Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, January 22
Huntington, W.Va.
7:00 p.m.
Marshall University
vs
WKU
Photo by: Rick Haye
Men’s Basketball Finishes Homestand Against Western Kentucky
1/21/2020 3:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Herd and Hilltoppers split a pair of matchups last season
GAME 20 | MARSHALL (9-10, 3-3 C-USA) vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY (12-6, 5-1 C-USA)
Wednesday, Jan. 22 | 7:00 p.m. EST
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball concludes a three-game homestand with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Wednesday night at the Cam Henderson Center.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: Stadium (Facebook)
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall's 68-67 win over Old Dominion marked the first time this season it has won a contest when it was outrebounded or outscored in the paint by its opponent as ODU won each area 51-33 and 32-20, respectively.
Taevion Kinsey is averaging 15.8 points and 4.5 assists per game, sixth and third most, respectively, in Conference USA.
Jarrod West and Kinsey are each averaging 35 minutes per contest which are the most by any student-athlete in C-USA this season.
West is second in C-USA and eighth nationally in steals this season with 46.
Jannon Williams is second in the conference in blocks with 29.
Marshall ranks fourth in Division I in blocks with 119 rejections this season and 11th in steals with 178.
SCOUTING WESTERN KENTUCKY
The Hilltoppers were bit by the injury bug early in the season as Charles Bassey went down with a season-ending leg injury after just 10 games. He was the team's leading scorer with 15.3 points and leading rebounder with 9.2 boards per game.
WKU still has four student-athletes on the active roster averaging 10 or more points with Taveion Hollingsworth leading the way with 14.9 points per game, while also leading the squad in assists with 48.
Graduate transfer Camron Justice has made an impact for Western Kentucky this season with 11.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game while averaging about 30 minutes per game.
Jared Savage and Josh Anderson each has 21 blocks this season and Carson Williams has a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game among active players.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Wednesday, Jan. 22 | 7:00 p.m. EST
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball concludes a three-game homestand with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Wednesday night at the Cam Henderson Center.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: Stadium (Facebook)
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall's 68-67 win over Old Dominion marked the first time this season it has won a contest when it was outrebounded or outscored in the paint by its opponent as ODU won each area 51-33 and 32-20, respectively.
Taevion Kinsey is averaging 15.8 points and 4.5 assists per game, sixth and third most, respectively, in Conference USA.
Jarrod West and Kinsey are each averaging 35 minutes per contest which are the most by any student-athlete in C-USA this season.
West is second in C-USA and eighth nationally in steals this season with 46.
Jannon Williams is second in the conference in blocks with 29.
Marshall ranks fourth in Division I in blocks with 119 rejections this season and 11th in steals with 178.
SCOUTING WESTERN KENTUCKY
The Hilltoppers were bit by the injury bug early in the season as Charles Bassey went down with a season-ending leg injury after just 10 games. He was the team's leading scorer with 15.3 points and leading rebounder with 9.2 boards per game.
WKU still has four student-athletes on the active roster averaging 10 or more points with Taveion Hollingsworth leading the way with 14.9 points per game, while also leading the squad in assists with 48.
Graduate transfer Camron Justice has made an impact for Western Kentucky this season with 11.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game while averaging about 30 minutes per game.
Jared Savage and Josh Anderson each has 21 blocks this season and Carson Williams has a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game among active players.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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