1/20/2018 Western Kentucky v. Middle Tennessee State Game Preview

January 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM ET
Conference Regular Season

E. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky

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2017-2018 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Middle Tennessee State3340.375.127.358.0.4717.319.6.37213.217.7.7429.824.434.214.26.12.312.519.7
Western Kentucky3840.178.428.357.4.4925.415.4.35116.422.9.7179.125.234.313.67.13.711.615.0
MTSU Opponents3340.366.322.451.9.4316.119.5.31415.521.6.7146.922.529.311.75.62.713.517.2
WKU Opponents3840.170.426.060.6.4297.922.3.35610.414.3.7259.922.332.213.85.23.312.919.3


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Feb 16, 2017
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
78 - 52
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Jan 14, 2017
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
76 - 91
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 25, 2016
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
78 - 72
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 30, 2016
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
66 - 64
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Feb 22, 2015
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
66 - 68
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Mar 2, 2013
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
70 - 62
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Jan 26, 2013
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
53 - 72
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 25, 2012
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
67 - 73
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Feb 9, 2012
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
64 - 72
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 26, 2011
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
39 - 57
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 10, 2011
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
69 - 60
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Jan 23, 2010
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
84 - 74
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Jan 18, 2010
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
46 - 47
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 28, 2009
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
68 - 49
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 15, 2009
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
61 - 63
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Mar 11, 2008
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
57 - 67
Western Kentucky
Conference Tournament Mitchell Center
Feb 16, 2008
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
71 - 66
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 2, 2008
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
51 - 62
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Feb 10, 2007
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
53 - 65
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Dec 28, 2006
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
73 - 64
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 23, 2006
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
74 - 80
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 7, 2006
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
48 - 80
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Feb 24, 2005
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
83 - 85
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Feb 3, 2005
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
61 - 56
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Mar 7, 2004
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
76 - 62
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Tournament E. A. Diddle Arena
Feb 26, 2004
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
59 - 73
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 5, 2004
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
66 - 70
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Mar 11, 2003
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
52 - 64
Western Kentucky
Conference Tournament E. A. Diddle Arena
Mar 1, 2003
Middle Tennessee State
Western Kentucky
75 - 89
Western Kentucky
Conference Regular Season E. A. Diddle Arena
Jan 4, 2003
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
65 - 69
Middle Tennessee State
Conference Regular Season Murphy Center

2017-2018 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Sims A. Johnson G. Potts N. King K. Gamble
Rotation D. Simmons T. Dixon     B. Walters
Rotation E. Simpson, Jr.        
Lim PT C. Miller T. Shelton-Szmidt J. Hawthorne D. Thomas  
Lim PT   A. Green T. Massenburg    
Lim PT   W. Slatten      

2017-2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Hollingsworth L. Bearden D. Thompson J. Johnson D. Coleby
Rotation J. Ohmer   J. Anderson    
Lim PT   T. Miller M. Nelson   M. Diagne

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
0 Tyrik Dixon SG 32 22.5 4.8 1.6 4.3 .374 0.7 2.0 .328 0.8 1.1 .794 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.8
25 Karl Gamble PF 33 14.5 3.9 1.6 3.0 .525 0.1 0.2 .250 0.7 1.2 .605 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.8
55 Antonio Green G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 James Hawthorne F 32 8.1 2.2 0.8 2.2 .386 0.0 0.4 .083 0.5 0.7 .682 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.9
2 Antwain Johnson PG 31 22.7 10.3 3.6 8.1 .442 1.3 3.4 .390 1.8 2.1 .862 0.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.9
5 Nicholas King SF 33 32.9 21.0 7.8 15.8 .495 1.3 3.3 .389 4.1 5.5 .732 2.4 6.1 8.4 2.0 0.7 0.2 2.8 1.5
15 T.J. Massenburg F 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
14 Chase Miller G 9 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.0 .222 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
20 Giddy Potts G 33 31.8 13.3 4.3 10.4 .414 2.6 6.4 .405 2.1 2.4 .863 0.5 3.8 4.3 1.9 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.6
12 Therren Shelton-Szmidt G 26 5.1 1.3 0.5 1.5 .333 0.3 1.0 .346 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4
21 David Simmons G 32 17.9 4.7 1.7 3.2 .524 0.2 0.6 .316 1.1 1.7 .636 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.4
11 Edward Simpson, Jr. G 33 18.0 2.4 0.8 2.3 .360 0.7 1.9 .365 0.1 0.1 .750 0.2 1.5 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.4
3 Donovan Sims G 28 9.3 1.7 0.6 1.1 .516 0.3 0.6 .444 0.2 0.3 .875 0.0 1.0 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.7
10 Will Slatten G 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
35 Davion Thomas PF 13 3.0 1.0 0.4 1.0 .385 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.3 .750 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5
32 Michael Van Hooser G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1 Brandon Walters FC 32 23.0 10.8 4.4 6.8 .651 0.0 0.2 .200 1.9 2.8 .697 2.6 2.6 5.2 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.6

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
4 Josh Anderson SF 23 17.0 7.4 2.7 5.0 .553 0.0 0.3 .143 1.9 3.2 .589 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.8 2.2
10 Jalen Baker G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1 Lamonte Bearden G 38 27.7 11.8 4.0 8.3 .476 0.5 1.6 .311 3.3 4.1 .825 0.6 1.8 2.3 3.4 1.7 0.2 2.4 2.2
22 Dwight Coleby C 38 27.6 11.1 4.3 7.1 .598 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .750 2.5 5.5 8.0 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.6 2.7
12 Moustapha Diagne C 20 6.0 0.6 0.2 1.0 .250 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.1 .333 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.1
11 Taveion Hollingsworth PG 38 34.5 13.3 4.5 9.3 .480 1.2 3.1 .378 3.2 4.0 .791 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.9 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.0
23 Justin Johnson F 38 34.6 15.7 6.3 12.2 .515 1.2 3.0 .416 1.8 3.2 .569 2.2 7.2 9.4 1.3 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.8
0 Tyler Miller G 14 5.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4
14 Marek Nelson GF 38 9.2 2.6 1.0 1.9 .535 0.1 0.4 .357 0.5 0.9 .514 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.1
21 Jake Ohmer G 37 16.5 5.6 1.8 5.0 .370 0.9 3.1 .307 1.0 1.3 .792 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.4
15 Darius Thompson G 38 35.6 13.6 4.7 10.1 .463 1.4 4.0 .355 2.9 3.9 .736 0.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 1.5 0.5 1.7 1.8

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