Uh, who snuck it down there coach?

Tovarich: Whoever makes the schedule before we go gut it and start all over.

Reporter: Were the players looking ahead to the big games with Arkansas State and Florida Atlantic?

Tovarich: I hope so. The starters were going through the motions pretty lamely. They figured they'll just show up and win, and that isn't helped by winning still, because now they don't learn anything. The B team at least showed some grit.

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Convocation Center
Jonesboro, AR

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Arkansas State Red Wolves
Jan 25, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#1 Western Kentucky (21-2)	46	31	77
Arkansas State (14-4)	37	59	96

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	22	2-6	0-1	2-4	0	3	2	1	2	6
Lewis	20	5-13	4-11	1-2	1	3	3	0	1	15
Li	22	5-13	3-8	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	13
Jack	19	5-10	1-3	1-1	5	3	1	0	1	12
Shehan	12	1-4	0-0	1-2	5	2	2	1	0	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Suotamo	16	4-9	0-0	3-5	7	2	1	0	1	11
Pawlak	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Camper	8	3-9	2-6	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	10
Jordan	6	3-6	0-2	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	6
Capel	6	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	2	2	0	0	1
Merriex	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Zoellner	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-73	10-32	11-18	21	19	16	2	6	77

Arkansas State Red Wolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jackette	21	2-7	1-5	2-3	2	8	3	1	6	7
Diawara	26	7-11	3-4	4-4	4	6	0	1	7	21
Darby	23	9-15	6-11	3-4	3	3	1	1	4	27
Tukker	14	5-5	0-0	0-1	4	1	1	0	1	10
Emerson	26	6-9	0-0	2-2	22	5	0	4	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
O'Donnell	10	3-8	1-4	2-2	3	4	1	1	0	9
McKinney	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	2
Fofana	6	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Nystrom	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Brooks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Videnov	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Ward	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		36-59	11-24	13-16	40	28	6	9	19	96

Tovarich: I've seen a lot of inexplicable amazing performances in a half by some opponents, but that one might be the best I've ever seen. I mean LOL. They shot 77% in the second half, and we shot 27%, and got outrebounded 24-5. And yet, we lead with 4 minutes to go before they suddenly scored THIRTY ONE points in 4 minutes LOL. I guess we should have slowed it down from halftime and maybe those 4 minutes never happen. The whole second half was just hilarious to sit and watch. You can only laugh. One guy with TWENTY TWO rebounds LOL. They were only 2-9 on 3's at halftime, so 9-15 in the second half. We unfortunately only get to see them this one time, so we can't do anything about it until the next time we see them.

Reporter: Are they in FIU revenge territory now by dunking with 4 seconds to go?

Tovarich: We'll see in Mobile.

Reporter: Did starting Shehan ill-affect the team?

Tovarich: It shouldn't have. We have much better team unity with him, yet he was blocked twice, then called for basket interference on his own layup. I guess I should have left it alone.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Florida Atlantic Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 29, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Florida Atlantic (19-3)	18	50	68
#1 Western Kentucky (22-2)	54	38	92

Florida Atlantic Owls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Toppert	23	1-7	0-3	0-0	0	7	2	0	6	2
Ross	25	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	3
Cleland	13	6-13	4-10	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	17
Murphy	23	8-13	0-0	1-2	11	2	0	2	3	17
Pleick	20	1-1	0-0	1-2	8	0	1	0	1	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
McClukring	10	5-7	3-5	4-4	0	1	0	0	2	17
McCoy	8	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	4
Oliver	7	2-2	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	1	5
Greene	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jacobs	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taybron	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Souchu	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	8-21	8-11	26	16	5	2	16	68
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	8-21	8-11	26	16	5	2	16	68

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	16	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	7	1	0	1	6
Lewis	16	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	5
Li	15	6-8	4-6	4-4	1	1	3	0	0	20
Jack	14	4-8	1-4	1-2	3	1	3	0	0	10
Suotamo	8	4-6	0-0	2-3	4	1	2	0	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	4
Pawlak	11	0-4	0-2	1-2	1	2	0	0	2	1
Camper	12	2-3	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Jordan	13	4-5	1-2	2-2	0	2	1	0	0	11
Capel	12	4-7	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	1	1	10
Merriex	6	1-2	0-0	1-2	6	0	0	0	0	3
Zoellner	7	3-3	0-0	1-1	1	2	1	0	0	7
TEAM TOTALS		35-59	7-19	15-20	24	19	13	2	5	92

Tovarich: Nice first half luckily to put it out of reach, because as expected they went gangbusters in the second half shooting 63%, not that I couldn't see that coming.

Reporter: You've replaced Flores on the bench with Zoellner, what went into that?

Tovarich: Yeah, Flores is not likely to ever really get any significant playing time here. He's offensively challenged. He tends to just take up space on the court. He contributes very little. He's got no real upside. I don't remember if he was a fallback option in recruiting or if I had an especially inept tape guy that year, but that isn't going to work out here for him. He's already unhappy as it is, and it's probably best if we nudge him into transferring after this season and free up a scholarship to use on someone else.

Reporter: You only have one winning team left in the regular season, so how big was it to make a statement against a really good team?

Tovarich: I don't think that matters. Responding to a loss is more what you hope to see.

Reporter: Were you surprised to stay #1 in the poll despite the loss?

Tovarich: Stunned. It's like they're trying to coax us into another loss somewhere.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 31, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Middle Tennessee (5-15)	25	29	54
#1 Western Kentucky (23-2)	62	38	100

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Augustin	18	4-9	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	4	9
Vianney	22	5-13	3-7	0-0	1	2	2	0	2	13
Park	14	1-2	0-0	1-2	4	3	0	1	4	3
Clifford	22	2-5	0-1	1-1	10	1	0	0	2	5
Surov	17	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	3	2	1	3	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chambliss	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	4
Lynch	12	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	5	4
Beauford	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zamore	7	2-6	0-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	4
Benzel	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Dahi	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0
O'Brien	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		24-52	4-20	2-3	27	17	5	3	24	54
TEAM TOTALS		24-52	4-20	2-3	27	17	5	3	24	54

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	14	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	7	3	0	1	3
Lewis	13	6-7	2-3	2-2	0	1	3	0	0	16
Li	12	4-8	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	10
Jack	12	5-5	1-1	2-2	2	2	2	0	0	13
Suotamo	12	6-7	0-0	0-1	7	2	2	0	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	7	5-5	0-0	3-5	1	2	1	0	1	13
Pawlak	7	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	2
Camper	13	1-5	1-3	1-2	2	0	4	0	0	4
Jordan	15	5-8	0-2	2-2	0	0	2	0	0	12
Capel	14	1-3	0-0	2-2	0	1	3	0	2	4
Merriex	11	2-8	1-2	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	5
Zoellner	11	3-7	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	6
TEAM TOTALS		39-67	8-18	14-18	28	18	23	0	5	100

Tovarich: That one was over nice and quick. I think we started up like 27-5? Tremendous half by the starters, who I figured I better ride until halftime because there was no reason to put them out after the break. The backups I know are backups and walkons for a reason, but they were all around disappointing. Pawlak seemed cursed, and so did Merriex. Almost everyone in the paint and from 3 was cursed in the second half. Oh well, hopefully they got enough minutes to keep them somewhat happy.

Reporter: Why do you think you've had such dominant first halves the last two games?

Tovarich: We had a great first half against Arkansas State too. I don't know. The starters are just all in a groove right now.

Reporter: Do you think the backups get confidence from minutes even though they struggled?

Tovarich: I think so, but I'm not entirely sure what the young people feel good or bad about these days.

Reporter: Are you just flipping a coin to decide who starts at center?

Tovarich: Not a bad idea. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. They both tend to have good and bad games together, with an occasional exception. We try not to take long in the game to see who's on and who's off. Suotamo rebounds better though, so that's the tiebreaker for now. Team unity is much better with Shehan despite their number of career starts being very even, but that's generally only needed against good opponents, and @ FIU is the only really good team we seem to have left.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 2, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Western Kentucky	23-2
2	2	Boston College	21-1
3	3	Air Force	18-1
4	5	Duke	17-3
5	4	Southern California	17-4
6	13	Cincinnati	20-2
7	8	Notre Dame	15-3
8	7	Houston	19-3
9	10	Oklahoma State	16-4
10	6	Georgia Tech	18-4
11	12	Vanderbilt	15-3
12	11	Michigan State	15-5
13	17	Charlotte	17-4
14	18	Gonzaga	18-4
15	20	Fresno State	20-2
16	14	Illinois	18-4
17	24	Marquette	17-5
18	15	Louisville	16-6
19	9	Syracuse	16-6
20	25	La Salle	16-3
21	21	DePaul	17-4
22	NR	Texas A&M	17-4
23	22	Massachusetts	17-5
24	19	Arizona STate	14-6
25	NR	Richmond	16-4

Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 5, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Western Kentucky	23-2	.920	9-1	-
Florida Atlantic	19-4	.826	9-2	.5
Florida International	17-6	.739	8-3	1.5
Louisiana Lafayette	11-9	.550	7-4	2.5
Arkansas State	15-5	.750	6-5	3.5
Louisiana Monroe	10-11	.476	6-5	3.5
Arkansas-Little Rock	10-11	.476	5-5	4
South Alabama	10-16	.384	5-6	4.5
North Texas	8-14	.363	5-6	4.5
Troy	5-16	.238	4-6	5
Denver	8-12	.400	3-8	6.5
Middle Tennessee	5-16	.238	3-9	7
New Orleans	1-23	.041	1-11	9

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Feb 5, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Louisiana-Lafayette (11-10)	36	40	76
#1 Western Kentucky (24-2)	47	45	92

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Perry	20	7-10	3-5	0-0	0	7	0	0	3	17
Cleaves	24	5-12	2-5	2-2	6	6	2	0	1	14
Robinson	24	6-15	1-4	1-2	2	2	0	0	6	14
Ckemons	24	5-10	1-2	0-0	6	4	0	0	1	11
Logan	20	2-3	0-0	0-0	10	1	1	1	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hoskin	4	3-5	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	6
Sherrod	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	4
Agbai	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	4
Gregory	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2
McDade	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Sommerville	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Diaz	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33-64	7-18	3-4	31	26	5	2	15	76
TEAM TOTALS		33-64	7-18	3-4	31	26	5	2	15	76

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	19	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	8	4	0	2	4
Lewis	16	2-6	0-4	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	4
Li	17	6-13	3-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	15
Jack	9	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	0	0	6
Suotamo	10	5-8	0-0	1-1	8	1	1	0	0	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	15	14-15	0-0	2-2	8	2	2	1	0	30
Pawlak	16	2-4	0-2	1-2	4	5	0	0	0	5
Camper	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	2
Jordan	11	4-13	3-9	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	11
Capel	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	5	1	0	1	0
Merriex	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Zoellner	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		41-76	6-26	4-5	31	27	14	1	5	92

Tovarich: It's fun to play the Cajuns, they like to play fast like we do, they just usually don't have the personnel to keep up. They're a decent team, they just don't match up well with us. Though they can throw a freshman center out and he can get 10 rebounds on us, so that's fun.

Reporter: You had a very quick hook with Jack and Suotamo. Changes there?

Tovarich: In 2 minutes, they managed to start 0/5 between them, so I made the quick changes there to Pawlak and Shehan. Shehan couldn't do much wrong. Suotamo never missed again so maybe a seat on the bench was just what he needed. Jack went 3/4 the rest of the game. Pawlak was so-so but Jack just seemed off. Li and Lewis were awful in the second half. The 3-point shooting in general was brutal. They played a decent amount of zone against us, which maybe they were just baiting us because they knew we'd be awful. Usually we punish it, but not tonight.

Reporter: So, changes?

Tovarich: I avoided answering that, didn't I? I don't know. We'll see how I feel in 2 days. Probably not.

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Jack Stephens Center
Little Rock, AR

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
Feb 7, 2015	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#1 Western Kentucky (25-2)	52	53	105
Arkansas-Little Rock (10-13)	36	46	82

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	25	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	16	5	0	0	6
Lewis	19	8-14	6-11	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	22
Li	19	5-13	5-12	0-0	3	1	3	1	0	15
Jack	18	4-11	0-2	1-1	5	2	1	0	0	9
Suotamo	15	8-9	0-0	2-2	9	1	1	0	1	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shehan	10	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	6
Pawlak	9	2-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Camper	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	3
Jordan	9	3-9	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Capel	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Merriex	4	4-4	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	9
Zoellner	3	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		43-76	16-35	3-3	30	25	12	2	1	105

Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Havens	20	8-14	1-4	2-2	6	2	0	0	2	19
Ireland	23	5-12	1-4	6-6	0	5	0	0	2	17
Okotie	24	6-11	2-4	2-3	6	0	0	0	2	16
Skivolocke	24	3-5	1-2	1-2	7	7	0	0	1	8
Parker	20	5-7	1-1	0-1	9	4	0	1	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hipsher	13	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	6	0	0	4	3
Wilkins	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Janusauskas	8	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Walls	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sidibe	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brickens	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Wiley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-60	7-19	11-14	30	24	0	1	13	82

Tovarich: Nice scoring output, can't say much for our defense. Mediocre rebounding. That's the kind of punishment we usually give to people who play too much zone. We shot awful from 3 last game out, but we punished it this time.

Reporter: Is Capel in the doghouse or was it just because Galbreath was getting so many assists?

Tovarich: Both. It's easy to pile up the assists against the zone. It's literally just one pass to a 3-point shooter standing generally alone. All they have to do is make it.

Reporter: It's been a while since you were -11 in free throws, did you feel the refs were biased?

Tovarich: Maybe a little trying to help the home team. We shot a lot of 3's against the zone, not driving it in as much as we normally do. They didn't press until the very end so that's one way we get to the line too. It was a combo of factors.